Officers & Committees
Officers:
Officers of the cooperative are President, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer. The officers are elected annually by and from the Board of Directors.
Current officers of the cooperative:
| President: | Johnnie Frie |
| Vice-President: | Richard Lunt |
| Secretary-Treasurer: | Judy McKinley |
Committees:
To facilitate the effectiveness of the Board of Directors in fulfilling their responsibilities and to assist the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in his/her administrative duties, directors are appointed to the following committees by the President of the Board of Directors.
Standing Committees: Made up of directors who serve on the respective committees throughout the year.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Members: President (chairman), Vice‑President, and Secretary/Treasurer.
Duties:
- Shall act for the Board of Directors in emergency situations when the full Board cannot be convened. The Committee shall obtain ratification of its action as soon as possible.
- Shall act as liaison between the Board and CEO on all matters.
Current committe members:
| President: | Johnnie Frie |
| Vice-President: | Richard Lunt |
| Secretary-Treasurer: | Judy McKinley |
BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE:
Members: Secretary/Treasurer (chairman), and at least two other members of the Board.
Duties:
- Shall assist the CEO in preparing the annual budget, and to recommend action to the Board.
- Shall serve as the Cooperative's Audit Committee.
- Shall recommend to the Policy Committee any policies relating to the financial requirements of the Cooperative.
Current committe members:
| Chair: | Judy McKinley |
| Committee Member: |
Frank Downs |
| Committee Member: | Suzanne Menges |
LABOR COMMITTEE:
Members:Vice President (chairman), and at least two other members of the Board.
Duties:
- Shall assist the CEO on all personnel problems and recommend appropriate action to the Board.
- Shall review employee wages and benefits annually, and recommend appropriate action to the Board of Directors.
- Shall perform conflict of interest review annually.
- Shall recommend to the Policy Committee any policies relating to personnel matters.
Current committe members:
| Chair: | Richard Lunt |
| Committee Member: |
Gary Bowen |
| Committee Member: | Suzanne Menges |
BYLAW & POLICY COMMITTEE:
Members: A chairman and at least two other members of the board.
Duties:
- Shall review all policies annually.
- Shall see that any new policies or policy changes are accurately reflected in the policy manual
- Shall see that the directors and employees (if affected) receive copies of all new and changed policies.
- Shall review all board minutes annually.
- Shall review bylaws annually.
The current committe members:
| Chair: | Don Vandell |
| Committee Member: |
Gary Bowen |
| Committee Member: | Joe Croom |
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE:
Members: A chairman and at least two other members of the board.
Duties:
- Shall develop methods to enhance communications between directors, management, employees, membership and the community.
- Shall review annually effectiveness of the cooperative’s communications to the membership and community.
- Shall see that all directors and employees are educated annually concerning cooperative communications.
Current committe members:
| Chair: | Joe Croom |
| Committee Member: |
Don Vandell |
| Committee Member: | Frank Downs |
Special Committees: Made up of directors and other members to serve for a specific purpose on a limited, as needed basis.
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE:
Members: A chairman (board president or other appointed director) and one member from each of the cooperative's districts.
Duties:
- Shall meet to count the ballots cast for bylaw changes and director elections.
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE:
Members: A chairman (board president or other appointed director) and at least one member from each of the cooperative's districts.
Duties:
- Shall meet to review scholarship applications for the Judy White Memorial Scholarhip, and to recommend action to the Board
