No Olympic Peninsula Resource Consrvation & Development Council

“The membership of this organization shall be open to the following: a. Various units of government (counties, conservation districts, port districts, public utility districts, incorporated cities, and recognized tribal governments). B. Community organizations c. Educational districts and institutions d. Workforce development agencies and organizations e. Businesses located in jefferson and clallam county f. Individual membership g. Such other categories of membership as may be agreed upon by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the council at a regular council meeting. New council members may be added by a majority vote of the council members present at a council meeting. New council members may be recruited by the coordinator or council members.”

“It will be reviewed by the finance committee prior to filing if received from the accounting firm in time. Otherwise, it is reviewd by the executive director and provided to the finance committee and the board after the fact.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy covers directors, officers, the top management or top financial officials, and key employees. Each director, each corporate officer, the top management official, the top financial official, and each key employee of the organization, shall annually sign a statement that affirms that the person has received a copy of this conflict of interest policy, has read and understood the policy, and has agreed to comply with the policy. Each insider shall disclose to the board all material facts regarding his or her interest in the transaction, promptly upon learning of the proposed transaction. With regard to an insider, the board shall determine if a conflict of interest exists. The insider(s) and any other interested person(s) involved with the transaction shall not be present during the board's discussion or determination of whether a conflict of interest exists.”

“Compensation is decided by the board after a performance review. Informal comparative data is used. Discussion happens in executive session and is documented with a vote during the regular meeting. The ceo earns less than $100,000 per year.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Program accomplishments for the council can be categorized in three main areas: 1. Economic development planning: as the federally-designated regional economic development district for jefferson and clallam counties, nodc develops a comprehensive economic development strategy (ceds) every 5 years with annual updates in between. Under this program the council completed an annual update of the ceds and worked on recovery and resilience strategy in response to covid. 2. Food, farm & forest: a thriving working landscape is key to maintaining the natural beauty of the north olympic peninsula while also creating economic vitality. The nodc works with partners to develop projects that support food, farm and forest enterprises in the region. In 2020, the main project was a research and planning project: "developing regional wholesale markets on the olympic peninsula". This project entailed the creation of the olympic peninsula farmers fund in response to covid, raising funds to provide forward contracts to farmers to provide food to area food banks and meal programs, and a research project on forestry and wood value. 3. Climate change planning & adaptation: work with local governments, tribes, and other stakeholders to plan for adaptation, mitigation & resilience in the face of climate change. Began work on a regional planning process to be conducted primarily in 2021-22.”

“The 2019 audited financial statements were completed after the 2019 990 was filed. The prior period adjustment reflects the changes made by the auditors after the 990 was complete.”