Foothill Family Service

“All members of the agency's Board of Directors receive a copy of the Form 990 before filing with the Internal Revenue Service. The agency's outside accountant prepared the Form 990 and it was reviewed by the Treasurer of the Board during a meeting with the Chief Financial Officer.”

“The agency's conflict of interest policy covers members of the board of directors, officers and management employees of the agency at the beginning of association with the agency and on an annual basis thereafter, each person covered by the policy is required to complete a written conflict of interest disclosure statement. One of the provisions of the disclosure statement requires management employees to disclose conflicts to the Executive Directors and Officers and Board Members to disclose conflicts to the Chair of The Board of Directors or Vice Chair, if the Chair has a conflict after disclosure. All conflicts are then brought to the attention of the board affairs committee of the Board of Directors. The Board Affairs Committee determines whether an impermissible conflict exists and if it does, whether the transaction is contrary to the best interest of the agency and whether a transaction can be undertaken with parties with whom a conflicting interest exists under the policy, consummating such a transaction may result in disciplinary action and / or corrective action.”

“The compensation for the Executive Director is determined and approved by the Executive Committee, along with an evaluation of performance for the past year and goals for the upcoming year. Minutes for all meetings are maintained. Review and approval occurred during the year ended June 30th, 2018. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: The Board of Directors has determined that the Executive Director & the Chief Financial Officer are the officers and key employees. The Board has delegated review of compensation for these positions to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and this review occurs on an annual basis. Data for comparable positions and data is gathered from salary surveys and Form 990 information of similar agencies and provided to the committee for review. The compensation of Chief Financial Officer is determined by the Executive Director and approved by the Executive Committee.”

“The agency's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public by providing copies on request or allowing inspection at the agency's home office location.”