JANUARY
2015
Special
investigation commentary here
January
31 - First
review of the proposed by-laws 
January
25 - -update
comments & questions on investigation meeting.pdf
January
28, 2015 - Regular Meeting Agenda
January
28, 2015 - Board Minutes
January
6, 2015 - Board Reorganization Meeting Minutes
January
21 - While watching the tape of the City of Socorro's Tuesday
night (1/20/15), Mayor Bhasker mentioned that the report of
the Smith and Christensen law firm was scheduled to be presented
to the SEC Board of Trustees next week. Check the SEC website,
click on News and Events which will take you to Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting notice. The notice States:.... rest of the comments
here
012115-comments
on Investigation meeting and City Council comments
FEBRUARY
2015
.February
28 -
SEC
comments in the March Enchantment
February
27 -
Legislative
efforts to squelch net metering abound
February
26 -
Co-op members
should carefully read proposal (Letter)
Special
co-op members’ meeting slated
February
19, 2015 Chairwoman
Dorough letter to the Chieftain
February
21 - Comments
on 2/18/15 board meeting
February
18th board agenda
February
18, 2015 - board minutes
February
2 - comments
on recommended new board policies
Don't
forget, the monthly board meeting is this Wednesday at 1pm.
Note
item G: PRESIDENT
REPORT 1. CALL FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF: VOTING ON BYLAW'S AS PROPOSED BY AARON CHRISTENSEN.
And
Item M: OLD BUSINESS 3. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF NEW BOARD
POLICIES."
Attendance
at this meeting may shed some light on procedures concerning
the Christensen reports and their effect upon members' rights.
Your comments are important as an expression of your concerns
and opinions. Please attend even though the meeting time is
inconvenient.
MARCH
2015
Comments
in March issue of Enchantment
SEC
comments on back page of April 2015 Enchantment
032815-comment
for download
Vote
NO Flyer
MARCH
12 - SPECIAL MEETING called at the co-op for March 13th 2pm.
031315
- Agenda
The announcement of this meeting was mailed to trustees on March
10th. Please spread the word and attend.
Note
- on the right side are 2 links to the SEC videos of board meeting,
and the Christensen investigation report.
March
11 -
2008
- The investigation report of the Pedernales Co-op
March
9 - Just as an FYI for intested readers and viewers in Oregon,
we'vee re-vived the Pederales (TX) web page for your persual.
You can reach that page by clicking "others", at the
top under Court Cases.
March
7 - Utilities
wage campaign against rooftop solar 
March 6 - Solar
Will Dominate World Energy Supply in Just 15 Years
March
5 - CAcommunities
seize control of their energy futures
APRIL
2015
Poison
Pill by-laws
- a list of problem by-laws April 6, 2015
041815-Gene
Brown Comments
Image
of the ballot showing the fold line.gif
April
8 - SEC's
press release asking for yes vote.pdf
April
9 - Member
vote no poster
April
10 - comments
April
16, 2015 - Chieftain letters:
Not
Happy with co-op spending (Ruth White)
SEC
Board doesn’t deserve support (Gene Brown)
Co-op
should be controlled by members (Fancher Gotesky)
Adversarial
behavior about SEC needs to stop (Ian Jenness)
Proposed
bylaws take away member control (Lee Scholes)
April
22 board Agenda
Foundation Meeting April 22nd 1PM Foundation
agenda
April
billing insert
MAY, 2015
May 7- in the Chieftain -
Mayor,
council declare ultimatum for co-op
Public
comments.
Marie
Watkins on new bylaws.wmv
Council
discussion about the by-laws and
franchise agreement.wmv
May 13 - The regular
montly board meeting follows the Annual
Meeting on May
16th. Board Meeting Agenda
PAY PARTICULAR
ATTENETION TO ITEMS UNDER "NEW BUSINESS"
2015
Annaul Agenda
(Published
in The Enchantment)
May 12 - Update on the critical
"missing" video from the last board meeting -
More
reports coming in that the missing and critical part of the
last board meeting video was not a result of an accident.
Claims the attorney tripped over the cord (which is taped to
the floor) shut down the camera is bogus. The Cynic camera is
identical of the SEC, and we don't even use a wall plug. If
external power is lost, the camera continues on battery for
at least 2-3hrs. Therefore, we can only conclude things were
said or done that at a minimum, discredit the board majority
or possibly getting their sorry asses sued... just say'n.
May
21 -
South Mississippi Electric Power Association spokeswoman
Sara Peterson said SMEPA's board voted to back out of a plan
to buy a share of the plant. Peterson said the association's
staff did a study which found that electricity from Kemper
would cost more than previously planned because of rising
construction costs....
