Associated Students California State University Northridge Inc

“The organization's membership consists of all fee-paying students who attend california state university, northridge.”

“The entire student body of california state university, northridge is eligible to participate in the annual election of the president, vice president, and board of director seats of the organization.”

“The membership can override the decisions made by the board. Some decisions can only be approved by a referendum put before the membership by means of a vote.”

“All members of the board receive an electronic copy of the form 990 before it is filed. The general manager, controller, president, and vice president have an opportunity to review and approve the form before it is filed.”

“The organization monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy by requiring each board member to submit a signed conflict of interest statement at the beginning of their term. The student officers get a copy of the policy and must state any conflicts when they sign it. If the conflict is a major one that cannot be worked around, the student officer would be asked to vacate their position. If the conflict is a minor one, the student officer would be asked to recuse themselves from commenting or voting on any actions regarding that conflict when discussed by the board. The blessing the organization has is that the board members, being young and college students, rarely have shares/ownership in companies or are involved in contracts that would cause a potential conflict.”

“The compensation of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer is reviewed and approved by human resources office staff of california state university, northridge. This approval is forwarded to the personnel board of the associated students for their review and approval.”

“All major governing documents are available on the organization's website, including the articles of incorporation, by-laws, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements.”

“The audit committee oversees the selection and retention of the auditors, approving the compensation of the auditors, conferring with the auditors, and reviewing and approving the audit report.”