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O U R BOARD

G A RY H I L LDistrict 1

S H E R I C L A A S S E NDistrict 2Vice President

J O S H H A R D E RDistrict 7

D E A N T H O M PS O NDistrict 3

J E R RY STA A BDistrict 4President

RO N O E L K E R S District 5

B OY D R AYDistrict 6Secretary/Treasurer

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H O W TO C A ST YO U R V OT E At Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., one of our goals is to operate a workplace that is safe for all our employees and guests. Due to the potential health issues associated with the coronavirus, our annual meeting previously scheduled for March 13 was canceled.

Ballots will be mailed to members in mid-May. Please complete your ballot using the directions below. Ballots must be received by MAY 22, 2020, AT 5 P.M.

In accordance with Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. bylaws, the election of trustees and bylaws are being conducted by mail-in ballots. The candidates whose names appear on the ballot were selected by the nominating committee. The results of the election will be reported in Kansas Country Living magazine.

fVote for ONE PERSON in each position and each of the bylaw questions.

fTear out, fold, insert this ballot in the envelope marked “FOR BALLOT ONLY” and seal.

fPlace the “FOR BALLOT ONLY” envelope inside the “RETURN ENVELOPE” and seal.

fComplete the Certificate of Membership on back of “RETURN ENVELOPE” and sign your name or company name as it is listed on your account (refer to mailing label). The Certificate of Membership must be completed in its entirety in order for the ballot to be counted. A spouse of the member is not authorized to sign the ballot.

fBallots must be received BY FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020, AT 5 P.M. Return only one ballot per “RETURN ENVELOPE.” Only ballots returned in the “RETURN ENVELOPE” will be counted.

B O A R D ELECTIONSB A L L O T S M U S T B E R E C E I V E D BY M AY 2 2 AT 5 P. M .

Board of Trustees CandidatesSHERI CLAASSEN has served as a trustee of Butler Electric Cooperative for six years, the past year as vice-president and previously serving as the co-op’s representative on the Kansas

Electric Cooperatives Board of Directors. She and her husband, Art, live on their family farm north of Potwin where they have raised two now grown children. Sheri grew up in Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism and later earned her master of business administration from Pepperdine University. She is retired from a 25-year career at The Wichita Eagle where she held senior management positions. She has served on a number of charitable and non-profit boards of directors, including the Wichita Community Foundation, the Wichita River Festival, and the Salvation Army.

RON OELKERS has served as a trustee of the Butler Electric Cooperative for three years. The past year he also served as chairman of Regional Media Corporation and as the co-op’s representative on

the Kansas Electric Power Cooperative Board of Directors. He and his wife live between Andover and Rose Hill. Ron is a native Kansan and was born and raised in the Wichita area.

He received an associate degree in computer information systems from Butler Community College and a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from Friends University. Ron worked for Boeing Military for 32 years where he was a software engineer and was the lead engineer for B2 Mission Planning.

Ron is retired and runs a small lawn and landscape company.

Sheri Claassen Ron Oelkers

Nominating Committee ReportThe Nominating Committee met on Jan. 7, 2020, and nominated the following candidates for Trustees:fDistrict 2 – Towanda/Burns SHERI CLAASSEN 9730 N.W. 115th Potwin, KS 67123

fDistrict 5 – Rose Hill RON OELKERS15731 S.W. 143rdRose Hill, KS 67133

Nominating Committee: RICHARD JIMENEZ, FERRIS BARRETT, DONALD REGIER, MARION FUTHEY, BRIAN DUPUY, and BILL CORDTS.

