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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Gibson Electric Membership Corporation is organized with members.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Gibson Electric Membership Corporation's trustees are elected by themembers of the organization.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 10b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Gibson Electric Membership Corporation has district or branch offices throughout Northwest Tennessee and in Clinton, Kentucky, but they operate as one entity in policy making.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Employees and the Board of Trustees shall make full disclosure to the Boardof Trustees of any facts indicating a conflict of interest as it arises.They shall disqualify themselves from voting on a decision posing aconflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest. ThePresident and CEO shall provide assistance to the Board of Trustees toassure compliance with this policy. The President and CEO shall alsodevelop and enforce an appropriate management policy relating to conflictsof interest of employees. The General Counsel shall advise individualBoard members and/or the Board of Trustees regarding compliance with thispolicy. The Board of Trustees shall review compliance with this policy andcounsel with any Board member as the situation may require. The Board ofTrustees shall assure, to the extent possible, that the Cooperative is notdamaged or compromised because of the existence of a conflict of intereston the part of Board members or the General Counsel.</ExplanationTxt>
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