Valley Mountain Regional Center Inc.

“The finance and personnel committees will review the form in detail before the form 990 is filed with the irs, the final copy will be forwarded to the entire board of directors.”

“Upon hire, all employees and board members are required to read the conflict of interest policies. If there is potential that a conflict may exist, then a conflict of interest waiver request must be completed and submitted to the state of california department of developmental services for their approval. If the conflict is not approved or cannot be mitigated in order to obtain dds' approval, then the organization has no choice but to sever the relationship. Also, employees and board members are annually reminded of thejr obligations to report any new potential conflicts to administration through a questionnaire.”

“The executive committee reviews and approves the compensation of the executive director and the cfo. All salaries are determined by using comparable data from other 990s and compensation surveys. The board of directors approves the salaries and benefits of staff who are not on an employment agreement. The executive director reviews and approves the salaries and benefits of employees on an employment agreement.”

“The bylaws, determination letter, form 1023, and the form 990 are available for download on the organization's website. The aforementioned items are also available upon request at the organization's office.”

“Pursuant to the lanterman developmental disabilities services act (the act) of the state of california, the center is required to appoint persons with disabilities (clients who receive services) or their parents or legal guardians to the board of directors. The act also requires one board member to be a client service provider. To comply with this state law, the center's board of directors includes 5 consumers (clients), 4 parents/legal guardians of clients, 7 community partners, and 1 service provider as of june 30, 2017.”

“Pension related changes other than net periodic pension costs 1,583,400.”

“The entity receives funding on an annual basis from the state of california. The regional center contracts with the department of developmental services to provide or coordinate services and support for individuals with developmental disabilities. Only a small amount of private donor contributions constitute contributions received.”

“Pursuant to the terms of the dds contract, equipment purchases become the property of the state and accordingly, are charged as expenses when incurred. For the year ended june 30, 2017, equipment purchases totaled $193,292.”