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        <ExplanationTxt>FOR ALL PAID STAFF POSITIONS (FULL TIME AND PART TIME), A BOARD MEMBER ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANALYZED COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA (SALARY AND BENEFITS) FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS REPORTED IN THE COLORADO NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION SALARY SURVEY WITH FOCUS ON THE FRONT RANGE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF COLORADO,SPECIFICALLY THE DENVER METRO AREA. THIS ANALYSIS WAS USED TO (1) CONFIRM THAT CURRENT SALARY LEVELS WERE COMMENSURATE, MORE OR LESS, WITH THE MIDPOINT OF MARKET RATES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS, OR (2) IDENTIFY WHERE ADJUSTMENTS MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO COMPENSATE CERTAIN KEY POSITIONS TO BE MORE IN-LINE WITH THE MIDPOINT OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITHIN THE JOB MARKET AREA WHERE THE LAND TRUST OPERATES AND RECRUITS STAFF. THIS EVALUATION WAS DISCUSSED AND PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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