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ARTICLES CONTAIN INFORMATION ON LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, PRODUCT RESEARCH, TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND NEW TECHNOLOGY. EDITORIAL CONTENT IS FOCUSED ON SUBJECT MATTER IN THE AREAS OF COMPUTERS, COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, WATER RESOURCES, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, FLEET MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOLID WASTE, MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING, TRANSPORTATION, EQUIPMENT SERVICES, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, SNOW REMOVAL, SUSTAINABILITY AND OTHER PUBLIC WORKS-RELATED TOPICS. 824098 3000 SEE SCHEDULE O 13020742 864566 14900737 16481953 true true false true false false false false false true true false false true true false true false false false true false true false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 67 0 true 59 true true true true CA false false false true true false false false false X 17 15 false false false false true true true true true false true true true true true true false true true true false CA IL MO WA X TERI NEWHOUSE 8165955277 1200 MAIN STREET STE 1400 KANSAS CITY MO 64105 X TOMMY BROWN 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RELATING TO EXPENDITURES TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION, APPLY TO US BEGINNING WITH OUR TAX YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1997. AS OF JUNE 30, 2015, APWA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PETER KING IS REGISTERED AS A LOBBYIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995. ADDITIONALLY, THREE FORMER STAFF WERE REGISTERED LOBBYISTS DURING THE FISCAL REPORTING PERIOD. TO DATE THESE THREE POSITIONS REMAIN VACANT. APWA HAS INCURRED A TOTAL OF $419,760 IN LOBBYING EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015. EXPENDITURES CONSIST OF STAFF SALARIES, TRAVEL, GENERAL OFFICE EXPENSES, PRINTING AND PRODUCTION COSTS AND SO ON IN RELATION TO ADVOCACY EFFORTS CONDUCTED BY OUR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS STAFF IN CONJUNCTION WITH APWA STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITIES. THESE LOBBYING EXPENSES WERE REPORTED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND U.S. SENATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995. DESCRIPTION OF APWA LOBBYING ACTIVITY IN 2015. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MONTHLY ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER, THE APWA WASHINGTON REPORT, TO MEMBERS ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS AFFECTING PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND TRACKING OF FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS; LETTERS, CORRESPONDENCE AND PHONE CALLS FROM ASSOCIATION MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATION STAFF TO FEDERAL LEGISLATORS, LEGISLATIVE STAFF AND FEDERAL AGENCY DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, EXPRESSING ASSOCIATION VIEWS ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS IN THE AREAS OF TRANSPORTATION, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER QUALITY, ENVIRONMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PREPAREDNESS, HOMELAND SECURITY, INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION, RIGHTS-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY AND OTHER PUBLIC WORKS ISSUES; ISSUANCE OF EMAIL ACTION ALERTS (VIA APWA'S INFONOW, LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER, APWA ADVOCATES, VARIOUS CHAPTER LIAISON GROUPS) TO ASSOCIATION MEMBERS REQUESTING THAT THEY CONTACT THEIR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND/OR FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES TO EXPRESS AN ASSOCIATION POSITION ON LEGISLATION AND/OR REGULATIONS; POSTING OF LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY INFORMATION, NEWS, ASSOCIATION POSITION STATEMENTS AND ACTION ALERTS ON ASSOCIATION WEBSITE; DISTRIBUTION OF ASSOCIATION POSITION PAPERS, ISSUE BRIEFS AND TALKING POINTS TO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND CHAPTER LEADERS, AND GENERAL MEMBERS AT ASSOCIATION CHAPTER AND BRANCH MEETINGS; COORDINATION OF STAFF AND ASSOCIATION MEMBER MEETINGS WITH FEDERAL LEGISLATORS, LEGISLATIVE STAFF AND FEDERAL AGENCY STAFF REGARDING PUBLIC WORKS ISSUES, LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS; MEMBER BRIEFINGS AND PRESENTATIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL STAFF ON PUBLIC WORKS ISSUES; SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY; COALITION MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK, SUSTAINABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE COALITION, LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR TRANSPORTATION, ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY COALITION, CONGRESSIONAL HAZARDS ALLIANCE, STAFFORD ACT COALITION, FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION COALITION, NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY CONSORTIUM, WATER RESOURCES COALITION, SUSTAINABLE URBAN FOREST HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS COALITION, NATIONAL MITIGATION ALLIANCE AND OTHERS; ACTIVITIES OF ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE TO PROMOTE ASSOCIATION POLICY POSITION FOR REAUTHORIZATION OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION (MAP-21), LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY POLICY DEVELOPMENT, PRIORITY-SETTING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING CONDUCTED BY ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE (GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES); SPRING POLICY SUMMIT MEETING OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WITH OTHER TASK FORCES AND/OR COMMITTEES IN WASHINGTON, DC TO ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION PRIORITIES WITH CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER AND BRANCH ADVOCACY ON STATE LEGISLATION, BALLOT INITIATIVES AND/OR REFERENDA. 