Title
Draft Resolution - Approval of Appointments to 2019 Qualifications and Elections Committee - D Ballard
Other Info
Submitted By: Renee Oelschleger
Department: General Counsel
Financial Impact and Cost/Benefit Considerations:
Expenditure of Cooperative funds estimated in the amount of $2,000 currently included in the Cooperative's 2019 operating budget; expenditures of staff time estimated in amount of 40 hours (other than ordinary processing requirements).
Discussion
PEC's Election Policy and Procedures Section 6.2.1.6 provides the following:
Qualifications And Elections Committee
At least a week before the Regular Board meeting 4 months prior to an election, each Director may submit to the Board Recording Secretary the name of a person or persons residing in the Director's District eligible and willing to serve on the Qualifications and Elections Committee, as described in the Bylaws. At the Regular Board meeting 4 months before an election, the Board will appoint the Qualifications and Elections Committee, with no less than three (3) nor more than seven (7) members, preferably with one member from each Director District.
The resolution will set compensation, if any, deadlines, reimbursement, allowances for telephonic meetings, and any other terms specified by the Board, and will specify that the Committee shall operate in accordance with the Bylaws and these Election Procedures.
Members of the Qualifications and Elections Committee will have access to personal candidate information. The Qualifications and Elections Committee will use personal candidate information only as needed for service on the Qualifications and Elections Committee and will not further disclose the information unless required as a matter of law.
PEC's Bylaws Article 3 Section 3 provides the following:
Qualifications and Elections Review Committee.
(a) At least ninety (90) days before any Member Meeting where an election will be held, the Board of Directors shall, appoin...
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