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Proposed Bylaw change(s) for 2020

The board of directors has elected to present the following bylaw change at our Annual Meeting in March: Strike the sentence from Article III, Section 3.02-E-1 as shown below and allow a director representing a non-natural person (business, farm, LLC, etc.) to live outside the district in which the entity they represent is permanently located.

SECTION 3.02 Director Qualifications. Any Director or Director
candidate must comply with the following Director qualifications:
A. Be a natural person.
B. Have a capacity to enter legally binding contracts.
C. While a Director, and during the five (5) years immediately prior
to becoming a Director, not be nor have been convicted or pled
guilty to a felony.
D. During the three (3) years immediately prior to becoming a
Director shall not have been an employee or agent of the
Cooperative.
E. While a Director, and during the one (1) year immediately prior
to becoming a Director, a Director or Director candidate must be
a Member in good standing and:
1. Permanently reside in the Director district from which
elected or chosen and use, receive, or purchase electric
service at the Director’s primary residence or place of
business, or
Be duly authorized by a non-natural person Member that is
permanently located in the Director district from which the
Director is elected or chosen. The Director or Director
candidate authorized by the non-natural person shall also
reside within the Director district from which the Director
is elected or chosen. No non-natural person Member may
authorize more than one (1) Director or Director candidate
and no more than two (2) Directors who represent non-natural
person Members may serve on the Board at the same
time.
2. Not be a close relative of any existing Director, other
than an existing Director who will cease being a Director
at the time of the next Director election.
3. Not be a close relative of an existing non-director
Cooperative Officer, employee, agent or representative.
4. Not be employed by, materially affiliated with, or have a
material financial interest with any other Director.
5. Not be engaged in, nor employed by, materially affiliated
with, or have a material financial interest in any
individual or entity that directly or substantially
competes with the Cooperative, selling goods or services in
substantial quantity to the Cooperative or Members, or
possessing a substantial conflict of interest with the
Cooperative.

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