2018-08-31T14:29:15-05:00 2017-12-31 461497033 EKS&H LLLP 8181 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 600 DENVER CO 802372579 990 2017-01-01 840172643 MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYERS COUNCIL INC MOUN 3038395177 PO BOX 539 DENVER CO 802010539 JULIE MCLAUGHLIN CFO 3038395177 2018-08-31 1 DORI J EGGETT P00645252 3037409400 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z EMPLOYERS COUNCIL MICHAEL G SEVERNS 1799 PENNSYLVANIA ST DENVER CO 80201 23095348 0 X WWW.MSEC.ORG X 1939 CO SEE SCHEDULE O 30 28 249 28 24000 -27459 0 0 16088598 16683919 225125 1786525 4640580 4379919 20954303 22850363 0 0 0 0 15072442 14959964 0 0 0 5781459 6291943 20853901 21251907 100402 1598456 20241145 20977623 12343048 13633242 7898097 7344381 SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 32 0 1 249 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 30 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X JULIE A MCLAUGHLIN CFO 3032235419 1799 PENNSYLVANIA STREET DENVER CO 80203 MICHAEL G SEVERNS PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 496784 0 36856 DEBORAH DALE BRACKNEY EXECUTIVE VP 40.00 X X 226568 0 25883 CURTIS C ANDERSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON M BARRETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE BROSSART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA CHILDEARS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY R CLYDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK DRISCOLL BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID L EVES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FR JOHN P FITZGIBBONS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN E FREYER JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS C FRIES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY HUGGINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE H HYBL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK K JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN D JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER KNOPH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHESTER T LATCHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON H LINHART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW MCGUIRE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES S MCNEIL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN O'NEIL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD A SMITH JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG M SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE SPARKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES M SULLIVAN III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK A TERHAR JR CHAIR ELECT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK H WALKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT R WATTERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD L ROBINSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM L SMITH JR VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 203608 0 21059 JULIE MCLAUGHLIN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 178947 0 22411 KIMBERLY S KOY VP & CORPORATE SECRETARY 40.00 X 173691 0 32423 MARK R BUTTICE CHIEF INFORMAITON OFFICER 40.00 X 140286 0 23428 SUSAN L RAY DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT 40.00 X 126589 0 24052 CHAD D ORVIS DIRECTOR OF SPECIALIZED LEGAL SERVICES 40.00 X 121343 0 20819 TODD E ABBOTT DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING 40.00 X 119583 0 11347 HEATHER A SHOCKEY DIRECTOR OF OUTSOURCED CONSULTING SERVICES 40.00 X 119043 0 16325 1906442 0 234603 10 0 1 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 13815734 13815734 SEMINARS 541900 2868185 2868185 16683919 1625510 1625510 206684 0 206684 206684 206684 406000 213492 31493 192508 -31493 161015 161015 COST SHARING REIMB. 561000 3905333 3905333 SUB. 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ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE FOR FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL TAXES. EMPLOYERS COUNCIL HAD INSIGNIFICANT UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016. EMPLOYERS COUNCIL APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY TO REFLECT THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. AFTER EVALUATING THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016. IF INCURRED, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE PERIOD ASSESSED AS GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ELIMINATION OF DIVIDEND ISSUES X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL G SEVERNS PRESIDENT & CEO 350200 0 145007 0 1577 0 21600 0 15256 0 533640 0 0 0 DEBORAH DALE BRACKNEY EXECUTIVE VP 212318 0 9400 0 4850 0 16986 0 8897 0 252451 0 0 0 WILLIAM L SMITH JR VICE PRESIDENT 186400 0 9400 0 7808 0 13048 0 8011 0 224667 0 0 0 JULIE MCLAUGHLIN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 167760 0 9400 0 1787 0 13096 0 9315 0 201358 0 0 0 KIMBERLY S KOY VP & CORPORATE SECRETARY 164291 0 9400 0 0 0 13200 0 19223 0 206114 0 0 0 MARK R BUTTICE CHIEF INFORMAITON OFFICER 131325 0 7520 0 1441 0 10506 0 12922 0 163714 0 0 0 SUSAN L RAY DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT 117567 0 7520 0 1502 0 9442 0 14610 0 150641 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I & III, LINE 1 THE COUNCIL IS DEVOTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF BUSINESS CONDITIONS BY PROMOTING HARMONIOUS RELATIONS BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ENCOURAGING AND FURTHERING THE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES, DISSEMINATING RESEARCH AND HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION AND PERSONNEL POLICIES, AND PROVIDING MANAGEMENT EDUCATION ON HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYERS COUNCIL, INC. IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO AND REVIEWED WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BY AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD RECEIVES A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO APPROVAL AND FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS POLICY IS REVIEWED AT THE INCEPTION OF EACH FULL BOARD MEETING AS WELL AS DURING NEW BOARD MEMBER ORIENTATION. IN ADDITION TO REVIEWING THE POLICY, EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE AND SIGN A FORM INDICATING ANYTHING THEY MAY CONSIDER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY, INCLUDING 2017, INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINE AND APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO (THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL) FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION SURVEYS WITH DATA ON COMPARABLE POSITIONS. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO INITIALLY DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS, BUT PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION, INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW COMPENSATION SURVEYS WITH DATA ON COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS. COMPENSATION SURVEYS ARE NOT LIMITED TO NONPROFIT SOURCES. EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS ARE NOT UTILIZED. CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISIONS ARE MADE AND ENTERED INTO THE CORPORATE RECORDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS AND MAY EXERCISE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTION OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE COUNCIL. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF ELEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PENSION PLAN RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST -1,042,211. ELIMINATION OF DIVIDENDS ISSUED -1,500,000. EMPLOYERS COUNCIL SERVICES INC 1799 PENNSYLVANIA STREET DENVER CO 80201 846021302 CONSULTING CO MSEC C 3511649 1630659 1.00000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 EMPLOYERS COUNCIL SERVICES INC Q 3905333 FMV