Vna Community Services Inc

“2 of the voting members are employees of salinas valley memorial hospital (svmh). Svmh has an affiliation agreement with vnacs. 2 of the voting members are employees of central coast community health care (ccchc)(see schedule r for related parties). Ccchc has a management agreement with vnacs. 1 of the voting members is an employee of central coast visiting nurses association (see schedule r for related parties). The board does not vote on issues such as wages and benefits for vnacs. This is done by the affiliates board in ccchc. This board purely monitors operations.”

“Central coast community health care, inc. Is a coprporation established as an umbrella company to manage three related nonprofit organizations, including vna communicy services, inc. Duties delegated to central coast community health care, inc. By vna community services, inc. Include recording financial transactions, managing staff, and performing various other management duties.”

“Governing body is provided copies of 990 for review by management prior to filing of the 990”

“The policy is reviewed at least annually with board members and each member provides a signed adherence to management of their understanding of any potential conflicts”

“When determining the annual compensation for any insider, the organization shall always undertake and satisfy all three prongs of the rebuttable presumption set forth in the internal revenue code regarding intermediate sanctions (irc 4958).1. Compensation arrangement approved in advance by independent members of the organization's governing body (board of directors or a subcommittee thereof) that is composed of persons who do not have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement. 2. Before making the reasonable compensation determination, the governing body (or subcommittee thereof) relied upon comparability data (comparability data includes compensation paid by comparable and similarly situated entities) in deciding whether to approve the compensation. 3. Governing body contemporaneously documents its basis for making a reasonable compensation determination as follows:a. Terms of the approved compensation and the date approved by the boardb. Members of the board present during debate on the compensation amount and those who voted on it and how they voted on it.c. Description of the comparability data obtained and relied upon and how such data was obtained. D. Any actions by a board member having a conflict of interest (e.g. Disclosure of the conflict of interest; recuse from the discussion)e. Documentation of the basis for the compensation determination before the later of the next board meeting or 60 days after the final actions of the authorized body are taken”

“See response at form 990,part vi,line 15a”

“Copies of governing documents are available upon request; available on company intranet for organization staff and board”

“The adult day care program closed down during 2016.”