First District Appellate Project

“The form 990 is reviewed for accuracy and completeness by the executive director and then by the executive committee of the board of directors. Any questions arising during this review process are resolved prior to filing of the form. A copy of the final form 990 to be filed is provided to all members of the full board of directors prior to filing.”

“Each year a declaration of financial interests is distriuted to, and signed by, all board members. The executive director, assistant director, accounting staff,and office administrator. Interested persons are encouraged to err on the side of disclosure and to report any circumstances that potentially pose a conflict of interest. All disclosurs are discussed with the interested person and the full governing board or committee in the interested person's absence. The full governing board or committee determines the existence of conflicts as well as the procedure to rectify a specific conflict that is determined to exist. Restrictions imposed on a person determined to have a conflict of interest include, but are not limited to, recusal from affected decisions, removal from affected committee or duty, or, if in the case of a failure to disclose conflicting interests, an approriate disciplinary and/or corrective action can be imposed. The signed declarations and records of any proceedings are kept on file.”

“Compensation for the executive director is based on the comparable market rates in the same geographic area and approved by the board of directors. The board approved the current executive director's salary october 1, 2012.”

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