1. Candidate must have the ability and willingness to meet the duty of care, loyalty, and obedience. To meet these duties, no specific time commitment can be predicted; however, directors are expected to commit no less than 20 hours per month on average to their role as a director.
2. Candidates must meet all requirements set forth in Article IV, Section 2, of the Bylaws, which includes that no member shall be eligible to become or remain a director or to hold any position of trust in the cooperative who is not a bona fide resident of the area served by the cooperative or who is in any way employed by or financially interested in a competing enterprise or a business selling electric energy or a supplier to the cooperative; and no current or past employee is eligible to become a director who has less than five years of separation from the cooperative. (https://jcremc.com/company/bylaws/)
3. Candidates shall indicate willingness to promote and safeguard the interest of JCREMC among the members and the general public.
4. Candidates must not have been convicted of a felony.
5. Candidates must have knowledge of the Cooperative philosophy and be able to represent the membership on an impartial basis.
6. Candidates must not have a conflict of interest that would make it difficult to discharge duties as a director of the Johnson County REMC.
7. Candidates must fill out a candidate application from (provided by JCREMC) and submit a resume at least 10 days before the nomination committee meets to be considered.
8. Candidates must be willing to attend regularly scheduled and special meetings of the Board of Directors and to further attend national, state, and meetings of local organizations with associated interest that further the cooperative movement, together with director training institutes or seminars which will aid in keeping them well informed on matters affecting JCREMC. Candidates must be willing to complete and obtain Credentialed Cooperative Director and Board Leadership Certificate certification, which consists of approximately 16 days of classes, before the completion of their second three-year term.
9. Candidates should be aware that members of the Board of Directors are compensated for their service with per diems, mileage, and expense reimbursement. They also receive transportation, lodging, and meal expenses when traveling for cooperative business. Directors have access to health insurance benefits; however, the cooperative is transitioning away from health insurance benefits as director compensation, and new directors will receive a retainer in place of the health insurance benefits.
10. Candidates agree to serve the term of office for which elected until a successor has been appointed or elected.
11. Candidates or their spouse shall not have a close relative presently employed by JCREMC or serving as a Director (unless the Director has provided written notice of retirement prior to the election cycle) of JCREMC. "Close relative" shall include the following schedule: current spouse (or significant other), child or stepchild, parent or stepparent, sibling or stepsibling, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, aunt, uncle, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, niece, nephew and first cousin.
12. Candidates running in the same or different districts for director positions shall not be employed by the same employer.
