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        <Explanation>Navopache Electric Cooperative, Inc. is an electric distribution cooperative providing safe, reliable , and convenient electric service. Each customer receiving electric service from the cooperative is a member with a vote.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>Cooperative membership approval is required by mail ballot for all by-law changes. Navopache Electric Cooperative's service territory includes parts of Arizona and New Mexico, and is regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission and the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission. Cooperative members elect board members by mail ballot, by district, on a one member on vote basis. Board members serve are elected to a four year term.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>Cooperative membership approval is required by mail ballot for all by-law changes. Navopache Electric Cooperative's service territory includes parts of Arizona and New Mexico, and is regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission and the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission. Cooperative members elect board members by mail ballot, by district, on a one member on vote basis. Board members serve are elected to a four year term.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>The Board of Directors, Key Employees and Department Heads are required to complete a Form 990 Disclosure Questionaire concerning their relationship to the Cooperative, inculding but not limited to; inquires concerning family and business relations, compensations if any, loans, and business related to the cooperative.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>CEO compensation if deliberated and approved by the Board of Directors with Cooperative Counsel. Board members are elected to the board by district, on a one member one vote basis. Department Heads and all salaried compensations are determined by a independent compensation study, consisting of; job knowledge, organizational leadership, organizational impact, complexity of work, and communication skills needed to advance the interet of the Cooperative. The study uses comparable data from other electric industry cooperatives. The range is recommended by the CEO and approved by the Board of Directors.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>All board policies are available upon request. A general call to members is announced at each regularly scheduled monthly board meeting, individual cooperative members may present questions at this time. The Cooperative issues monthly newsletter to each member each month, regularly scheduled board meeting and times are listed in the news letter. A call to members if also scheduled at each annual meeting. A summary of the year-end Financial Statement is mailed to each member prior to the annual meeting, an is also available on the cooperative website www.navopache.org Monthly board meeting minutes are available to members upon request. Cooperative membership approval is required by mail ballot for all by-law changes.</Explanation>
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