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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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1 | The Executive Committee consists of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary-Treasurer and two other Directors that are not officers of the Association. Although the Bylaws give the authority to the Executive Committee to act on behalf of the full governing Board during intervals between the meetings of the Board, the Executive Committee currently is only providing recommendations to the full Board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Kimberly Molitor, Eric Baker and Craig Borr have a business relationship. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 | The services of the President/CEO are provided to the Association under a management services agreement with Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc, one of its member cooperatives. This annual management services agreement outlines the responsibilities and duties of the President/CEO, as well as the proposed costs for his services to the Association. The President/CEO's compensation is included in the management services figure to Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc. listed in Part VII, Section B. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The organization has members of which each member has one voting right. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | Each corporate member shall be entitled to two representatives on the Board of Directors. Such representatives shall be nominated by the board of the corporate member, subject to election by a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting of the members. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | At all meetings of the members at which a quorum is present, all questions shall be decided by a vote of a majority of the members delegates voting thereon except as otherwise provided by law, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. Each member shall be entitled to only two votes upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b | There are no committees that can act of behalf of the board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The 990 is received and reviewed for accuracy by the Assistant General Manager, Reporting Agent and President/CEO. Upon approval, it is provided to the entire Board of Directors for its review and discussion, as needed, at a regularly scheduled meeting. After any concerns presented by the Board of Directors are addressed, the President/CEO signs and files the return. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually. All directors are required to disclose any conflicts of interest and to notify the Board of any conflicts that may arise throughout the year. The Board will then determine if a conflict does exist and how to proceed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The Chair of the board distributes an evaluation form to the Board of Directors soliciting input on the performance of the President/CEO. This information is then compiled and shared with the Executive Committee and the President/CEO. The services of the President/CEO are provided to the Association under a management services agreement with one of its member cooperatives. This annual management services agreement outlines the responsibilities and duties of the President/CEO as well as the proposed costs for his services to the Association for the coming year. This management services agreement is reviewed and approved every two years by the Board of Directors. This process was last reviewed in 2013. As the President/CEO is an employee of one of the organization's member cooperatives, salary and related compensation is annually reported on the Form 990 of that member cooperative. The annual salary of the President/CEO is set by the member cooperative based upon survey information provided by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) for similar association positions throughout the country as well as the written job performance information provided by the Board of Directors. There are no other officers or key employees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Column (F) | Included in column "f", estimated amount of other compensation, is the estimated annual increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan. The estimated increase for Art Thayer, Doug Snitgen, Jerrold McElroy, and Casey Clark were $33,750, $14,276, $13,208, and $742 respectively. This amount is an estimate in the increase of the value of the plan and is not a current year expense of the cooperative. The current year expense for this defined benefit plan was $21,469 for Art Thayer, $19,879 for Doug Snitgen, $18,377 for Jerrold McElroy, and $3,004 for Casey Clark. |
| Form 990, Part IX, line 11g | Outside Contractor - General 385,342. Outside Contractor - LC&S 12,850. Outside Contractor - Country Lines 111,537. Outside Contractor - EO 3,570. |
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