ELECTION PROCESS
Events During
the Election Year
JANUARY
The nominating committees meet and name Board of Director
nominees. These names, with their bios, will be mailed to each
member residing in the respective district. This notice will also
inform each member of the date, time and place of the district
meeting.
FEBRUARY
District meetings will be held and Director will be elected.
MARCH
Annual Meeting will be held and newly elected Board Members
will be seated.
Events in
year previous to Elections
OCTOBER
Deadline for nominating committee names to be submitted to the
PRECO Board of Directors is due by October 24th. If you wish to
serve on the nominating committee, please contact your Director. (Board of Directors)
NOVEMBER
PRECO Board of Directors officially name the nominating
committee.
DECEMBER
PRECO will publish in The Florida Monthly Magazine the names
and telephone numbers of the nominating committee. The PRECO
membership will be asked to submit to this nominating committee,
names of qualified nominees to run for the Board of Directors.
What qualifies a member to run
for office?
Any person shall be eligible to become and remain a Director in
the Cooperative who:
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Is a member of the Cooperative for at
least 12 months, maintain their primary residence in the
district, which the Director represents and purchase electric
energy from the Cooperative at that residence.
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Not be employed by or have a material
financial interest in a competing enterprise or business that
sells electrical energy or a supplier, contractor, consultant or
any other entity with which the Cooperative does a substantial
amount of business.
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Not have a close relative employed by
the Cooperative.
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Not be employed by the Cooperative and
must not have been employed by the Cooperative for a period of
two years before becoming a Director.
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Attend at least three-fourths of the
regular monthly Board meetings during any twelve-month period
beginning with the first month the Director takes office unless
failure to attend a meeting is excused by Board action.
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