Associated Students Inc California State University Dominguez Hills

“A drafted copy of the form 990 and its related schedules are submitted to the excecutive board for review before filing. The form 990 is prepared by the organization's outside public accounting firm based on information provided by management. Once a draft of the return is available, it is submitted to the excecutive board for review with any changes or revisions incorporated into the filing. The revised return is then submitted to the board of directors for their review and approval prior to submitting to the irs.”

“Board members are required to read the policy and sign the conflict of interest statement at the beginning of each appointment. The signed statement is submitted to the executive assistant which acts as the board secretary and then file in each board member's personnel folder. Board members are required to disclose affiliations with any organizations. Whenever a committee and/or the board is to vote on an agenda item involving other organization(s), board members affiliated with said organization(s) are reminded by their advisors to abstain due to the conflict of interest. The committee and board advisors include, but are not limited to, the asi executive director, associate director, finance and business services manager, and the university president designee.”

“Human resources performs market research based on industry and size when determining compensation for officers or key employees of the organization. The board reviews and approves compensation amounts. The recruitment and hiring process of the executive director is performed by the california state university, dominguez hills' asi personnel committee. An independent search committee is established with representatives from different departments on campus. The committee reviews resumes and decides which candidates to bring onto campus for interviews. The committee makes recommendations but the final decision is made by the asi board of directors. The recruiting and hiring process is documented. Future compensation adjustments for the executive director must be reviewed and approved by the board of directors or an authorized committee of the board unless the modification of compensation extends to substantially all employees. The executive director position is on a five year contract basis. Every five years the contract is reviewed and approved by the asi president.”

“California state university, dominguez hills associated students, inc makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The process has not changed from prior year.”