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        <ExplanationTxt>JEFFERSON ENERGY COOPERATIVE'S MISSION IS TO SAFELY DELIVER RELIABLE AND COMPETITIVELY PRICED ELECTRICITY TO OUR MEMBER-CONSUMERS. WE DO THIS THROUGH A HIGHLY SKILLED, COMMITTED AND MOTIVATED WORKFORCE. WE SERVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>CERTAIN DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS BYLAWS WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE COOPERATIVE REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS PROVIDED FOR IN ITS POLICY WHICH IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS RETURN.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THROUGH THE USE OF COMPENSATION SURVEYS REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND A PERFORMANCE REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT IS PUT INTO ACTION BY THE MEMBER-ELECTED BOARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE COOPERATIVE MAKES ITS BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS A PART OF ITS FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AS REFLECTED IN PART VI SECTION C LINE 18.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>IN 2023, EUGENE TANZYMORE RETIRED FROM THE JEFFERSON ENERGY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AT THE JULY 18, 2023 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS, RHONDA DAIGS WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD. IN ACCORANCE WITH THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS, ALL DIRECTORS THAT SERVED ON THE BOARD DURING THE 2023 TAX YEAR HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON PART VII. CHARLES C. DILLARD RETIRED AS PRESIDENT/CEO IN MAY 2024. WAYNE GOSSAGE, JR., VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBER SERVICES, WAS APPOINTED TO REPLACE MR. DILLARD AS PRESIDENT/CEO ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF HIS RETIREMENT.</ExplanationTxt>
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