Ilisagvik College

“The members do not have any right to directly vote on corporation business. The board of trustees is described as 11 trustees, nine of which representing the nsb villages plus an at-large representative, one trustee recommended and employed by arctic slope regional corporation, and one trustee from the nsb school district. Indirectly the nsb assembly controls the leadership and direction of the majority of the board seats. There are no elections for the college board, the asembly make appointments based on the recommendation of the nsb mayor's office and the asrc and school district board leadership. The mayor's office,asrc, and the school district forward their recommended appointees to the assembly for consideration. The assembly makes the appointments through their normal meetings.”

“The controller receives the form 990 draft, compares it to the audited financial statement for reasonableness and send edits or approval to the preparer for filing.”

“We have regualr a period of self-disclosure for trustees and management to identify relationships that may give rise to real or apparent conflict of interest. This is reinforced by review of high value transactions through the grants and business office. Overshight on projects or transactions that potentially conflict with our policy is transferred to a disinterested third-party that is outside the regular process.”

“The college conducts a salary survey for all positions compared to national and local organizations. This data is considered as part of the annual budgeting process and submitted to the board of trustees as part of our budgeting process. The trustees make a final determination as to the budget and have authority to adjust to the compensation levels as part of that process. All trustee level budgeting and compensation decisions are documented in the meeting minutes.”

“The college conducts a salary survey for all positions compared to national and local organizations. This data is considered as part of the annual budgeting process and submitted to the board of trustees as part of our budgeting process. The trustees make a final determination as to the budget and have authority to adjust to the compensation levels as part of that process. All trustee level budgeting and compensation decisions are documented in the meeting minutes.”

“We will provide any of these documents upon request to the public in paper or electronic form. We also send a copy of the financial statements to the north slope borough for inclusion with the nsb report to their constituents.”

“Ilisagvik college provides quality post-secondary academic, vocational and technical education in a learning environment that perpetuates and strengthens inupiat culture, language, values and traditions. It is dedicated to providing well-educated and trained individuals who meet the human resources needs of the north slope employers.”

“To provide high quality education and vocational/technical traning that helps students gain employment.”