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: 29325001
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 transmissions and successfully meeting all requirements to become a National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Credentialed Cooperative Director within 36 months. All candidates must agree to abide by Board Policy No. 126: Board Election Campaign Policy. 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 February 22. The deadline for submitting nominations by petition is also February 22.
The following are the names and telephone numbers of the nominating committee members:
District #7 | District #8 | District #9 |
Jerry Newman 850-547-9264 |
Jamie Wells 850-768-0255 |
Roger D. White |
Ronnie Hamm 850-263-6241 |
Connie Mason 850-547-4623 |