Association of Washington Cities

“The 281 cities and towns of washington state are the voting members of the association of washington cities (awc). Associate members are non-voting members and include any person, business, other public entity, commercial or civic club, or other organization having a public service interest in city and town government.”

“Each voting member, prior to annual membership meeting, designates up to three delegates to represent the voting member in the affairs of the corporation including the voting related to filling vacancies on the board of directors.”

“The powers, duties, number, qualifications, terms of office, manner of elections, and criteria for removal of directors shall only be altered, amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of the voting members.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the board of directors before the form is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“A. This policy applies to directors, officers and employees of the organization. Each new responsible person shall be required to review a copy of this policy and to acknowledge in writing that he or she has done so. B. The board of directors annually complete a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions or circumstances in which the responsible person is involved that he or she believes could contribute to a conflict of interest arising. Such relationships, positions or circumstances might include service as a director of or consultant to a nonprofit organization, or ownership of a business that might provide goods or services to the association of washington cities. Any such information regarding business interests of a responsible person or a family member shall be treated as confidential and shall generally be made available only to the president, the ceo and any committee appointed to address conflicts of interest, except to the extent additional disclosure is necessary in connection with the implementations of this policy. C. This policy shall be reviewed annually by each member of the board of directors. Any changes to the policy shall be communicated immediately to all responsible persons. D. Any person found to have a conflict of interest shall not participate in discussion of the matter or be counted in voting on that matter.”

“The executive committee commissions at a minimum, a bi-annual review performed by an independent consulting firm to evaluate the organization's executive compensation program against the competitive market. The evaluation is reviewed each year and is intended to ensure that the compensation program remains within a reasonable range of competitive practices for comparable positions among similarly situated organizations. Based on the evaluation, the executive committee approves the ceo base salary and objectives and goals for the upcoming year. The committee reviews and recommends to the board, salary approval and incentive awards for the chief executive. Key employee, executive and other salaries are supported by a formal salary study. Key employee salaries are set by the chief executive officer and integrated into annual budgets that are approved by the board. A firm is hired to compile job descriptions and compensation plans based on comparables and other factors as well as establishing performance based pay and bonuses. Independent contractors review compensation in even numbered years and the awc executive management perform reviews in odd numbered years.”

“Our governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”