Title
Resolution - Approval of Modification to Delegation of Authority to Chief Executive Officer and Removal of Measures in Response to COVID-19 - J Parsley
Other Info
Submitted By: Chief Executive Officer
Department: CEO
Financial Impact and Cost/Benefit Considerations: As Discussed in Executive Session. The Cooperative currently has approximately $27,000 remaining in the account for COVID-19 funds donated by members and employees.
Discussion
The Governor of Texas issued a disaster proclamation on March 13, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties in the State of Texas.
The Board has approved resolutions in April, June, July, September and November 2020 to provide authority to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to extend and clarify certain temporary waivers and programs to assist the membership as a response to COVID-19.
On April 17, 2020, the PEC Board of Directors approved Resolution (2020-126, Approval of Delegation of Authority to Chief Executive Officer to Implement Measures in Response to COVID-19), providing authority to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) to enact certain temporary waivers and programs to assist the membership as a response to COVID-19 and included establishing an account or fund where members, employees, or others could donate to assist residential members with payment of electric bills.
On June 16, 2020, the Board of Directors approved Resolution (2020-145 Approval of Delegation of Authority to Chief Executive Officer to Implement Measures in Response to COVID-19), specifying extensions to the timeframes of certain measures to assist the membership as a response to COVID-19 adopted in April 2020 through November 1, 2020 and noted expiration dates for other measures.
On July 17, 2020, the Board of Directors approved Resolution (2020-256 Approval of Delegation of Authority to Chief Executive Officer to Implement Measures in Response to COVID-19), specifying extensions to the timeframes of certain measures to assist the membership as a response to COVID-19 adopted through November 1, 2020 and beyond.
On September 18, 2020, the Board of Directors approved Resolution (2020-297 Approval of Delegation of Authority to Chief Executive Officer to Implement Measures in Response to COVID-19), specifying reallocation of unclaimed property funds to energy efficiency programs and resuming the Cooperative’s energy efficiency program.
On November 20, 2020, the Board of Directors approved Resolution (2020-404 Approval of Delegation of Authority to Chief Executive Officer to Implement Measures in Response to COVID-19), continuing and extending waivers of certain measures to assist the membership through the timeframe by which all donated funds to COVID-19 relief by members and employees have been expended.
As the State and Cooperative address re-opening after COVID-19, the Board may also consider modifying the Cooperative’s responses to the pandemic.
As described in the Board’s November 2020 resolution, the following waivers and modifications to the Cooperative’s rules and programs will end upon expenditure of all funds collected for assistance by the Cooperative from members, employees and others:
• Temporary Waivers to Tariff and Business Rules
• Temporary Modifications to Member Assistance Programs Policy (MAP)
Since April 2020, PEC has received approximately $85,000 in total donations and has approximately $27,000 remaining for assistance. By November 2020, PEC stopped collection of any funds for COVID-19 assistance for residential members.
After expenditure of these remaining COVID-19 donated funds, the account or fund where members, employees, or others could donate to assist residential members with payment of electric bills will end.
Body
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. that the Cooperative modify its delegation of authority to the CEO in response to COVID-19 to conclude such measures as described in these resolutions related to COVID-19, subject to final expenditure of COVID-19 donated funds;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COOPERATIVE, that all other COVID-19 measures taken prior to the effective date hereof in connection with the subject of the foregoing resolution, are ended; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COOPERATIVE, that the CEO, or designee, is authorized to take such actions as needed to implement this resolution.