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Board Meeting
December 18, 2001
The meeting was called to
order by President John Elliott at 7:00 p.m.
Board members present expressed their sadness over the
loss of board member Curt Culver, who passed away November 30, 2001.
John Saven, Executive Director of the Northwest
Requirements Utilities (NRU) and the Northwest Irrigation Utilities (NIU)
provided an overview of his organization and their 2001 activities. Saven
updated the board on current issues including: power supply and services to the
Direct Service Industries; the group’s relationship with the Bonneville Power
Administration; and regional transmission issues.
Roger Kuhlman, Engineering and Operations Manager,
reported that analog cellular phones in Salem Electric vehicles have been
replaced with digital phones. Kuhlman updated the board on recent outages on
the Salem/ Dallas Highway, which occurred during a recent windstorm.
Angie Thomas, the Leadership Youth representative on
the board provided an update of her activities, which included attending a
Leader-ship Youth meeting during which three business owners discussed how they
built their businesses. Thomas said there was also an interesting speaker who
addressed personal and business etiquette.
Terry Kelly, Member Services Manager, updated the
board on the West Salem High School project that he has been involved with
since 1997. Upon its completion, he reported that the school will be the
largest building in Polk County. The school’s conservation measures, in concert
with Salem Electric, will save over 900,000 kilowatt hours per year.
Bob Speckman, General Manager, asked for board input
on various requests from other utility organizations. The consensus of the
board is to empower Speckman to use his judgment on urgent matters and to
report actions to the board. Speckman reported on the Northwest Public Power
Association’s search for a new Executive Director position, which he is
involved in.
Jack Belleque, Administrative Services Manager,
presented three resolutions regarding restatement and amendments to the co-op’s
401(k) Profit Sharing and the Money Purchase Pension Plan. On a motion from
Horn, and second by Anderson, the three resolutions were adopted unanimously.
Belleque presented a resolution for forfeiture of unclaimed capital credits for
1976.
Belleque reported that 80% of the credits for 1976
have been paid out. On a motion by Anderson and second by Dyer, the resolution
was adopted by unanimous vote.
The board adjourned at 8:12 p.m.
Jeff Anderson
Secretary/Treasurer
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 For
the past several years I have taken on the task of showcasing the contributions
Salem Electric has made to our community and to our company. None of these
accomplishments could have happened without the employees belief that it is
truly rewarding to give back to our community.
For Our Community
In 2001 SE helped sponsor or participated
in the following community activities:
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Keizer Iris Festival Run
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"Magic At The Mill" Holiday
Lighting Display
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Salem Art Fair
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Willamette University "Star
Tree" Lighting
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Summer In the City Celebration
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West Salem Waterfront Parade
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American Cancer Society Relay for Life
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United Way Campaign
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SE Drill Team in Waterfront &
Festival of Lights Parades
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Needy Family Sponsorship
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Salem Rodeo
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Oregon Symphony in Salem
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Salvation Army Bell Ringing
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American Red Cross Blood Drive
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West Salem Little League
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Keizer Little League
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West Salem Business Association Business
Fair
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Keizer Safety Open House
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Salem Police Department Toy Drive
Collection Site
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Adopt-a-Block Participants
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Support of Destination Imagination Teams
at Walker & Chapman Hill
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POWER After School Program at Walker
Middle School
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Myers, Chapman Hill & Brush College
Jog-a-thons
SE’s Special Recognition
& Awards
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Several NWPPA "Excellence In
Communication" Awards
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Selected "Best Marching Group"
at the West Salem Waterfront Parade
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Recognized as Corporate Sponsor of the
Keizer Iris Festival
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Raised $2,855 for American Cancer
Society
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Selected "Best Use of Humor"
at the Festival of Lights Parade
Since none of the community contributions
and our reliable service could happen without people, this is a partial list of
the awards and accomplishments, both personal and professional, that took place
during the past year.
SE People
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Ed Johnson completes apprenticeship
training; promoted to Journeyman Lineman
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Sandra Cruz & Michele Mogle join SE
as Customer Service Representatives
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Lisa Wordeman "rejoins" SE as
Customer Service Representative
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Jeff Lewis promoted to Member Services
Supervisor
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Harold Backen Golf Tournament award
winners: Tino Tovar, Jack Belleque, Steve Gehley and Nick Reding
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Steve Gehley promoted to 6th-step
apprentice
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Bob Speckman elected Secretary/Treasurer
of the Northwest Public Power Association
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Angie Thomas selected as Leadership
Youth Representative
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Rob Thorn hired as full time Utilityman
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Jenny Knieling & Nick Gerig become
engaged
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Richard Spangler & Carmen Fernandez
married
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Gail Love & Joe Ripp become engaged
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Karen Thomas wins First Annual Pumpkin
Carving Contest
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Brittney Charnetzki wins $1,000 from
G.I. Joes for the West Salem Little League For Our Members
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Sponsored Kristin Dahlin at the 2001
NRECA Youth Tour in Washington, D.C.
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Improvements made to our web page
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Awarded $2,000 Electric Technology Grant
to South Salem High School’s Electric Vehicle Club
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No outages in March 2001Ñ7th "no
outage" month in SE history
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Provided fluorescent bulb coupons to our
members and sold thousands of bulbs
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Crews complete conduit installation at
West Salem High School
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Board increased Heating Bill Assistance
Program budget to $150,000
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Approved patronage revolvement of $1.2
million dollars in capital credit refunds to our members
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Started the Residential Conservation
Incentive Program to reward energy savings For Our Employees
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Spring break visits for employees’ kids
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5th Annual Employee Appreciation Day
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Wellness Program continued
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Fitness awards provided
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Retiree informational lunches continued
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Volcanoes baseball game night
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Pottery night
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New evaluation system implemented
Saying Goodbye
In 2001, we said goodbye to retiree Walt Collier who was employed at the
cooperative for over 14 years. Walt passed away on February 18.
We also said goodbye to board member Curt Culver. Curt died on November 30,
after serving on the board of directors since 1996.
Both are greatly missed.
Thank you one and all for making Salem Electric the community-friendly
organization that it is. And a huge thank you to Cindy Lenker for keeping this
scrapbook each year.
Nancy Horn, Director
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