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        <ExplanationTxt>ELECTION FIRST MADE JUNE 2021.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE CITIZENS UTILITY BOARD OF OHIO (CUB OHIO) WORKS ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL BUSINESS UTILITY CUSTOMERS. WITH MEMBERSHIP ACROSS THE STATE, CUB OHIO WORKS FOR CHEAPER BILLS, RELIABLE SERVICE, TRANSPARENCY, CONSUMER RIGHTS, AND CLEAN, HEALTHY ENERGY DELIVERED EQUITABLY. OUR WORK INCLUDES ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS BY CLEANING UP OUR ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM BY WORKING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>CUB OHIO CONDUCTED PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON BEHALF OF OHIO RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL BUSINESS UTILITY CONSUMERS, ENGAGING CONSUMERS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS. CUB OHIO SERVED AS A CONSUMER EDUCATION VOICE FOR CHEAPER BILLS, RELIABLE SERVICE, TRANSPARENCY, CONSUMER RIGHTS, AND CLEAN, HEALTHY ENERGY DELIVERED EQUITABLY. WITH MORE THAN 1,000 MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE IN THE SERVICE TERRITORY OF ALL FOUR INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES, CUB OHIO WORKS FOR INNOVATION THAT CAN REDUCE POLLUTION AND ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS WHILE ALSO COMBATING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND WORKING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. CUB OHIO INTERVENED IN MULTIPLE LEGAL DOCKETS AT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO, EDUCATED MUNICIPAL LEADERS ABOUT MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, AND STATE LEADERS ABOUT SOLAR ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND LOWERING CONSUMER COSTS BY REMOVING LEGACY SUBSIDIES. AS PART OF CUB OHIO'S PUBLIC EDUCATION WORK, WE ENGAGED WITH NEWS REPORTERS ACROSS THE STATE AND WERE MENTIONED IN NEWS ARTICLES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THOSE SUBJECT TO THE POLICY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT THE TIME THE CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED AND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD BASED ON A COMBINATION OF SALARY SURVEYS FOR THE MARKETPLACE AND FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>REQUESTS FOR SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE EVALUATED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD AND PROVIDED IF SUCH REQUESTS ARE APPROVED.</ExplanationTxt>
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