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Board Positions Open for 2018 Election As a member of Inland Power, you own your utility. That ownership comes with benefits including local control and accountability, meaning your choice of co-op board members. Co-op members elect their board members to lead the cooperative. Here at Inland Power, our elected board members are called “trustees.”
south of Highway 2 as it runs east-west through Lincoln and Spokane Counties, west of Highway 195 and north of a line proceeding west from Highway 195 along the SpokaneWhitman and Lincoln-Adams County lines to Schoonover Road, then south on Schoonover Road to Rehn Road and then west along Rehn Road to the Grant-Lincoln County line.
The word “trustee” gets to the heart of the matter. Co-op members are entrusting board members to keep their co-op strong. The job is more than attending board meetings. Trustees must learn about complicated issues in the energy business and foresee challenges in providing affordable and reliable power. They forge Please send your request for the 2018 Candidate Packet outlining candidate qualifications, responsibilities a long-term plan for the sustainability of and the application process to Jennifer the cooperative. They hire the CEO. They Positions open in Hattamer at jenniferh@inlandpower. reach out and listen to the members. com or by calling her at (509) 747-7151. Trustees are stewards of that purpose District 1, Prospective candidates are required to and should make every decision big or submit a candidate certificate of eligibility, small with the members in mind. application and a photo by January 5, District 3 and If this sounds like a position for you, 2018. Inland Power’s nominating committee is District 5 The nominating committee will meet in accepting applications for board positions late-January to review all applications in Districts 1, 3 and 5. received and make nominations based • District 1: Includes all the area served by Inland Power north on applicant qualifications. Additionally, co-op members may of the Spokane River and west of a line along Highway 395 be nominated by petition along with the prerequisite applicant from the Spokane River to the intersection of Highway 395 documents. and Main Street in Deer Park and including the area running due north west of Main Street and south of 7th Avenue and Election results will be announced at Inland Power’s annual meeting on Saturday, March 31, 2018. Each active membership west of Short Road running north from Deer Park. is entitled to one vote for each district up for election either • District 3: Includes all the area served by Inland Power by mail, electronically or in person at the annual meeting. For north of Highway 2 as it runs east-west through Lincoln and those undecided voters and attendees at the annual meeting, Spokane Counties and south of the Spokane River and Lake candidates will have the opportunity to introduce themselves Roosevelt. and give a quick three minute speech to the membership • District 5: Includes all the area served by Inland Power detailing their qualifications during the annual meeting as well.
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