Tri County Electric Cooperative

“All board members and the CEO have business relationships due to their positions with Tri-Co Services Inc., a wholly owned corporation.”

“There is one class of members. Each member is entitled to one vote.”

“Each member is entitled to one vote to elect their district board member at their annual district meeting.”

“The bylaws may be altering, amending, or repealed by a vote of two-thirds of the Delegates of the Cooperative.”

“There is no committee with the authority to act on behalf of the full board.”

“The CEO and CFO reviewed the Form 990 prior to being filed. Form 990 is also distributed to the board to review and approved by board resolution prior to being filed with the IRS.”

“A board policy exists describing the situations creating a conflict of interest and requires each of the directors and key employees to disclose and report any potential conflicts of to the proper authority. The CFO, CIO and other employees must report to the CEO. The CEO must report to the board chairman. The CEO, CFO, CIO and the directors are required to review and sign an annual statement pertaining to conflicts of interest. Directors found in violation of this policy will be dealt with pursuant to the bylaws of the Cooperative. A board member abstains from voting on any items with potential conflicts.”

“Job descriptions are maintained for each position, providing a basis for responsibility for each position. Annual goals and objectives tied to the strategic plan of the Organization are set for each position. Once each fiscal year the performance of these positions are evaluated. For the CEO, the board of directors as a whole evaluates the performance against the job responsibilities and goals and objectives. Also, guidelines are provided by the national organization, called the CEO Competency Profile, which provides a list of competencies and characteristics for success. For the CFO and CIO, the position is evaluated in a similar manner as the CEO. Annual compensation surveys are obtained for the above positions in similar organization and similar responsibilities which provide compensation ranges. Education, background and work experience is also taken into consideration. Annual evaluations are brought to the board in September of each year. This annual process was last completed in September 2020.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request.”

“Included in column "f", is estimated amount of other compensation, which includes the estimated annual increase in the actuarial value of the defined benefit plan for all employees except Mark Kappler and Aaron Gottleber who both left the Cooperative prior to December 31, 2020. The estimated increase for Christopher Reed is $85,855, Christian Jensen is $70,724, Thomas Manting is $59,600, Patrick Simmer is $66,292, Christopher O'Neill is $26,211, Cody Teegardin is $8,654, and jeremy McVeigh is $18,988. These amounts are an estimate of the increase in value of the plan and is not the current year expense of the Cooperative. The current year expense of the defined benefit plan is $26,428, $26,536, $26,686, $25,435, $21,461, $16,703 and $16,703 respectively.”

“The Cooperative has interpreted the instructions to part IX, line 4 to mean patronage allocated for the year, rather than capital credits retired This is consistent with the bylaws of the Cooperative.”

“Donated Capital $231,988, Capital Credits Retired $-104,307, Equity Earnings by Subsidiary $378,168, Patronage Capital Allocated during the year $4,562,769, Total of $5,068,618.”