Petitions are available March 21, 2022, for Coos-Curry Electric Board of Director positions representing Districts 1 & 2; Districts 3, 4 & 5 at large; and District 5. Petitions must be signed by no fewer than 15 qualified Cooperative members from the district in which the director is to be elected and must be received at CCEC Port Orford offices by 5:30 p.m. April 14.
All three positions are for three-year terms, election results will be announced at this year’s annual meeting Thursday, June 16, 2022.
Areas Up for Election:
- District 1 & 2—Brookings and Harbor areas
- District 3, 4, & 5 at large—Gold Beach, Port Orford, and Coquille area
- District 5—Bandon and Coquille area
See a map of director districts at www.ccec.coop/service-area.
Requirements:
To qualify for a position, Directors must:
- Be connected consumers of electric energy of the cooperative, shall receive electric energy from the cooperative at their principal places of residence, and at the time of nomination have been a member and resided in the district from which they are nominated for a period of no less than one year.
- Not be an officer, employee or financially interested in any competing enterprise or utility engaged in the transmission, distribution or sale of energy in the state of Oregon, or any enterprise or agency selling electrical energy to the cooperative, nor have any other interests adverse to those of the cooperative, but nothing herein shall be construed to apply to contracts let to the lowest bidder after a public bidding, nor to isolate transactions in the ordinary course of business, or transactions specifically approved by the board of directors.
- Not be an employee of the cooperative and shall not have been an employee of the cooperative for the previous three years.
- For a complete list, read the cooperative’s bylaws at www.ccec.coop/articles-incorporation-and-bylaws.
For more information about the election, contact michelle.smith@cooscurryelectric.com.
Save the Date: Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative’s Annual Meeting is Thursday, June 16, 2022.