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Alger Delta 2009 Annual Meeting And Open Board Meeting

A member-regulated cooperative is one in which the board of directors establishes, maintains, and applies all rates, charges, accounting standards and billing practices and terms and conditions of service.

The Michigan Public Service Commission has determined that member-regulation by a cooperative in the area of rates, etc. may be more efficient and cost effective. The MPSC shall retain jurisdiction over areas and line extension disputes.

This is a notice of the Annual Meeting of the Members of Alger Delta Cooperative Electric Association.

The meeting will be held Thursday, June 25, 2009 at the Ruth Butler Building, State Fairgrounds Delta County, Escanaba, Mich.

Agenda:
Meal from 5:30 – 6:15 - Free Meal! And Door Prizes!
Business Meeting 6:30
Open Board Meeting and Member Comment Period
Action will be taken on:
1. Installation of directors
2. Presentation and consideration of reports
3. New business

After the member comment period, the board will act upon the motion to become a member-regulated cooperative.

Notice to Members of Alger Delta Cooperative Electric Association

The Alger Delta Cooperative Electric Association Board of Directors will take action on the motion to become member-regulated in accordance with P.A. 167 of 2008. Action will occur during an “Open Board Meeting” to be held Thursday, June 25, at the Ruth Butler Building, Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds, Delta County, Escanaba, MI. The “open board meeting” shall commence immediately after the Alger Delta Annual Meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m. All members shall have an opportunity to directly address the board of directors on the proposal prior to board action. Following is the motion to be acted upon:

Motion to Become a Member-Regulated Cooperative in accordance with Public Act 167 of 2008.

On June 26, 2008, Public Act 167 of 2008 (P.A. 167) became law. P.A. 167 states that an electric cooperative, owned by the members it serves, is regulated by its members acting through its democratically elected board of directors.

P.A. 167 further states that member-regulation by a cooperative in the areas of rates, charges, accounting standards, billing practices, and terms and conditions of service may be more efficient and cost-effective than regulation by the Michigan Public Service Commission.

P.A. 167 allows the board of directors of an electric cooperative to adopt member regulation for the purposes of rates, charges, accounting standards, billing practices, and terms and conditions of service by following the process set forth in the act.

That process requires:

a) A proposal by a director of the cooperative to become member-regulated, when such proposal is made at a properly convened board meeting.
b) Action on the proposal taken no earlier than 90 days have passed from the date the proposal was made.
c) Action on the proposal taken at a meeting of the board for which written notice is given and the meeting is open to all cooperative members.
d) At the meeting, members of the cooperative shall have reasonable time to address the board prior to its acting upon the proposal.
e) Following member comments, a roll call vote of the board of directors shall be taken.
f) For the proposal to be adopted, 2/3 of the members of the board must vote in favor of becoming member-regulated.