Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, line 2 | During 2019, the Cooperative entered into a like business activity, to provide high speed internet services (fiber to the home) to its electric members. The fiber business is considered a department within the cooperative. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The Cooperative has only one class of membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | All members are of the same class and each member is entitled to one vote. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | A sale of more than 25% of the Cooperative's assets must be approved by the membership. Approval from the membership is also required for an amendment of the bylaws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b | There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the full Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Office Manager will review a draft of the Form 990. The reviewed Form 990 will be presented by the Office Manager to the General Manager and Board of Directors for approval prior to filing with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The Board of Directors and all staff employees are covered by the conflict of interest policy. The Manager reviews the disclosures. If a conflict arises the existence and nature of the conflicting interest and all facts known are provided to the disinterested directors, who will deliberate and vote regarding the transaction outside the presence of, and without participation by, the interested person. A majority of the disinterested directors, but not less than two, authorizes the transaction as long as it has fair terms and is comparable to what might have been obtained in an arm's length transaction. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | The Board of Directors annually determines the General Manager's salary. Deliberation is based on performance and a salary survey of similar positions from surrounding cooperatives. The General Manager's salary is adjusted accordingly and the deliberation is documented in the minutes. The Assistant Manager's salary is reviewed annually |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public 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 the following people is: Ryan Severson: $83,126 Tracey Stoll: $76,960 Michael Millner: $128,949 These amounts are estimates in the increase of the value of the plan and are not current year expenses of the cooperative. The current year expenses for this defined benefit plan were $31,310, $36,826, and $29,213 respectively. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Statement of Functional Expenses, Line 24e | The labor, pension and payroll taxes reported on lines 5-10 are already included in distribution expense, administrative and general expense and customer expense. Therefore, these amounts are being subtracted out as an other deduction on line 24e in the amount of $(2,712,145). |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 4: | The Cooperative has interpreted the instructions to Part IX, Line 4, to mean patronage capital allocated for the year, rather than patronage capital retired. This is consistent with the Bylaws of the Cooperative. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Retirement of Patronage Capital -552,523. Discounted Capital Credits 26,446. Retired Capital Credit Gain 31,101. Patronage Capital Credits Allocated 1,085,652. |
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