The
rest of the story here
May
28 -
Press Release from the SEC:
Socorro
Electric Cooperative's accuracy of its website material is
the highest priority of the Cooperative. The Letter to the
Editor in May 21, 2015, edition of the El Defensor Chieftain
titled "SEC Has Good News for Seniors" was taken
from SEC Frequently Asked Questions.
Unfortunately, inaccurate material regarding early Retirement
of Patronage Capital Credits was posted on our (SEC)
website. This procedure has never been in accordance with
previous or current Bylaws, policies or practices with regards
to the retirement of Patronage Capital Credits. We apologize
for the misunderstanding and will continue to strive to keep
our website with the most current and accurate information.
Download
the release
JUNE
2015
June
29 -
The "Election Committee" had their meeting to determing
which candidates were qualified to run for the 2 new positions
covering Socorro. Only two previous trustees threw their
hat in the ring. Both lost their seats in the 2013 elections:
-
Don Wolberg (who got only 6 votes the last time he ran for trustee)
and Leroy Anaya who also lost with only 46 votes in 2013. The
winner was Melissa Amaro with 140 votes.
The
committee consists of Manny Marquez, Tanya Duffy, David Johnson,
Dennis Harris, Gene Cole, Percilla Mauldin, Pete Gonzales and
Milton Ulibarri.
June
24 - In viewing some of the videos of the June 24th meting,
and other meetings, it is apparent that District 2 owners have
been cut out of the democratic process. A note to the
state attorney general may be in order.
Regular
board meeting videos:
Public
Comments (Doug May).wmv
Managers
Report - Part 1 of 2 (Wilson Report).wmv
Managers
Report - Part 2 of 2 (Lawyer fees, etc).wmv
Finance
Committee Report part 1 of 2.wmv
Finance
Committee Report part 2 of 2.wmv
Election
Committee Report.wmv
(Some foxes in the hen house)
CFC - Federated Insurance Exchange.wmv
NRECA
region 10 delegate.wmv
Trustee
Travel.wmv
RUS
Form 7.wmv
New
organization chart.wmv
NMRECA
Report.wmv
June
22 -
Agenda
for the June 24th board meeting
May
24th board minutes
June
20 -
A
“make up” meeting between the General Manager, the
board Vice-president, and district 2 trustee, Charlie Wagner,
was conducted Wednesday June 17th. The by-laws allow such a
meeting if one or more trustees are absent from the regular
board meeting per the new by-laws.
The
meeting outcome was that 4 items were requested to be on the
June 24th regular board meeting:
1.
I need prior approval to attend the Legal Seminar November 5-6,
2015 in Seattle, WA, the NMRECA sponsored training August 18
through 20 and the Region Eight and Ten Meeting October 21-22,
2015. The General Manager indicated that approval for all but
the legal seminar were accomplished in the April board meeting.
Pre-approval should be on the agenda for the June meeting.
2.
Discussion in executive session under "litigation Pending"
should be on the June Agenda. The subject being "false
and damaging" statements in letters from Federated Insurance
Exchange which need to be investigated.
3.
The “board pack” for the June meeting should include
the check registers for April and May 2015.
4.
Discuss the issue of why one trustee who was excluded from committee
assignments by Board President. This is probably a violation
of Roberts Rules of Order and excludes any district(s) from
having a representative on the various committees.
June
18 - SEC
corrrects web information (Chieftain)
June
16 - INDEPENDENT FEASIBILITY STUDY SHOW SEC NEGATIVE ECONOMIC
IMPACT ON THE CITY
City
Council Video:
Socorro
City resolution Resolution 15-06-15B - Feasibility Study for
Electric Utility. wmv
Resolution
15-06-15B
Economic
Impact of Changing Electricity Suppliers in the City of Socorro
Related websites:
UNM
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Law firm used -
Stelzner, Winter, Warburton, et al
Economic
Impact of Changing Electricity Suppliers in the City of Socorro
Related websites:
UNM
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Law firm used -
Stelzner, Winter, Warburton, et al
June
4 -
The
relationships between rural energy co-operatives and the utilities
that provide their power are usually pretty subdued. Like partners
in a long and stable marriage, they mostly understand each other
and few disputes make it out of the boardroom.
But
earlier this year, it became clear that things have deteriorated
between Delta-Montrose Electric Association and its provider,
Tri-State. The two have quietly—and not so quietly—been
at odds for years over whether Delta-Montrose, a rural electricity
cooperative based in Montrose, Colorado, could go outside their
relationship to generate some of its own power. Finally, in
February, Delta-Montrose called on federal regulators to resolve
the dispute. .....
The rest of the story here:
A
rural utility bucks against its power supplier
June
3 - Socorro
City Clerk comments at June 3rd Rotary Meeting
National
Rural Cooperative Association
DER
...Distributed Energy Resources are moving into the mainstream.
The rest of the story here.
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