California Appellate Project

“The taxpayer's accounting firm forwarded the form 990 to the finance and audit committee. The finance and audit committee reviewed the form 990 and forwarded it, with recommendations, to the board for their approval.”

“Officers, directors, and key employees sign a statement annually that they have received, read, understand, and agree to comply with california appellate project's conflict of financial interest policy. In addition, they either state they have no conflicts or list any potential conflicts, and the board takes appropriate action to resolve any issues.”

“Protocol for compensation of cap's executive directors: cap's board of directors sets compensation only for the two executive directors of cap/san francisco and cap/los angeles. All other cap salaries are set by the management of each office. Each contract year the board, pursuant to board policy, obtains the information it needs to set salaries. The board's premise is that, where feasible, compensation should at least include a cost-of-living increase. The executive directors are bound by applicable provisions of erisa. For cap/los angeles, the board shall request the salaries and benefits paid to the executive directors of the other court of appeal appellate projects. However, such information is intended to be informative and not dispositive. Other factors, such as the size of cap/los angeles, the size and complexity of its caseload, and any additional responsibilities of its executive director will be considered. For cap/san francisco, comparable salaries may be found at the other offices engaged in death penalty post-conviction litigation: the office of the state public defender, the habeas corpus resource center, and the office of the attorney general, taking into account that the salaries of the heads of those offices are set by the legislature and may be lower than the salaries of their senior attorneys. Although cap is a private, nongovernmental organization, the board shall take into consideration that all compensation and benefits emanate from a state-approved contract.”

“The california appellate project's governing documents are made available to the public upon request for the same period of time set forth in sec. 6104(d).”