Dyf Diabetes Youth Families

“The board of directors has the authority to make decisions for the agency. Committees are authorized to review proposals and make recommendations to the board, but no committee may act on behalf of the board of directors.”

“The draft of the 990 form is presented to the audit committee for review. Once the audit committee has made any necessary changes, the 990 form is reviewed by the finance committee. The finance committee then submits the 990 form to the board for approval as an agenda item at a board of directors' meeting.”

“The board of directors and current staff members are required to review and sign a conflict of interest policy each year. Board members are required to sign a conflict of interest statement at the second board meeting of the fiscal year (in march), as part of the process of electing new officers and board members to the board of directors. In addition, as an agenda item, the president of the board will review the document during the meeting to ensure that all board members understand the policy before they sign it. Staff members are required to sign the statement at the beginning of each fiscal year.”

“Dyf conducts a review of the compensation of the executive director annually. The board president, in cooperation with the entire board of directors, reviews the executive director's performance using the following criteria: results of programs for the past year results of fundraising for the past year salary survey for executive directors using outside resources. In the past, dyf has used the center for non-profit management annual salary survey for northern california non-profits. At the january board meeting, the board convenes in closed session with only board members present to review the information above and vote on the compensation of the executive director for the year. The executive director is responsible for all reviews and salary adjustments for all directors of the agency. Using a similar process as the executive director, which includes reviewing each person based on the following criteria: results in areas that are specific to their job duties salary survey information using outside resources. In the past, dyf has used the center for non-profit management annual salary survey for northern california non-profits. In addition, as part of the approval process of the annual budget, the board reviews employee compensation and information is provided about both the general increase/decrease of salaries. The board is also provided with information on any specific change for an employee that may be reclassified and have a significant salary change greater than 20%.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to public by providing copies of documents to interested parties upon request.”

“ROUNDING -2.”

“No change has been made to this process.”