Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County

“Provisions to amend bylaws - no longer requires a two-meeting delay. Voting rights - we added "committees of the board" which may take board actions. Generally - we rewrote the bylaws, kept most substantially similar, but cleaned up and added proper ca state legal language.”

“Copies of the form 990 are emailed to the board executive committee for review prior to filing the return. Copies are also provided to the entire board of directors prior to filing.”

“Board governance committee (of the board of directors) annually reviews the conflict of interest policy for necessary updating and investigating any possible or potential compliance problems. Any possible conflict of interest of any director (or member of the directors' immediate family) shall be fully disclosed to the other directors and made a matter of record. When any such possible conflict of interest becomes relevant to any matter requiring board of directors or committee action, it shall be called to the attention of the board or committee and, if any question is raised as to whether a conflict of interest exists, the potentially interested person shall leave the meeting while the matter is discussed and voted upon. The remaining members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. If the remaining members determine that a conflict of interest exists, or if no such vote is taken because a conflict of interest clearly exists, the director shall not vote on the matter in which he or she (or a member of his or her immediate family) has a possible conflict of interest, shall not use personal influence to affect the vote and shall leave the room during discussion and vote on the matter. Any director who is excluded from voting because of such possible conflict of interest may answer pertinent questions of other directors or committee members when the director's knowledge of the matter may assist the board or committee in making its determination. Any vote approving a transaction that involved a possible conflict of interest should include a determination by the disinterested directors that the transaction is in the best interest of the partnership and is fair in all respects to cap sonoma.”

“Each year the agency's board of directors shall conduct a review and evaluate the executive director's job performance and salary, and shall set the executive director's competencies, goals, and objectives for the coming year ("performance standards"). Comparability data for purposes of compensation will include data available from organizations within sonoma county/north bay that are similarly situated with equivalent positions/responsibilities.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available on the agency's website.”

“On 1/1/24, cap sonoma acquired lifeworks behavioral health, a small nonprofit focused on providing behavioral health services to at risk youth, direct services and in school support.”

“Cap sonoma wrapped up funding for pandemic related rent assistance, ending it because the federal funding ended.”

“Net assets from acquistion 124,856.”

“After the original filing, the community action partnership of sonoma county's audited financial statements were issued. Therefore, areas of the tax return which include financial information have been amended to reflect final audited financial information including: form 990 - parts i, iii, iv, viii, ix, x, xi, and xii schedule a - part ii schedule b - part i schedule d - parts ix, x, xi, and xii schedule o”