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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS THE PRESIDENT, WHO HAS GENERAL CHARGE AND CONTROL OVER AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION UNDER THE SUPERVISORY POWER OF THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD TREASURER AND IS REVIEWED WITH THE PRESIDENT, CFO, AND CONTROLLER WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. PRIOR TO FILING, THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL NEW EMPLOYEES ARE INFORMED OF THE POLICY. EVENTS ARE EVALUATED TO PREVENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. BOARD MEMBERS RECUSE THEMSELVES IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR EVEN A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER ANNUALLY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE CEO'S SALARY AND THE CEO DETERMINES THE SALARY OF KEY EMPLOYEES BASED UPON EXAMINATION OF SIMILIAR POSITIONS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY, AND MARKET RATES. FRINGE BENEFITS ARE THE SAME FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SYSTEM. PROCESS TAKES PLACE EACH FISCAL YEAR, AND THE BOARD EVALUATED COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 DOCUMENTS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part VI, Line 1b The Board members of Merit Network, are compensated employees of 12 separate related organizations. Based on the organizational structures of Merit and the related member organizations, our interpretation is that this compensation does not impair the independence of the Merit Network board members. 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