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Sarah MaddenOffice Manager

Dale ShortCEO/General Manager

Ben WhitesideV.P. of Admin & Finance

Wendy McAdooComptroller

Stephanie CowmanAccountant II

Anita BerensAdministrative Assistant

Tessa GleasonCustomer Service Representative

Julie GreenCustomer Service Representative

Karla Hilton Customer Service Representative

V E L O C I T Y STAFF

Kirk DayOperations Manager

Glenn TerronesMaintenance Tech

Steve GrishamMaintenance Tech

Mark McAnallyIT

Mark StringerSr. Network Operating Center

Bryan BonhamBusiness Sales

Chris HeislerIT Support Specialist

Scott ZadoronzySr. Network Operating Center

Rick StewartJr. Network Operating Center

Kelsey FarnerJr. Network Operating Center

Chad CharlesWarehouse

Tom LloydJr. Network Operating Center

Jenny KingScheduling

Kacey WalmsleyScheduling

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O P E R AT I O N S STAFF

Mark AndersCrew Chief

Mark GrantMechanic

Alan HarperCrew Chief

Sterling IngallsElectrician

Aaron YoderJourneyman Lineman

Dave GalgonSubstation Tech

Kai FowlerJourneyman Lineman

Steve ArchambeauJourneyman Lineman

Alex PinkertonApprentice Lineman

Bryce MorganJourneyman Lineman

Dave KurnesWarehouse

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Electric Operating StatisticsTIER 1.42 New Services Connected 120 Services Retired 15 Total Services in Place 8,186 Residential Services 6,696 Commercial Services 832 Commercial Over 1,000 kVA 8 Public Authority 51 Highway Lighting 22 Total Active Services 7,609 Energy Line Loss 7.19%Month of Peak Demand JulyCost of Power per kWh Sold $0.0791

Income Statementfor the year ending Dec. 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Operating Revenue $18,431,128

Cost of Power $10,438,457 Operations & Maintenance $1,617,356 Consumer Accounting $552,865 Customer Service $137,625 Administrative & General $1,411,300 Depreciation & Tax $2,395,173 Interest $1,611,148 Total Expenses $18,163,924 Operating Margin $267,204 Non-Operating Margins $384,079 Net Margin $651,283

Balance Sheet as of Dec. 31, 2019 (Unaudited)Assets and Other DebitsUtility Plant in Service $60,253,400 Construction Work in Progress $1,959,122 Total Utility Plant $62,212,522 Less: Accumulated Provision for Depreciation and Amortization $(14,127,020)

Net Utility Plant $48,085,502 Investments $11,767,128 Cash $485,206 Accounts Receivable $7,238,792 Notes Receivable $494,470 Materials & Supplies $994,803 Prepayments $89,614 Other Current & Accrued Assets $189,298 Deferred Debits $501,048 Total Assets and Other Debits $69,845,861

Liabilities and Other EquityLong-Term Debt $39,477,300 Obligations Under Capital Leases $32,051 Notes Payable $2,555,000 Accounts Payable $1,207,101 Consumer Deposits $233,514 Current Maturities L-T Debt & Cap Leases $1,813,143 Other Current & Accrued Liabilities $831,397 Deferred Credits $430,005 Total Liabilities $46,579,511 Patronage Capital $20,594,306 Margins & Equities $2,672,044 Total Margins & Equities $23,266,350 Total Liabilities and Equities $69,845,861

R E V E NU E Residential 88% Commercial 11% Other 1%

E X P E N S E S Cost of Power 57% Depreciation 13% Operation & Maintenance 9% Interest 9% Administrative 8% Consumer Accounting 3% Customer Service 1%

T R E A S U R E R ’ S REPORT

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T R E A S U R E R ’ S REPORT

Balance Sheet as of Dec. 31, 2019 (Unaudited)Assets and Other DebitsBroadband Plant in Service $32,097,907 Construction Work in Progress $35,680 Total Broadband Plant $32,133,587 Less: Accumulated Provision for Depreciation and Amortization $(832,786)

Net Broadband Plant $31,300,801 Investments $1,005,512 Accounts Receivable $79,938 Materials & Supplies $707,877 Prepayments $124,053 Total Assets and Other Debits $33,218,181

Liabilities and Other EquityTotal Long Term Debt & Cap Leases $28,684,415 Accounts Payable $5,947,449 Current Maturities L-T Debt & Cap Leases $547,198 Other Current & Accrued Liabilities $254,603 Total Liabilities $35,433,665 Patronage Capital - Unassigned $(522,608)Margins & Equities $(1,692,876)Total Margins & Equities $(2,215,484)Total Liabilities and Equities $33,218,181

Income Statementfor the year ending Dec. 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Operating Revenue $1,378,144

