Polk-Burnett Policies | Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative

One of the responsibilities of a director is approving the policies that govern the cooperative.

Ed Gullickson, Board President

Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative Policies

Board Policies

BD-1: Board/Staff Relationship
BD-2: Committees of the Board
BD-2a: Audit Committee
BD-3: Appearance by Member or Others at Regular Board Meetings
BD-3: Attachment
BD-4: Legal Services
BD-5: Annual Audit
BD-6: Equity Level
BD-7: Investment of General Funds
BD-8: Check Signatures
BD-9: Funds Handling
BD-10: Directors' Expenses & Per Diem
BD-11: Electronic Communication Devices for Directors and Attorney
BD-12: Delegating Administrative Duties of Corporate Officers
BD-13: Workplace Conduct
BD-14: ROPE (Restoration of Power in Emergencies)
BD-15: Joint Use of Poles
BD-16: Economic Development
BD-17: Guidelines for Director Election Process
BD-18: Bylaw Amendments
BD-19: Redistricting Guidelines
BD-20: Proprietary Information
BD-21: Review of Business Records and Financial Data
BD-22: HIPAA
BD-23: Code of Ethics
BD-24: Identity Theft Prevention
BD-25: Strategic Planning
BD-26: Internal Control Systems
BD-27: Records Management
BD-28: Director Education
BD-30: Energy Rate Design Guidelines
BD-31: Succession Management
BD-32: Destruction of Proprietary Information
BD-33: Running for Director of an Associated Organization
BD-34: Executive Session

Member Policies

M-1: Application for Membership and Electric Service
M-2: Electric Rights-of-Way and Easements
M-3: Classification of Consumers
M-4: New, Non-Commercial, Single-Phase Electric Line Extension Policy
M-5: Incentive & Rebate Program
M-6: Prepay Program
Prepay Agreement
M-8: Billing
M-9: Billing Adjustments
M-10: Collections
M-11: Member Deposits
M-13: Discontinuance of Service
M-14: Disconnection & Reconnection Fees
M-16: Meters
M-17: Member's Wiring & Equipment
M-18: Member's Responsibility
M-19: Theft/Tampering with Cooperative Facilities
M-20: Theft of Electricity
M-21: Use of Cooperative Material, Equipment & Personnel
M-22: Capital Credit Allocations and Distribution
M-23: Facility Relocation Due to Highway Improvements
M-24: Member Requests for Information
M-24 Form
M-25: Energy Conservation & Load Management
M-26: Neutral to Earth Voltage (Stray Voltage)
M-27: Used Poles
M-28: Smart/AMI Meter Relocation
M-30: Third Party Disconnect Notice
M-31: Right-of-Way Clearing
M-32: Distributive Generation
M-33: Disposition of Offers to Acquire All or Substantially All of the Cooperative's Assets
M-34: Non-Metered (Idle) Services
M-35: House Moves
M-36: Motor Starting Currents
M-38: Member Changes to Cooperative Facilities
M-39: Safety First-Farm Rewiring Grant Program
M-39: Application & Contract
M-39: Rewiring Loan Checklist
M-40: Member Request for a Specific Type of Primary Power Line Construction
M-42: Rate Schedule
M-43: Water Heater Service

Request Appearance at a Board Meeting

The board of directors hold regularly scheduled monthly board meetings to transact the business affairs of Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative. Any person other than directors, management, employees and invited guests requesting to attend a board of director's meeting must make a written request.

Policy BD-3: Appearance by Members or Others at Regular Board Meetings describe the process of attending a regular monthly board meeting. Please refer to the policy and complete and submit the form for consideration.

Request Appearance at Board Meeting

Request Cooperative Records

Any request (other than records that can be found on the cooperative's website, such as rate schedules, annual audit, bylaws, board meeting minute summaries, published policies, newsletter) shall be made in writing using the Member Request for Cooperative Records form.

Policy M-24: Member Requests for Cooperative Records provides the rules and procedures to be followed in response to a member request for cooperative records pursuant to the law. Please refer to the policy and complete and submit the form for consideration.

Member Request for Cooperative Records