68313 946 69259 67128 1185 68313 67560 1068 1500 67128 62799 4761 67560 61987 1312 500 62799 0.81590 0.18410 true false 1428500 247201 1181299 764929 534996 229933 1411232 SECURITY DEPOSIT 15631 INCOME TAX RECEIVABLE 75827 CHAPTER ASSETS 10500335 10591793 0 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 1165654 CHAPTER LIABILITIES 410682 1576336 11051905 18570 61900 559878 640348 10411557 10528026 10528026 20939583 11054376 61900 559878 621778 10432598 9857796 9857796 20290394 SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENTS ARE UTILIZED FOR CASH AWARDS AND OTHER PROJECTS TO FURTHER PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSION THROUGH THE APWA PUBLIC WORKS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINES 2D FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE $ 552,791 LOSS ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS $ 7,087 ----------- TOTAL $ 559,878 =========== SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B CHAPTER REVENUE $10,528,026 SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE $ 552,791 LOSS ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS $ 7,087 ----------- TOTAL $ 559,878 =========== SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4B CHAPTER EXPENSES $ 9,857,796 true North America Program Services CANADIAN CHAPTER EDUC. 1382183 North America Program Services CANADIAN PUBLIC WORKS 135413 North America Grantmaking 19331 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Program Services INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS 7501 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS 4211 1548639 1548639 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS North America 11 12000 CASH & CHECK AWARDS & DOOR PRIZES North America 19 1331 BOOK COST OF GOOD AWARDS & DOOR PRIZES North America 5 6000 CASH & CHECK false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2 SCHOLARSHIPS AND DONATIONS MADE OUTSIDE THE US ARE PERFORMED BY OUR 8 CANADIAN CHAPTERS. THE SAME PROCESS IS IN PLACE FOR ALL CHAPTERS. AN APPLICATION IS REQUIRED; AN INDEPENDENT SELECTION COMMITTEE; AWARDS ARE MADE SPECIFIC TO THE PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSION; CANDIDATES EITHER MUST COMPLETE A POST-AWARD SURVEY, PROVIDE TRANSCRIPTS OR CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION TO SUBSTANTIATE THE AWARD WAS USED APPROPRIATELY. THE NATIONAL APWA SPONSORS ATTENDANCE AT 2-3 INTERNATIONAL PARTNER'S CONFERENCES DURING THE YEAR UNDER OUR PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS. ATTENDEES SELECTED THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS OUTLINED ABOVE. 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X true true X X X X X X false false false false false false false false false DAVID DANCY DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 142759 0 0 0 140 0 2600 0 15383 0 160882 0 ANDREA EALES DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 145576 0 0 0 0 0 2550 0 22640 0 170766 0 TERI NEWHOUSE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 162087 0 0 0 122 0 8116 0 1180 0 171505 0 SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A APWA PROVIDES COMPANION TRAVEL ONLY FOR THE BOARD PRESIDENT. COMPANION TRAVEL PROVIDED IS REPORTED ON FORM 1099-MISC TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION EXISTS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT THE PEOPLE, AGENCIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT PLAN, BUILD, MAINTAIN, AND IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES. WORKING TOGETHER, APWA AND ITS MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTE TO A HIGHER AND SUSTAINABLE QUALITY OF LIFE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A CONFERENCES: 2014 CONGRESS & EXPO-EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE, ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING AND TRADE SHOW EXHIBIT FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WAS HELD IN CHICAGO, IL. THE EVENT BROUGHT MORE THAN 6,780 PUBLIC WORKS AND INDUSTRY-RELATED PROFESSIONALS TOGETHER IN ONE FORUM WITH MORE THAN 130 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, 4 SPECIALTY TRACKS AND 86,500 SQFT EXHIBIT FLOOR WITH 408 COMPANIES SHOWCASING NEW TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC WORKS SECTOR. THIS MEETING ALSO SERVES AS OUR ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING FOR OUR VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND CHAPTER LEADERSHIP. 