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CPPD Board Summary

Board Meeting Summary From January 28, 2010

The Directors elected officers for a term of two years. Each office was voted on separately. The outcome of the election was:

Continuing membership and representation were approved for the following organizations:

 
Additional duties of Director Bartak include serving as Chair of the NEG&T Finance Committee. Director Bradley is also an NREA Director, Secretary of the NREA Job Training & Safety Committee, and an Action Committee for Rural Electrification (ACRE) Director.

Director Ramsey reported on his attendance at the annual meeting of Mid-West Electric Consumers Association in Denver, Colorado. This organization promotes and protects the interest of federal power customers and their consumers within the Missouri River Basin. Mid-West members (this would include Custer PPD) purchase power from the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), the federal agency responsible for marketing electricity generated at federal multi-purpose projects. Director Ramsey feels it is important for Custer PPD to continue its affiliation in the Association as this keeps the District updated on energy developments and issues at the federal level.  

The Directors, Rick, Cheryl, Tom, and April will be attending NREA Meetings and Legislative Buffet in Lincoln, February 2-4, 2010. Rick will also attend the NREA Managers Association Winter Meeting held during this time. Several Directors will be taking Board Leadership Classes.

Directors Howard and Abel plan to attend the NRECA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, February 15-17, 2010. Brad and Linda will represent the District as voting delegates at meetings of the NRECA, CFC, NRTC, and Federated Insurance.  

Director of Operations/Loss Control Tom Knott reported on the All-Employee Safety Meeting, held January 13, 2010.  He urged everyone to read the minutes as Dr. Gautreaux gave an excellent presentation on medical self care and ways to avoid the necessity of going to the doctors’ office.  Tom thanked April and Cheryl for their work on the District’s Wellness Program. He felt they are doing a great job.

The Directors approved CPPD’s safety program and selected Tom Knott as the District’s Safety Director. Director Brad Howard gave a “hats off” to Tom for the safety program and all of the employees for their commitment and hard work necessary to keep a safe work environment. He thinks the District has a great safety program. Directors Abel and Bradley both said they were very pleased to see “zero” accidents in the safety report this month.

The Directors reviewed and discussed proposed revisions to the Board’s Political Action Plan for 2010. Two items were added to compliment NRECA’s campaign, “Our Energy, Our Future”. The purpose of the Political Action Plan is to identify opportunities and formulate a plan to impact legislation of public power in a positive way. The Directors adopted the revised Plan.  

Resolutions were passed establishing the dates of the February and March Board Meetings.

The Directors reviewed 2010 Agenda Topics Year-At-A- Glance. There was discussion about holding the April meeting in Sargent at the new Area Service Center.

 

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