Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | Members are owners of the Elctric Utility Cooperative and are allocated margins annually based on electricity usuage. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | Each member of the Association shall be entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Bylaw changes must be approved by the membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Mangement and the paid preparer review the Form 990 prior to filing. The Board reviews annual filings at regular montly board meetings. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | All BOD members, and employees are required to annually submit a conflict of interest statement that is reviewed by the whole board, CEO, and the General Counsel. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | CEO is reviewed annually by the entire BOD who compare and evaluate compensation with other state cooperatives managers in similar positions. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | CEO evaluates other mgmt positions with Employers Council. In addition any variations to the wage or salary of other Mgmt personnel are reviewed and approved by the BOD. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Bylaws are offered to all new members; all other documents are available at any time upon request and approval of the CEO. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Change in OCI = -$3059377 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Changes in Other Equity = $90872 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Margins Assigned to Members = $1935866 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Retirement of Capital Credits = -$1611554 |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 | The instructions to the 2019 Form 990 indicate that organizations exempt under Section 501 (c)(12) should report "patronage dividends paid" to their members in Part IX, Line 4 of the Form 990. The Cooperative has interpreted the words "Patronage Dividends Paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. the Cooperative assigns the net margins to its members each year. Therefore, the amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the net margins assignable to the members for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019. |
| Software ID: | 19009923 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |