Texas Public Power Association

“The association hired strategic association management to provide association management services.”

“Any publicly owned electric utility shall be eligible for membership in the association. Publicly owned electric utility systems include any city, joint action agency, river authority or cooperative. Any person, firm, or corporation may apply and be eligible for non-voting associate or corporate membership.”

“Each member system shall be entitled to cast one vote which shall be cast by a designated delegate.”

“Each member system shall be entitled to cast one vote which shall be cast by a designated delegate.”

“There are no committees of the organization with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The organizations financial oversight committee will review the budget, financials and all irs documents before they are filed. All financial oversight committee items are also included in the organizations board packet for approval.”

“The organization has a written conflict of interest policy and this policy is included in all of the organizations board packets.”

“The organizations board of directors has a presidents committee that handles compensation for the executive director. They are provided with current salary information and benefits. State and national salary surveys are available for their review and consideration. The presidents committee make a recommendation to the organizations board on executive compensation. The presidents committee is made up of all past presidents of the organization and the current executive committee. The organizations board of directors votes on and approves compensation for the executive director based on the recommendation of the presidents committee.”

“The organization has a written set of transparency procedures. These transparency procedures were provided to all of the organizations members upon approval of the board and general membership. Under these transparency procedures the organization makes the following documents publicly available upon request as noticed on the website or at the organizations offices: organizing/governing documents (bylaws, articles of incorporation, etc.), conflict of interest policy, antitrust policy, current financials (budget and financial statements), and most recent irs form 990 and irs form 990-t.”

“The organization has changed its method of accounting from cash to accrual utilizing section 15.17 of rev. Proc. 2022-14.”