February 2001

Attention High School Students!
From The President

 

News & Views from Your Elected Representatives

Minutes of the Meeting Held on:

December 19, 2000

The meeting was called to order by President Nancy Horn at 7 p.m. and all board members were present.
   Oregon OSHA presented Salem Electric with its second SHARP Safety Award.
   Engineering and Operations Manager Roger Kuhlman distributed copies of a completed Work Order and explained the procedure used by the Engineering Department when a customer requests a new service installation.
   Member Services Manager Terry Kelly described the electrically-heated water saving programs offered by Salem Electric. The measures include application of water heater wraps, checking water heater temperature settings, and installing efficient shower heads and faucet aerators. He said all of these measures are installed at no cost to the customer.
   General Manager Bob Speckman reminded the board of the special board meeting on December 21 to receive further information on NoaNet. Speckman stated that as of this date ten cooperatives have signed on to enter a study to determine NoaNet’s particular value to their co-op. (At the subsequent special meeting the Salem Electric board voted to participate in the study.)
   In regard to approval of revisions to the Service Policies, there was some discussion about the new $10 "Field Service Connection Fee." The fee was set to hopefully discourage members from waiting until their service is disconnected to pay their bill. Some board members felt the fee should be raised to $20 to offer more incentive. The board eventually voted to approve the Service Policies and will review the Field Service Connection Fee after a year.

The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.

Curt Culver


Secretary/Treasurer

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It’s that time of year again to showcase the community and member related activities of Salem Electric. Each year Cindy Lenker keeps the official "scrapbook" and generously allows me to share it with our members.

Besides being a very efficiently run cooperative, Salem Electric also had time to sponsor or participate in the following community activities:

* Keizer Iris Festival Run
* "Magic At The Mill" Holiday Light Display
* Salem Art Fair
* Willamette University "Star Tree" Lighting
* Summer in the City Celebration
* West Salem Waterfront Parade
* American Cancer Society Relay for Life
* United Way Campaign
* SE Drill Team in Waterfront and Festival of Lights Parades
* Needy Family Sponsorship
* Salem Rodeo
* Oregon Symphony Concert
* Salvation Army Bell Ringing
* American Red Cross Blood Drive
* West Salem Little League
* Keizer Little League
* West Salem Business Association Business Fair
* Keizer Safety Open House
* Leadership Youth Participant

* Salem Police Department Toy Drive Collection Site



Once again our members benefitted from the following noteworthy activities:

* No outages in March 2000—5th "no outage" month in SE history
* Board authorized $1,100,000 in capitol credit refunds
* Allotted over $100,000 toward energy-saving features in the new 
   West Salem High School
* Volunteers did painting at the Salem Outreach Shelter
* Volunteers participated in a landscape project
* Awarded $2,000 Electric Technology Grant to McNary High School’s 
   Electric Vehicle Club



* Sponsored Patrick Sieng at the 2000 National Rural 
   Electric Cooperative Association Youth Tour in 
   Washington D.C.

* Volunteers helped paint sealer at the Gilbert House
* Continued improvements to our website
* VISA and Mastercard payments now accepted

When employees weren’t busy doing good deeds for the community and members, they took well deserved time for themselves and . . .

* Had Spring Break visits for employees’ kids
* 4th Annual Employee Appreciation Day
* Wellness Program continued
* Fitness awards provided
* Retiree informational lunches continued
* Volcanoes baseball game night
* Positive mental attitude training
* Implemented Section 125 - flexible spending plan

Employees on the move . . .

* Darin Jacobsen completes apprenticeship training and is promoted 
   to Journeyman Lineman
* Sara Downie and Jenny Knieling join SE as Customer Service 
   Representatives
* Jenny Knieling promoted to Accounting Assistant
* Roger Kuhlman named President of the Professional Engineers 
   of Oregon
* Photo by Larry Clack selected for the cover of the Northwest Public 
   Power Association (NWPPA) Bulletin Magazine
* Heather Marion hired for the Student Trainee position
* Helen Findley receives a Volunteer Service Award for her work 
   with seniors
* Ed Johnson promoted to 5th-step apprentice
* Roger Kuhlman receives the "Co-Operator" of the Year Award 
   from the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association
* Steve Gehley enters apprenticeship program
* Gail Love promoted to Customer Service Specialist
* Terry Kelly elected President of the Salem Downtown Association

And finally we took home some prestigious awards and recognitions:

* Bronze Award for participating in the American Cancer Society 
   Relay for Life
* SHARP safety award from the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health
   Division
* Several NWPPA "Excellence in Communication" Awards
* Received Salem Convention and Visitors Association "Business 
   Member of theYear" Award



* Received the Al Loucks Community Service Award 
   from the City of Salem



Nancy Horn
Board President

 

 

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