Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. Board Meeting Notes for Feb. 13, 2017
Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. Board Meeting Notes for March 13, 2017
With all trustees, key Cooperative personnel, guests and the attorney present, the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. was held on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in the Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. headquarters office building located in Madison, Fla. Reports to the Board included those of the Florida Electric Cooperatives Association Board meeting, Seminole Electric Cooperative Board meeting, Finance Committee, Policy Committee, Building and Land Committee, the CEO and Attorney. The Policy Committee recommended and the Board approved revised Policy 102, “Functions of the Board of Trustees;” Policy 105, “Conflict of Interest and Related Party Transactions;” Policy 107, “Fee Payment and Expense Reimbursement to Trustees for the Performance of Other Cooperative Business;” Policy 115, “Cooperative Redistricting;” and Policy 508, “Travel While on Cooperative Business.” Proposed revised Policy 116, “Corporate Communications,” and proposed revised Policy 117, “Whistleblower,” were distributed for review for possible action at the March Board meeting. Other action taken by the Board included the following: approval of the Feb. 13, 2017, Board agenda; the Jan. 9, 2017, Board meeting minutes; Work Order Inventories (RUS Forms 219) for January–September 2016; adoption of a resolution and accompanying Secretary’s Certificate authorizing the execution of all documents having to do with FFB/RUS loan; and Consent Agenda items as written and recommended by the CEO, which included the WPCA for February 2017 as established by resolution; RUS Form 7 for December 2016; the list of new members for Dec. 20, 2016–Jan. 16, 2017; Safety and Accident Report for December 2016 along with the System Outage Report. The attorney updated the Board on pending legal matters.
With all trustees, key Cooperative personnel, guests and the attorney present, the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. was held on Monday, March 13, 2017, in the TriCounty Electric Cooperative, Inc. headquarters office building located in Madison, Fla. Reports to the Board included those of the NRECA Annual Meeting, Seminole Electric Cooperative Board meeting, Finance Committee, Policy Committee, Building and Land Committee, and the CEO. The Policy Committee recommended and the Board approved revised Policy 116, “Corporate Communications;” and Policy 117, “Whistleblower.” Proposed revised Policy 118, “Emergency Succession Plan,” and proposed revised Policy 201, “Transfer of Funds by Bank Wire,” were distributed for review for possible action at the April Board meeting. Action taken by the Board included the following: approval of the March 13, 2017, Board agenda; the Feb. 13, 2017, Board meeting minutes; authorization for the electric receivable accounts for the fourth quarter 2016, which appears to be uncollectible, for the appropriate accounting designation; and Consent Agenda items as written and recommended by the CEO, which included the WPCA for March 2017 as established by resolution; RUS Form 7 for January 2017; the list of new members for Jan. 17–Feb. 21, 2017; Safety and Accident Report for January 2017 along with the System Outage Report. Upcoming meetings and events were discussed.
Gary Fulford Catherine Bethea President Secretary-Treasurer
BOARD MEETINGS The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of Tri‑County Electric Cooperative, Inc. will be held the second Monday in each month at 3:00 p.m. in the central office building of the Cooperative located at 2862 West U.S. 90, approximately two miles west of the city of Madison.
This Publication’s Inspirational Moment “Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, ‘I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.’” John 8:12 (NLT)
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Gary Fulford Catherine Bethea President Secretary-Treasurer
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS All Tri-County Electric Cooperative offices will be closed Monday, May 29, 2017, in observance of Memorial Day and Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in observance of Independence Day. We will have standby crews available for power restoration if needed. Please see “To Report Electrical Problems or Outages” on Page 11 in this issue if you need to report an outage or other major electrical problem on these two days.
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