Direct Costs $418,910 Operations & Maintenance $465,635 Customer Service $354,408 Marketing $309,535 Administrative & General $61,952 Depreciation $750,859 Interest $922,119 Total Expenses $3,283,418 Operating Margin $(1,905,274)Non-Operating Margins $212,398 Net Margin $(1,692,876)Velocity Subscribers 2,268

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Index of Proposed Bylaw ChangesQUESTION 1 The following bylaw changes are proposed to incorporate Velocity Internet Service as an additional Cooperative service by Butler Electric. Proposed changes define and clarify the management of margins or deficits and the allocation to member patronage accounts for electric and other services. The changes allow non-cooperative customers to purchase Velocity Internet Services through our for-profit subsidiary, Regional Media Corporation. Bylaw provisions allow margins or deficits of Regional Media Corporation, to be the property of the Cooperative and allocated to the cooperative membership as a separate classification:

Article I: MembershipfSection 1. Requirements for Membership Subsection (b)fSection 6: Purchase of Electric Service and/or Other Cooperative Service

fSection 7: Termination of Membership

Article VII: Non-Profit OperationfSection 2: Patronage Capital in Connection with Furnishing Electric Service subsection (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, and i)fSection 3: Patronage Capital from Associated Organizations.fSection 4: Patronage Capital in Connection with Furnishing Other Cooperative Services. (This is a new section including subsections (a, b, c, and d))fSection 5: Non-Member Patron Agreement. (This is a new section)

QUESTION 2 The following are changes to allow for electronic notification of meetings when deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees and to allow for a longer notice period due to issues with scheduling the buildings for the Annual Membership Meeting.

Article III: Meetings of the MembersfSection 3: Notice of Member’s Meetings

Article V: Meetings of TrusteesfSection 3: Notice of Board Meetings

QUESTION 3 The following are changes to allow for clarification of the section.

Article IV: TrusteesfSection 3. Qualifications (subsection a)

Article VI: OfficersfSection 10: Compensation

QUESTION 4 The following is added to address how disputes are handled.

Article XI: MiscellaneousfSection 6: Alternative Dispute Resolution

P R O P O S E D BY L AW CHANGES

Proposed Amendments to BylawsYou are hereby notified, pursuant to K.S.A. 17-4608 and Article XII of the bylaws, that the following proposed amendments to the bylaws are being submitted to a vote of the membership by mail ballot, as provided by Article III of the bylaws. The sections of the bylaws in which changes are proposed follow this notice. Deleted language is indicated by striketype and additions to the bylaws are brown.

The Board of Trustees recommends the adoption of the amendments to the Bylaws of Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. A “yes” vote is a vote in favor of the proposed changes. A “no” vote is a vote against the proposed changes.

A BALLOT LISTING THE PROPOSED CHANGES HAS BEEN MAILED TO MEMBERS AND SHOULD BE RETURNED BY MAY 22, 2020 AT 5 P.M.

ARTICLE I: MEMBERSHIPSECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS

FOR MEMBERSHIP. Any natural person, trust, firm, association,

corporation, Limited Liability Corporation, or body politic or subdivision thereof will become a Member of The Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. of El Dorado, Kansas, (herein after called the “Cooperative”) upon receipt of electric service or other Cooperative Service from the Cooperative, provided that he/she or it has first:

(a) Made application for Membership therein;(b) Agreed to purchase from the

Cooperative, electric energy and/or services

for the purchase, distribution, delivery, or metering of electric power or energy (herein referred to as energy and/or services “Electric Service”) or other Cooperative Service (i.e. a qualifying good or service as determined by the Board of Trustees pursuant to applicable authority as evidenced by policy, resolution or contract) as hereinafter specified;

SECTION 6. PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY AND/OR SERVICES. SERVICE AND/OR OTHER COOPERATIVE SERVICE.

