Associated Students of San Diego State University

“How members or shareholders elect governing body: the president of san diego state university is a voting member of the associated students of sdsu council and has delegated his authority to a university staff member via the university president's designee title. This individual is appointed by virtue of their position at the university and all elected designees are nominated by the university president.”

“Decisions of governing body approval by members or shareholders: under title 5 of the california code of regulations, section 42402, the university president is required to assure that the associated students of sdsu operates in conformity with policies of the california state university and of san diego state university. The president may discontinue any program or expenditure that he or she determines is inconsistent with these policies.”

“Form 990 review process: the form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm from information provided by management. Management reviews a draft copy of the form 990 and it is also reviewed by the board of directors prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“Explanation of monitoring and enforcement of conflicts: the associated students of sdsu requires each interested party to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts. The organization also monitors compliance with its conflict of interest policy through its purchasing and operating departments. The organization's staff also reviews contracts and requisitions for potential conflicts. The board of directors is authorized to take whatever action is deemed necessary to resolve potential or actual conflicts including; reporting any conflicts to the university vice president for business and financial affairs, prohibition of the interested party from discussions or decisions regarding the conflict of interest, modifying or redefining the duties and responsibilities of the interested party, or requiring the resignation of the interested party. It is the duty of each employee of the organization to disclose to the executive director, in writing, any incident that they believe to be a conflict of interest. Annually, the organization's directors must submit a conflict of interest disclosure statement to the senior staff of the human resource department. Prior to participating in the affairs of the organization's board of directors, campus life council, university council, or judicial affairs council, all student members of the board of directors are required to sign a copy of the "directors agreement and policy concerning confidentiality, access to proprietary information, liability of directors, eligibility to serve and required duties, and conflict of interest". The office of the executive director maintains a current copy of each student member's signed agreement.”

“Compensation review & approval process - ceo & top management: under tile 5 of the california code of regulations, section 42405, the organization maintains salary schedules comparable to san diego state university (a california public institution). The salary of the executive director is also subject to approval by the board of directors of the associated students of sdsu.”

“Other organization documents publicly available: the organization makes available its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements upon request. The organization's form 990 and form 990-t are also included on the organization's website.”