2015 NORTH AMERICAN SNOW CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW EXHIBIT FOR SNOWFIGHTERS AND WINTER MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONALS WAS HELD IN CINNCINATI, OH. THIS EVENT HOSTS MORE THAN 1,500 SNOWFIGHTERS FROM CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS, COUNTY AND RURAL STREETS DIVISIONS, AND STATE AND PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION. IT'S FOUR DAYS OF EDUCATION AND NETWORKING, FEATURING AN EXHIBIT FLOOR WITH THE NEWEST EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS AVAILABLE, QUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TECHNICAL TOURS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCHANGE IDEAS WITH MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, CONSULTANTS AND OTHER PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C CHAPTER RELATIONS: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES LEADERSHIP & STRATEGIC PLANNING, CHAPTER CAPACITY BUILDING AND MENTORING SERVICES TO OUR 63 CHAPTERS AND 90 BRANCHES AND THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS SERVING IN LEADERSHIP ROLES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA. PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE FUNDING A BI-ANNUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING, A "HOUSE OF DELEGATES" REPRESENTATIVE TO AN ANNUAL MEETING TO ADDRESS INFO-SHARING, BEST PRACTICES, STRATEGIC PLANNING, MEMBERSHIP RECRUITEMENT AND RETENTION AND INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. WE ALSO FUND TRAVEL FOR NATIONAL STAFF AND NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL APWA LEADERSHIP (STRATEGIC PLANNING) MEETINGS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENT; GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE; REBATES TO HELP FUND LOCAL INTIATIVES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH DOING BUSINESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ARE FUNDED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AS WELL. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: ON A LOCAL LEVEL, WE HAVE 63 ACTIVE CHAPTERS AND 90 ACTIVE BRANCHES WHICH PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING TO LOCAL MEMBERS OF APWA AS WELL AS OTHER PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS VIA EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, TECHNICAL TOURS AND SAFETY AND TRAINING COURSES ON VARIOUS TOPICS SURROUNDING THE PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSION. THESE CHAPTERS ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE WAY OF PUBLIC OUTREACH TO K-12 STUDENTS, FUNDING MORE THAN $774,000 IN SPONSORSHIPS OF LOCAL AGENCY EFFORTS FOR TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ENTERING THE ENGINEERING OR PUBLIC WORKS RELATED FIELDS. OVERALL, THE CHAPTERS AND BRANCHES CONDUCTED MORE THAN 900 ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, INCLUDING THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND BUSINESS MEETINGS. PROGRAM EXPENSES: $10,528,026 GRANTS INCLUDED IN PROGRAM SERVICES: $0 PROGRAM REVENUES: $ 9,857,796 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, APWA PROVIDES SERVICES TO MORE THAN 28,615 MEMBERS IN NORTH AMERICA. OUR CUSTOMER BASE IS MADE UP OF OVER MORE THAN 10,000 CUSTOMERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, IN WHICH NEARLY 25% ARE NON-MEMBERS. OUR PRIMARY SERVICES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITS, PUBLICATIONS, TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ADVERTISING SERVICES. THE RESULTS OF OUR SERVICES TO PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL AND TRULY BENEFITS THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVES ON A DAILY BASIS, PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SUSTAINABILITY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY; FACILITIES & GROUNDS; LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION; WATER RESOURCES; UTILITY AND PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND FLEET SERVICES. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH OTHER PEER ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EXTEND INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE BEYOND ON OUR OWN SERVICES. THE TRAINING AND RESOURCES MADE AVAILABLE BY THE APWA TO THE PUBLIC AGENCY WORKERS INCREASES THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF BEST PRACTICES AND PROVIDES RESOURCES THEY ARE ABLE TO APPLY TO THEIR WORK, IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, ON A DAILY BASIS. PROGRAM EXPENSES: $2,492,717 GRANTS INCLUDED IN PROGRAM SERVICES: $864,566 PROGRAM REVENUES: $4,372,711 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE APWA IS AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, WITH ITS HEADQUARTERS IN MISSOURI AND SECONDARY OFFICE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. APWA'S MEMBERSHIP GENERALLY CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EITHER EMPLOYED BY A PUBLIC AGENCY (MUNICIPALITY) OR SERVE THE PUBLIC WORKS SECTOR ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. THE ASSOCIATION IS NOT ORGANIZED FOR PROFIT, AND THEREFORE NO PART OF THE EARNINGS SHALL INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY MEMBER OR OFFICER EXCEPT AS COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED OR FOR NECESSARY EXPENSES ACTUALLY INCURRED. IN THE EVENT OF A DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION ANY ASSETS THEN REMAINING SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO AND AMONG SUCH EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS HAVING A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL DETERMINE. THE PRIVILEGES OF VOTING (ELECTING) THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND OF HOLDING OFFICE ARE LIMITED TO ACTIVE MEMBERS. ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION, DESIGNEES OF AGENCY OR CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS, AND SPECIAL MEMBERS WHOSE PREVIOUS CATEGORY OF MEMBERSHIP PRIOR TO BECOMING A SPECIAL MEMBER QUALIFIED AS AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP. ELECTIONS OR VOTES ARE MADE BY EITHER LETTER OR ELECTRONIC BALLOT OF ALL ACTIVE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE ELECTED (OR APPOINTED AS SPECIFIC SITUATIONS ARISE) ANNUALLY BY THE MEMBERSHIP. EACH OFFICER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO SERVES AS SECRETARY, SERVES A ONE YEAR TERM. THE TREASURER, WHO IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY IS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND RATIFIED BY THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. VACANCIES ARE FILLED BY BOTH ELECTION OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT BY THE FULL GOVERNING BODY, DEPENDING UPON THE POSITION VACATED AND AMOUNT OF TIME REMAINING ON THE TERM. IN SOME CASES, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND CHAPTERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITIONS. THE PRESIDENT (WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE FULL GOVERNING BODY) APPOINTS THE NATIONAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF ONE ACTIVE MEMBER FROM EACH GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; THE MOST IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT AND THE NEXT IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT ALSO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE REPORTS THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR EACH POSITION TO BE VOTED UPON AT THE ANNUAL ELECTION OTHER THAN REGIONAL DIRECTOR POSITIONS, WHICH SHALL BE NOMINATED BY RESPECTIVE REGIONAL NOMINATING COMMITTEES. THE PRESIDENT MAY APPOINT A REGIONAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE WHOSE MEMBERS RESIDE IN THAT RESPECTIVE REGION; REPORT THE NAMES OF EACH CANDIDATE TO BE PLACED UPON THE BALLOT FOR CONSIDERATION OF REGIONAL DIRECTOR FROM THAT REGION, SUBJECT TO THE VOTE (APPROVAL) OF THE MEMBERSHIP FROM THAT RESPECTIVE REGION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE PRIVILEGES OF VOTING (ELECTING) THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND OF HOLDING OFFICE ARE LIMITED TO ACTIVE MEMBERS. ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION, DESIGNEES OF AGENCY OR CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS, AND SPECIAL MEMBERS WHOSE PREVIOUS CATEGORY OF MEMBERSHIP PRIOR TO BECOMING A SPECIAL MEMBER QUALIFIED AS AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP. ELECTIONS OR VOTES ARE MADE BY EITHER LETTER OR ELECTRONIC BALLOT OF ALL ACTIVE MEMBERS. ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE APWA BYLAWS IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERSHIP. THERE WERE NO CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH REQUIRED A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP, OUTSIDE OF THE ANNUAL ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS AND APWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS DESCRIBED ABOVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CONTROLLER GATHERS INFORMATION TO PREPARE THE FORM 990 TAX RETURN AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN GIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM WHO PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990. THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM THEN PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CONTROLLER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 FOR COMMENTS AND APPROVAL. THE FINAL FORM 990 AND FORM 990-T WITH ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD OPERATING POLICIES ARE FORMALLY REVIEWED AND REVISED, AS NECESSARY EVERY TWO YEARS. ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION OBTAINS WRITTEN AFFIRMATION FROM EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR, FORMER DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE, KEY EMPLOYEE AND STAFF DIRECTOR AS TO THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED POLICY. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE POLICY REQUIRES THE INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSE THE DETAILS OF THE POSITION AND IF NECESARY, ABSTAINS FROM THE VOTE OF THE CONFLICTED POSITION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CEO CONTRACT WAS LAST NEGOTIATED IN APRIL 2016. CONTRACT TERMS SPECIFIC TO COMPENSATION WERE NEGOTIATED IN LINE WITH THE CURRENT ASAE SALARY GUIDELINES AS WELL AS OTHER INDUSTRY COMPENSATION STUDIES AND OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SERVICES OF AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT. CONTRACT WAS NEGOTIATED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR AUTHORIZATION WHICH IS DOCUMENTED WITHIN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE FULL BOARD PROVIDES A FORMAL EVALUATION OF THE CEO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AT WHICH TIME THEY DETERMINE IF THE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS WERE MET AND IF ANY BONUS IS DUE, PER THE CONTRACT TERMS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B CBIZ HUMAN CAPITAL SERVICES PERFORMED A FORMAL COMPENSATION REVIEW BASED ON AVAILABLE MARKET DATA; THE COMPENSATION REVIEW COVERS ALL KEY EMPLOYEES AND IS PERFORMED ON A THREE-YEAR CYCLE. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED IN 2013. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS ARE LISTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS LISTED AS BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S POLICY BUT ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO APWA MEMBERS VIA SECURE WEBSITE LOGIN. DETAILED FINANCIALS STATEMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.