Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 | All Trustees, Officers, and Key Employees have a business relationship with other Trustees, Officers and key employees due to their position either as a Director, Officer or Key Employee for Southern Pioneer Electric Company, a related organization. |
| Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 | Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a member owned cooperative. The President of the Board of Trustees appoints a nominating committee formed from Pioneer Electric's member owners. The nominating committee presents their nominations for Trustee positions to the member owners at the annual meeting. The member owners cast their ballots to elect the Board of Trustees for a three year term at the Annual Membership Meeting. |
| Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a | See above paragraph |
| Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b | The following decisions must be approved by the members. Changes to the By Laws, sale of a significant portion of assets, liquidation, changes to the articles of incorporation. |
| Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 | The Form 990 is provided to the Board of Trustees for any discussion or comment. |
| Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c | Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc. requests that each Trustee, Officer, Key Employee and the 5 highest compensated employees complete a Form 990 Questionnaire annually. Conflicts of interest can be identified as part of this questionnaire review. |
| CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a | The Board of Trustees, in its entirety, approves the CEO (Officer) and Executive VP-Assistant CEO's (key employee) salary. The NRECA Compensation Survey is used to provide comparable data. The Board discusses the salaries, as proposed, without the two employees present. The Board's approval of the employee's compensation is recorded in the minutes of the meeting. |
| Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b | The wages of all other employees, including the CFO, is based upon a review of the NRECA Compensation Survey with approval by the CEO. The Board of Trustees approves the overall wage increase. |
| Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 | The governing documents and financial statements of Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc.are available upon request at the company headquarters at 1850 West Oklahoma, Ulysses, Kansas 67880 during normal business hours |
| Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 | Other changes include changes to donated capital, capital credits gain, and patronage capital credits during the year. |
| General explanation attachment | Voting members are not independent (Part VI, Line 1b) None of the Organization's Trustees are independent in that they are also Directors for Southern Pioneer Electric Company, a related organization. |
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