Washington Indian Gaming Association

“Active members (member tribes) have the right to elect members of the governing body. Member tribes are those federally recognized tribes located within the state of washington who have committed to the purposes and policies of the bylaws and are current in their membership dues.”

“Active members (member tribes) have the right to elect members of the governing body. Member tribes are those federally recognized tribes located within the state of washington who have committed to the purposes and policies of the bylaws and are current in their membership dues.”

“The outside cpa prepares the 990 based on financial information supplied by the executive director, in the electronic form, directly from the organization's bookkeeping software. The cpa formats the data into a form appropriate for the 990, interviews the executive director using an online checklist from proprietary software to determine completeness and presents the final 990 to the executive director for review before filing. Copies are e-mailed to the executive committee at that time. The 990 is presented to the governing body at the next regularly scheduled meeting.”

“A copy of the policy is given to officers, board memebrs, and staff at the commencement of the person's relationship with the organization and filed annually at the annual membership meeting. The board determines whether a valid conflict of interest exists and if so the board will then vote to authorize or reject the transaction, or take any action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect the association's interests. Votes are maintained by a majority vote without counting the vote of any interested director, even if the disinterested directors are less than a quorum provided that at least one consenting director is disinterested.”

“Chairman reviews executive director's performance in a written report covering four organizational objectives and four employee development objectives. The executive director is rated on a scale of 1 to 5 in eleven specific work areas and the report is presented to the executive committee. The executive committee interviews the executive director, receives the employee's comments and finalizes the written evaluation. Comparability data is obtained from the american society of association executives. Deliberations and decisions are substantiated in written minutes of the executive committee meeting. There are no other key employees and officers are not compensated.”

“The form 990 is available for viewing and copying at the association's office at 1110 capital way s., suite 404, olympia, wa 98501.”

“The governing documents and financial statements are available upon request. A copy of the conflict of interest policy is given to officers, board members, and staff at the commencement of the person's relationship with the organization and filed annually at the annual membership meeting.”