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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 11b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BOARD TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIR REVIEW THE 990 DRAFT PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT CPA BEFORE SUBMITTING.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ANNUALLY BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE AND SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. REGULAR MEETINGS WITH BOARD CHAIR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS ALLOW FOR UPDATING THIS INFORMATION AS NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 15a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE COPIES OF BUDGET DRAFT NARRATIVES WITH 2 MONTHS LEAD TIME BEFORE VOTING AND APPROVING THE BUDGET. COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED ON MARKET RATES, ANNUAL REVIEWS OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND UNANIMOUS APPROVAL BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS ON SALARIES FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS THE ONLY FULL TIME POSITION AT THIS TIME.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 15b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE COPIES OF BUDGET DRAFT NARRATIVES WITH 2 MONTHS LEAD TIME BEFORE VOTING AND APPROVING THE BUDGET. COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED ON MARKET RATES, ANNUAL REVIEWS OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND UNANIMOUS APPROVAL BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS ON SALARIES FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS THE ONLY FULL TIME POSITION AT THIS TIME.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL DOCUEMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH A WRITTEN REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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