Technology Association of Oregon

“Voting members of the organization shall each have only one vote, regardless of the member entity's number of employees or revenue, with respect to all actions of the organization. Membership is only available to organizations and not individuals.”

“Voting members are technology and service based companies with operations in oregon or portions of sw washington, only. Decisions are subject to approval of voting members. Non-voting members include educational, non-profit and government agencies that receive complimentary membership.”

“Voting members of all voting member classes shall each have one (1) vote with respect to all actions of the corporation, including: (a) election of directors; (b) amending the articles of incorporation; (c) amending or repealing these bylaws; (d) forming any taxable subsidiary of the corporation; (e) merging, consolidating or transferring substantially all of the corporation's assets; (f) dissolving the corporation; or (g) altering the classes or voting rights of members.”

“Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the treasurer, the executive committee, and then by the board of directors.”

“The conflict of interest policy was adopted in 2010. The board reviews the conflict of interest policy annually and are asked to disclose any potential conflicts that are then addressed in accordance with the policy. Documents are available upon request.”

“Compensation was determined as part of the hiring process for the president based on recommendations of the third-party executive search consultant and comparisons to the compensation paid to prior executives. Sequential compensation determinations are made according to performance reviews, and tied to specific criteria and performance metrics.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”