Lopez Food Center

“Board members receive and review draft 990 before submission.”

“A person who has a financial interest may have a conflict of interest only if the board decides, after exercising due diligence, that a conflict of interest exists. The board shall determine whether a more advantageous arrangement is reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest. In conformity with this determination, it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into a given arrangement or take any other appropriate action. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, a director or board member must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the board. Accordingly, each director and board member shall annually affirm that he or she: has read and understands this conflict of interest policy, has agreed to comply with this policy, and understands the lopez food center is a charitable organization and to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish its tax-exempt purposes. If at any time during the year, the information in the annual statement changes materially, the director or board member shall disclose such to the board. If a director or board member believes that a possible conflict of interest exists, they should notify the board as a whole and excuse themselves from voting on resolutions related to the conflict of interest.”

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“To strengthen the san juan county food system by providing lopez island with shared infrastructure for sustainable production and distribution. To promote the health and well-being of residents of lopez island by ensuring that all in the community have access to healthy food and opportunities to build skills for the local food economy.”

“Architect 196,523 0 0 engineer 91,655 0 0 owner's representative 2,138 0 0 pre-const. Cost estimates 1,377 0 0 total 291,693 0 0”