2023-04-20T14:33:01-05:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 480504601 Western Cooperative Electric Association Inc % Richard Schaus WEST 7857435561 PO Box 278 Wakeeney KS 67672 RICHARD SCHAUS Secretary Treasurer 7857435561 2023-04-20 RICHARD SCHAUS 999009999 false 1 AAL2 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Western Cooperative Electic Association Inc 635 S 13th St Wakeeney KS 67672 44448202 false X www.westerncoop.com X 1945 KS It is the mission of Western Cooperative Electric to provide reliable energy and optimum services for the betterment of its members 9 9 57 0 0 38662082 44414115 25102 27600 -325 -72 38686859 44441643 0 3337997 4441383 5176546 4504614 0 0 30172316 35495646 38686859 44441643 0 113313636 116000475 63602091 62754972 49711545 53245503 It is the mission of Western Cooperative Electric to provide reliable energy and optimum services for the betterment of its members. false false 44441643 44441643 Provide electrical service to 12,117 meters in our designated service territory. 44441643 false false false false false false false false false false true false true false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 281 0 true 57 true false false false false false false 44424699 16944 false false false false X 9 9 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false X STACEY MALSAM 7857435561 635 S 13th St Wakeeney KS 67672 CRAIG CROSSLAND President 4.300 X X 9600 0 0 TERRY HOBBS VicePresident 4.400 X X 13200 0 0 RICHARD SCHAUS Secretary Treasurer 2.700 X X 7800 0 0 CHARLES LUETTERS Director 2.200 X 4200 0 0 FRANK JOY Director 4.300 X 10600 0 0 DALE WEINHOLD Director 4.300 X 12300 0 0 SUSAN ROHLEDER Director 4.600 X 9000 0 0 MARVIN KELLER Director 3.400 X 12900 0 0 LANDON HEIER Director 2.300 X 10800 0 0 TOM RUTH General Manager 40.00 X 232908 0 98452 STACEY MALSAM CFO 40.00 X 144262 0 48807 RON ASCHENBRENNER Line Superintendent 40.00 X 124758 0 62892 JERRY CASEY Operations Field Super 40.00 X 112932 0 60712 MARK KLEIN Line Foreman 40.00 X 113815 0 48708 CRAIG CRAMER Manager of IS 40.00 X 114728 0 51983 AARON FRIEB Line Foreman 40.00 X 114907 0 25128 NICKOLAS ZERR Director 5.900 X 9300 0 0 1058010 396682 7 true true false Sunflower Electric Power PO Box 1020 Hays KS 67601 Transmission Maintenance 281781 Solida Tree Service Inc PO Box 421 Phillipsburg KS 67661 Tree Trimming 219964 Utility Asset Management 2373 Central Park Blvd Ste 100 Denver CO 80238 Pole Testing 109347 PAR Electrical Contractors PO Box 846234 Dallas TX 75284 Electrical Construction 41325 WAJ Spraying LLC 2260 County Road 74 Quinter KS 67752 Substation spraying 17466 3 Electrical Energy Sale 221000 40662278 40662278 Rent Electric Property 531390 16944 16944 Consumer Int fee 541900 29347 29347 Capital Credits 541900 2920249 2920249 785297 785297 44414115 27600 27600 0 6487 6559 -72 44441643 44424771 16944 4441383 1058008 1450774 1446701 317794 231337 11172 84358 310203 331008 120209 1534155 2422925 109878 Purchased Power 27530184 Operations 397621 Maintenance 714172 Property Taxes 916100 1013661 44441643 0 0 0 -766745 918517 2955337 110 4941213 4810026 1456614 3075902 5879355 2521570 109311178 31378074 74051051 77933104 24796811 26741246 113313636 116000475 2642444 2538046 59757645 56595771 2443286 1202002 1177869 63602091 62754972 X 49711545 53245503 49711545 53245503 113313636 116000475 X 0 3533958 X X false true X true true true false false X false false false false false 291251 291251 6405462 1383614 5021848 99081467 28158936 70922531 3532998 1835524 1697474 77933104 Assoc Org Pat Cap 25198102 C CFC Cap Term Certs 479035 C Rural Econ Dev RLF 693542 C Other Org Pat Cap 370567 C 26741246 Accrued Sales and Property Tax 547255 Accrued Interest 371 Accrued Labor and Benefits 476998 Western Cares Program 6623 Other Deferred Credits 146622 1177869 false false false false false false false false false CRAIG CROSSLAND President 9600 9600 TERRY HOBBS VicePresident 13200 13200 RICHARD SCHAUS Secretary Treasurer 7800 7800 CHARLES LUETTERS Director 4200 4200 FRANK JOY Director 10600 10600 DALE WEINHOLD Director 12300 12300 SUSAN ROHLEDER Director 9000 9000 MARVIN KELLER Director 12900 12900 LANDON HEIER Director 10800 10800 TOM RUTH General Manager 226966 5942 98452 26518 357878 STACEY MALSAM CFO 143976 286 48807 26518 219587 RON ASCHENBRENNER Line Superintendent 124400 358 62892 26518 214168 JERRY CASEY Operations Field Super 111581 1351 60712 26518 200162 MARK KLEIN Line Foreman 113065 750 48708 26518 189041 CRAIG CRAMER Manager of IS 114242 486 51983 26518 193229 AARON FRIEB Line Foreman 114767 140 25128 26518 166553 NICKOLAS ZERR Director 9300 9300 Part VI Line 6 Western Cooperative Electric is a member-owned cooperative. Part VI Line 7a Each board member appoints a nominating committee member in their district. Part VI Line 7a The nominating committee nominations are voted on by member mail-in ballot. Part VI Line 7b Member-owners vote on Board of Trustee representation. Part VI Line 11b The Form was presented to Trustees at the April 20, 2023 board meeting. A Part VI Line 11b review was completed and the floor was opened for questions. Part VI Line 12c Trustees fill out individual questionnaires annually requiring disclosure Part VI Line 12c of conflicts of interest. These are reviewed annually by the CFO. Part VI Line 15a or b Trustees and CEO use the Kansas Electric Coop state-wide wage salary survey Part VI Line 15a or b and the NRECA National Compensation Survey to review wages annually. Part VI Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financials are Part VI Line 19 available upon request at headquarters office located in WaKeeney, KS. Part XI Line 9 The total other changes shown represent margins from 2022 netted with Part XI Line 9 estate retirements. Margins allocated to members as stated in the bylaws. Part XII Line 2c The Form 990 was reviewed by the Board of Trustees during the April 20 2023 Part XII Line 2c Board of Trustees meeting.