Underground Service Alert of Northern California and Nevada

“CHARTER MEMBERS INCLUDE: FRONTIER, A CORPORATION; CITY OF ANTIOCH, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; CITY OF OAKLAND, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT, A COUNTY WATER DISTRICT; COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; VERIZON, A CORPORATION; AT&T California, A CORPORATION; PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION, CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, A CORPORATION; SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, A MUNICPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. PARTICIPATING MEMBERS: ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND GOVERNMENTAL OR PUBLIC ENTITIES OR AGENCIES WHO JOIN THE CORPORATION AND PRESENT, OWN OR WORK CLOSELY WITH UNDERGROUND FACILITIES.STAKEHOLDER MEMBERS: NON-CHARTER AND/OR PARTICIPATING MEMBER PERSONS, ENTITIES, OR AFFILIATES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF, DETECTION OF, EXCAVATION OF, AND EDUCATION ABOUT, UNDERGROUND FACILITIES IN THE AREA SERVED BY THE CORPORATION.”

“Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of the members. Each director shall serve until the next annual meeting of members and until a successor has been elected and qualified.”

“The 990 return is prepared by a third party public accounting firm. A draft of the return is then reviewed by the treasurer and the executive director. Any questions or comments they have are discussed with the outside tax professionals and any necessary changes are made to the return before filing with the department of the treasury.”

“The board of directors policy handbook's board member conflict of interest policy outlines disclosure and compliance requirements. All board policies are reviewed annually, and compliance and enforcement is monitored continually.”

“Determining the compensation for the executive director is subject to 1)an independent review by an outsourced consultant using comparable data to substantiate the detailed compensation range findings, and 2) a review and final approval of the consultants compensation range findings by the board of directors.”

“Determining the compensation for key employees is subject to 1)an independent review by an outsourced consultant using comparable data to substantiate the detailed compensation range findings, and 2) a review and final approval of the consultants compensation range findings by the board of directors.”

“Information available upon request.”

“The california underground facilities safe excavation board was created by the digsafe act of 2016 to investigate accidents, develop excavation safety standards and coordinate education and outreach programs. The organization was mandated to collect annual fees from the organization's members on behalf of the california underground facilities excavation board.”