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WEC Board of Trustees election information

Districts

The positions up for consideration in 2023 are District 3, District 6 and District 9 (District maps are available at any WEC office or online at wiregrass.coop/about-us/ourcooperative/bylaws.)

Responsibilities

The Board of Trustees of Wiregrass Electric Cooperative directs the business and affairs of the company by setting policies and providing guidance and direction to management.

Deadline

Any person interested in running for a position on the Board of Trustees must complete and submit a petition and a questionnaire (available from WEC) by Monday, July 24, at 4:30 p.m.

Such petition must be filed with the CEO of the Cooperative at the main office of the Cooperative at Hartford, Alabama, at least sixty (60) days prior to the Annual Meeting at which the election for such Trustees is to be held, in order for such person nominated therein to be eligible for election as such Trustee, if otherwise qualified.

The WEC bylaws specify the qualifications for Trustee candidates.

These include:

1. Must be a member and resident of the district represented.

2. Cannot be employed by, or financially interested in, a competing enterprise or business selling supplies to the Cooperative.

3. Cannot hold an elected public office with which a salary or compensation in excess of $100 annual salary is paid.

4. Cannot be an employee of Wiregrass Electric Cooperative.

5. Cannot have a close relative employed by the Cooperative or serving on the Board at the time of election.

6. Cannot have been convicted of a felony offense.

For More Information Visit

wiregrass.coop/about-us/ our-cooperative/bylaws.

Statement Of Nondiscrimination

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and

TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at usda.gov/oascr/filing-program-discriminationcomplaint-usda-customer and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form.

To request a copy of the complaint form, call 866-632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: 202-690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. 

Contact Information

Mailing address

509 N. State Hwy 167

P.O. Box 158, Hartford, AL 36344

Phone

1-800-239-4602

Toll Free Outage “Hotline”

1-888-4-MY-OUTAGE • 1-888-469-6882 (24 hrs/day)

Website www.wiregrass.coop

Find us here:

Find Wiregrass Electric Co-op on Twitter (@WEC2), Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Payment Options

BY MAIL

Wiregrass Electric Cooperative Inc. Department 1340, P.O. Box 2153 Birmingham, AL 35287-1340

WEBSITE

Payments may be made 24 hrs/day by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and E-Check on our website at www.wiregrass.coop.

PHONE PAYMENTS

Payments may be made any time by dialing 1-800-239-4602.

NIGHT DEPOSITORY AND KIOSKS

Available at each office location.

IN PERSON

Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Payment kiosks are also available 24/7 in all offices.

Locations:

• 509 N. State Hwy. 167 • Hartford, AL 36344

• 13148 W. State Hwy. 52 • Samson, AL 36477

• 1066 Ashford Highway • Ashford, AL 36312

• 6167 For tner St. • Dothan, AL 36305

For questions regarding sanitation service, call Houston County Sanitation Department at 334-677-4781 or Dothan City Sanitation at 334-615-3820.