| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder |
From the organization bylaws: QUALIFICATION (a) This Corporation shall have one class of voting members, who shall be known as "Leaders," and the membership, voting and other rights, interests and privileges of each such member shall be equal. (b)Membership in this Corporation as a Leader shall be by invitation only, and potential members shall be nominated by the Board or the staff of the Corporation, or by an existing member of the Corporation, pursuant to the criteria adopted by the Board from time to time.(c)The Board may also offer non-voting "memberships" to additional classes of individuals. However, such members shall have no rights to vote or to exercise any of the rights, interests or privileges of the Leaders pursuant to these Bylaws. Such nonvoting members shall have only the rights and privileges adopted by the Board from time to time. Each reference in these Bylaws to a "member" shall refer only to Leaders, and nothing in these Bylaws shall confer any rights or privileges on any nonvoting member described in this Section 5.1(c). Section 4:2: ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of members shall be held in the first quarter of each calendar year at a time to be set in advance by the Board of Directors. At the Annual Meeting, the Members shall (a) elect Directors pursuant to Section 8.3(c)(i), (b) approve the annual plan for the Corporation, and (c) conduct such other business as is properly brought before the Members pursuant to these Bylaws. Any action permitted to be taken at the Annual Meeting may instead be taken by written ballot pursuant to Section 6.9. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body |
See Above Answer to 6 |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders |
See Above Answer to 6 |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process |
The Documents are reviewed for accuracy |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts |
CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE - ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICYCalifornians for Justice requires all newly elected and appointed board members to review the Conflict of Interest policy at their first board meeting. At this time, board members are required to disclose any interests that could give rise to conflicts by completing a Disclosure Form. All newly hired key employees are required to review the Conflict of Interest policy as part of their employee orientation during their first week of employment. At this time, newly hired key employees are required to disclose any interests that could give rise to conflicts by completing the Disclosure Form. The board Executive Committee reviews and monitors all newly signed Conflict of Interest statements and Disclosure Forms at the subsequent Executive Committee meeting.On an annual basis, during the week of the organization's Annual Meeting, all current board members and key employees are required to review the Conflict of Interest policy. At this time, current board members and key employees are required to disclose any interests that could give rise to conflicts by completing and signing a Disclosure Form. The board Executive Committee reviews and monitors the annually signed Conflict of Interest Disclosure Forms at the subsequent Executive Committee meeting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management |
Californians for Justice's board of directors reviews salary and benefits data of comparable organizations similar to Californians for Justice, and documents the process and decision in board meeting minutes |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available |
The Governing Documents, Policies, Financial Statements, and Federal 990 are made available upon request. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.