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BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF MISSISSIPPI INC. ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION BY: 1. CREATING A COMMUNITY OF TRUSTWORTHY BUSINESSES. 2. SETTING STANDARDS FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST. 3. ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING BEST PRACTICES. 4. CELEBRATING MARKETPLACE ROLE MODELS. 5. DENOUNCING SUBSTANDARD MARKETPLACE BEHAVIOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF MISSISSIPPI CONSISTS OF MEMBER COMPANIES. ONCE A YEAR, THERE IS AN ALL MEMBER VOTE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR'S SLATE OF BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF MISSISSIPPI CONSISTS OF MEMBER COMPANIES. ONCE A YEAR, THERE IS AN ALL MEMBER VOTE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR'S SLATE OF BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED/DISCUSSED AND ANY QESTIONS BROUGHT UP BY THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANSWERED AND/OR CLEARED BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES MUST DISCLOSE, NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE BEGINNING OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR, TO THE BOARD, ALL FINANCIAL, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY AND OTHER RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE WORK OR SERVICE PERFORMED FOR OR OTHER ACTIVITIES ENGAGED IN BY THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF MISSISSIPPI INC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF MISSISSIPPI INC. SHALL DETERMINE THE CEO'S BASE SALARY AND ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION EACH YEAR BASED UPON ITS ASSESSMENT OF THE BUREAU'S OPERATIONS AND PROJECTED BUDGET. THIS IS PERFORMED BY A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE CEO AND IT IS BASED ON DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B DETERMINED BY MANAGEMENT FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST