The Elizabeth Hospice Inc

“The board of directors as outlined in the bylaws of the corportation has a designated executive committee and delegate to such committee any of the powers and authority of the board in the managment of the business and affairs of the corporation with some exceptions as provided in the organizations bylaws. By majority vote of the directors then in office, the board may at any time revoke or modify any or all of the authority so delegated, increase or decrease but not below two (2) the number of executive committee members, and fill vacancies therein from the members of the board.”

“Darlene rutledge, chief clinical officer and jeff parsons, husband and owner of parsons and associates - hr consulting”

“Management at the elizabeth hospice works with an outside tax firm in the preparation and review of the irs form 990. The board of directors has a delegated audit committee who reviews a draft of the irs form 990 with management and the tax firm. Once the audit committee has approved the 990 and prior to the tax firm filing the 990 the approved draft is sent to the board of directors for review.”

“Board members and officers are provided the conflict of interest statement and disclosure forms annually. They are to report any activity or relationship that could be seen as a conflict of interest to the board of directors. The conflict of interest disclosures are reviewed and tracked by the secretary and reported to the governance committee. Any actual or potential conflicts are reported to the board of directors by the governance committee and the identified individual is to abstain from voting on any issues related to the potential conflict. Employees sign a conflict of interest statement upon employment. Disclosure of a potential employee conflict and the executive director's/administrators decision regarding the actions taken will be maintained by the human resources department in the employee file.”

“The executive committee receives comparability data and compensation surveys from human resources for the ceo every two to three years. Annually, the executive committee conducts a written evaluation of the ceo and determines any adjustments to salary. The recommendations are presented to the full board in a closed session. Evidence of the closed session is documented in the board minutes. Last completed in 2024. The ceo receives comparability data and compensation surveys from human resources for other key employees and top management every two to three years. Annually, the ceo conducts an evaluation and makes recommendations to hr on salary adjustments. Based on the results, review of each position and taking into account the level of experience for each individual adjustments are made, if warranted, and provided to the employee in writing. The process described here was last completed in 2024.”

“Consolidated audited fiancials, irs form 990 and impact report are available for viewing on our website. Governing documents are available for viewing upon request at 800 west valley pkwy, escondido, ca 92025”

“The process for oversight and selection of an independent accountant has not changed from the prior year.”