Board Candidate Nominations Due Feb. 24

In accordance with Article IV, Section 5, of West Florida Electric Cooperative’s bylaws, WFEC has appointed a nominating committee to identify interested and qualified members to be candidates for the board of trustees in the Co-op’s upcoming elections. WFEC’s members will elect trustees to represent the following districts:

District 7: That part of Holmes County lying east of State Road 79 from the south boundary of Holmes County to the junction of State Road 79 and State Road 177 and that portion of Holmes County lying east of State Road 177.

District 8: That portion of Holmes County lying west of State Road 177 and lying west of State Road 79, from the junction of State Road 177 and State Road 79 to the south county line of Holmes County and east of the Choctawhatchee River.

District 9: That part of Holmes County lying west of the Choctawhatchee River.

To be eligible to serve as a trustee, a person must be a bonafide WFEC member residing in the respective district and meet certain other requirements set forth in WFEC’s bylaws. Desired qualifications include the ability to become bonded, the capability of receiving and sending electronic mail and facsimile transmissions and successfully meeting all requirements to become a National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Credentialed Cooperative Director within 36 months. Any WFEC member living in Districts 7, 8 or 9 and interested in running should contact a committee member in the appropriate district. The deadline for submitting all completed information to the committee is noon on Tuesday, Februrary 24, 2009. The deadline for submitting nominations by petition is also February 24, 2009.
The following are the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the nominating committee members:

District #7                                          District #8                                          District #9

Sid Johnson                                        Jack Spears                                        Murry Jenkins
3406 Highway 2                                 2435 Jenkins Rd.                                1348 Reedy Rd.
Bonifay, FL 32425                             Bonifay, FL 32425                              Westville, FL 32464
850-263-4008                                   850-547-2080                                     850-956-9934

Jerry Newman                                    Dale Short                                           Lomax Polston
1358 Gavin Rd.                                  2633 Bonifay-Gritney Rd.                   1602 Arrant Rd.
Bonifay, FL 32425                             Bonifay, FL  32425                             Westville, FL 3246
850-547-9264                                   850-547-547-4081                             850-956-2143