Linus Oakes Inc

“The executive committee, if one is appointed by the board of directors, shall be governed by section 8.6 of the organization's bylaws, and shall consist only of directors of the corporation and the president and ceo. The executive committee shall have and may exercise such powers as may be delegated to it by the board of directors. Additionally, the executive committee shall have and may exercise such powers to transact routine business of the corporation in the interim period between regularly scheduled meetings of the board of directors provided that such actions are consistent with any actions or policies of the board of directors, mercy medical center, inc., catholic health initiatives, or with the bylaws and applicable law. All actions taken by the executive committee shall be promptly reported to the board of directors at the next regular or annual meeting of the board.”

“According to the bylaws of linus oakes, inc., the entity's sole member is mercy medical center, inc., an oregon nonprofit corporation.”

“According to the organization's bylaws, directors shall be appointed or refused by the corporate member. The corporate member may appoint one or more individuals to the board of directors, and may at any time remove, with or without cause, any member of the board of directors. According to the organization's bylaws, directors of the corporation shall be appointed by the corporate member no later than june 30 of each year. The names and qualifications of each individual accepted by the board of directors shall be submitted to the corporate member, who shall appoint or refuse each nominee in accordance with the corporate member's bylaws and with endorsement of the senior vice president of operations. The corporate member may unilaterally appoint one or more individuals to the board of directors should the board fail to furnish the corporate member with a list of individuals qualified to serve on the board of directors of the corporation.”

“The organization's corporate member is mercy medical center, inc. ("mmc"). Pursuant to section 5.4 of the organization's bylaws, both mmc and catholic health initiatives ("chi") (mmc's sole corporate member) have reserved powers as outlined in the chi governance matrix. Pursuant to the governance matrix the following rights are held by the mmc board: 1. Approve members of the linus oakes board 2. Amendment of the corporate documents of linus oakes 3. Approve removal of a member of the governing body of linus oakes 4. Adoption of long range and strategic plans for linus oakes the following rights are reserved to the chi board directly or through powers delegated to the chi chief executive officer: 1. Substantial change in the mission or philosophy of linus oakes 2. Removal of a member of the governing body of linus oakes 3. Approval of issuance of debt by linus oakes 4. Approval of participation of linus oakes in a joint venture 5. Approval of formation of a new corporation by linus oakes 6. Approval of a merger involving linus oakes 7. Approval of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of linus oakes 8. To require the transfer of assets by linus oakes to chi to accomplish chi's goals and objectives, and to satisfy chi debts. In addition, pursuant to section 5.5.2 of the organization's bylaws, mmc or chi may, in exercise of their approval powers, grant or withhold approval in whole or in part, or may, in its complete discretion, after consultation with the board and its president and the chief executive officer of the organization, recommend such other or different actions as it deems appropriate.”

“The cfo of mercy medical center, inc. (linus oakes' parent corporation) is responsible for reviewing the final tax return prepared by the chi tax department. In addition, the return will be sent to the board members to review. Subsequent to sending to the board, the tax department files the return with the appropriate federal and state agencies, making any non-substantive changes necessary to effect e-filing. Any such changes are not re-submitted to the board.”

“No employee, regardless of position, who derives income or interest from a company doing business with the organization will be permitted to be an employee, officer, or hold financial interest in said company without first securing the permission of the chief executive officer. No employee or family member, regardless of position, may solicit, accept, and/or retain a gift. Any personal benefits received, or about to be received, should be immediately reported to the chief executive officer. Upon instruction to the recipient, the gift will be refused, retained, or returned. Each department leader of the corporation shall complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement at the time of employment. In addition, each board member, officer, and key employee must complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement annually, at the beginning of each new calendar year. The board chair or designee shall review the statements, and the executive assistant shall maintain a file containing the conflict of interest disclosure statements.”

“Compensation paid by linus oakes, including compensation paid to the top management official, is determined based on two factors - merit and market. Merit review is done annually in september and is based on the individual's performance during the prior fiscal year. A merit percentage scale is created and approved by the mercy medical center, a related organization, board of directors annually. Merit evaluations are scored at the end of the year based on individual performance; an individual's total score will equate to a certain percentage increase in base pay. This increase, if any, is reflected in the individual's compensation beginning the following october. Annual market adjustments may or may not be provided, depending on the organization's financial state. Whether a market adjustment will be provided is determined by the mmc board of directors. A market review is done annually in the spring using the american association of homes and services for the aging (aahsa) continuing care retirement community salary and benefits report. In addition, the state of oregon's wage data and updated minimum wage are also reviewed. Results of the survey and state of oregon data sources are compared to the organization's compensation data to assure competitiveness. If a change in compensation is approved, market adjustments are reflected in the individual's compensation in the fall.”

“During the tax year ended 6/30/14, no officers, directors or trustees received compensation from the organization. Any executive compensation paid to officers, directors or trustees by related organizations was set by the related organization's compensation committee utilizing both an independent consultant and comparability studies to determine compensation. Therefore, these questions are more appropriately answered as n/a but have been answered "no" in accordance with form 990 instructions.”

“The organization's governing documents are available upon request from the administration department, and are also available from the oregon secretary of state. The organization's conflict of interest policy is not publicly available. The organization's financial statements are included in catholic health initiatives' consolidated audited financial statements that are available at www.catholichealthinit.org or at www.dacbond.org.”

“Organization's mission, vision, and tax-exempt purpose linus oakes, inc. Is an irc section 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that provides independent living housing for nearly 100 seniors. Linus oakes is located adjacent to mercy medical center in roseburg, oregon, and provides a full range of social, cultural, and recreational events for its residents. Linus oakes operates at the lowest feasible cost taking into account cash flow requirements. Its entrance fees and monthly charges are set at rates that are generally affordable in the community, with certain entrance fees being refundable. This pricing structure ensures that linus oakes reaches the broadest portion of the community as possible. Qualitative description of community benefit linus oakes participates in numerous activities to benefit the community, such as: 1. Providing closed captioning for news on the local television station to assist the hearing impaired in our community. The cost to provide this service averages $350 per month. 2. Providing classrooms for monthly aarp safe driving classes for seniors. Nearly 200 seniors attend and graduate from this program annually. We also provide refreshments for each class. The cost to provide this is about $25 each time. 3. Providing meeting space for a community writing class to meet weekly; many of the participants are seniors. This group meets concurrent with the community class schedule and is once a week for a 10 week sessions, three times. Fall, winter and spring. 4. Providing free meeting space for numerous non-profit agencies, such as the greater douglas united way, altrusa international of roseburg, roseburg/shobu sister city board, a bereavement support group, and many others. 5. Donating left- over food twice a week to the roseburg rescue mission. $8,077 worth of food was donated by linus oakes in fiscal year 2014. 6. We are very active in the march against hunger food drive to benefit the umpqua community action network food shares. Linus oakes collected $2,642 and 550 pounds of food. The results of these donations provide food to fifteen food banks and nine community kitchens throughout douglas county. These food pantries provide food baskets for over 33,000 households (125,000 individuals) in douglas county. 7. The administrator of linus oakes serves on the united way board of directors, devoting over 100 hours to this non-profit organization during fiscal year 2014, which works with 32 agencies in douglas county. 8. The administrator is the president of the board of directors of the volunteer foundation, which oversees the foster grandparents, senior companions, and retired senior volunteer programs in douglas county. Over 1,000 senior volunteers volunteered at over 200 sites in the county, working over 200,000 hours last year.”