Each Member shall, as soon as electric energy and/or services Electric Service or other Cooperative Service shall be available, purchase from the Cooperative all electric

energy and/or services such services used on the premises, and shall pay therefore at rates which shall from time to time be fixed by the Board of Trustees. It is expressly understood that amounts paid for electric energy and/or services Electric Service or other Cooperative Service in excess of the cost of service are furnished by Members as capital and each Member shall be credited with the capital so furnished as provided by these Bylaws. Each Member shall pay to the Cooperative such minimum amount regardless of the amount of electric energy and/or services Electric Service or other Cooperative Service consumed, as shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees from

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time to time. Each Member shall also pay all amounts owed by him to the Cooperative as and when the same shall become due and payable.

SECTION 7. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.

Any Member may withdraw from Membership upon compliance with such uniform terms and conditions as the Board of Trustees may prescribe. The Board of Trustees may, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of all the Members of the Board of Trustees, expel any Member who fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or Rules and Regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees, but only if such Member shall have been given written notice by the Cooperative that such failure makes him liable to expulsion and such failure shall have continued for at least ten (10) days after such notice was given. Any expelled Member may be reinstated by vote of the Board of Trustees or by vote of the Members at any Annual or Special Meeting. The Membership of a Member who for a period of six (6) months after service is available to him, has not purchased electric energy and/or services Electric Service or other Cooperative Service from the Cooperative, or of a Member who has ceased to purchase energy and/or services Electric Service or other Cooperative Service from the Cooperative, may be canceled by resolution of the Board of Trustees.

ARTICLE III: MEETINGS OF MEMBERS

SECTION 3. NOTICE OF MEMBERS’ MEETINGS.

Written or printed notice stating the place, day and hour of the Meeting, and, in case of a Special Meeting or an Annual Meeting at which business requiring Special notice is to be transacted, the purpose or purposes for which the Meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60)thirty-five (35) days before the date of the Meeting, by U.S. Mail, personal service, electronic notification or within the centerspread of the Kansas Electric Cooperative monthly magazine delivered to the Cooperative’s Members. Such notice shall be deemed provided when delivered to the Member as their address appears on the records of the Cooperative. The failure of any Members to receive notice of an Annual or Special Meeting of the Members shall not invalidate any action which may be taken by the Members at any Meeting.

ARTICLE IV: TRUSTEESSECTION 3. QUALIFICATIONS. A person shall be eligible to become or

remain a Member of the Board of Trustees who: Is and has been a Member in Good Standing, as determined by the Officers of the Board of Trustees, by complying with the Cooperative’s Rules and Regulations and Policies for at least two (2) years preceding the election, and whose primary residence is in the district to be served; and

ARTICLE V: MEETINGS OF TRUSTEES

SECTION 3. NOTICE OF BOARD MEETINGS. Written notice of the time and place and

purpose of any Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees shall be delivered to each Trustee not less than 2 days previous thereto either personally, mail, or by electronic notification mail, by or at the direction of the Secretary, or upon a default in duty by the Secretary, by the President or the Trustees calling the Meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the Trustee at his address as it appears on the record of the Cooperative, with the postage paid thereupon. Any Trustee may in writing waive the written notice of Meeting herein provided.

ARTICLE VI: OFFICERSSECTION 10. COMPENSATION. The powers, duties and compensation of

officers, agents and employees shall be fixed

by the Board of Trustees. The authority is subject to the provisions of these bylaws with respect to compensation for Trustees and close relatives to Trustees as described in Section 7.

ARTICLE VII: NON-PROFIT OPERATION

SECTION 2. PATRONAGE CAPITAL IN CONNECTION WITH FURNISHING ELECTRIC .ENERGY AND/OR SERVICES.

(a) In the furnishing ofelectric energy and/or services Electric Service, the Cooperative’s operations shall be so conducted that all patrons, Members and non-Members alike will, through their patronage, furnish capital for the Cooperative. In order to induce patronage and to assure that the Cooperative will operate on a non-profit basis, the Cooperative is obligated to account on a patronage basis to all its patrons, Members and non-Members alike.

(b) All amounts received by the Cooperative from its operations the furnishing of Electric Service in excess of the costs and expenses shall, insofar as permitted by law, be (a)(i) used to offset any losses incurred during the current or any prior fiscal yearincurred during the current or any prior year as authorized by the Board of Trustees, under accepted accounting practices, loan covenants, and federal cooperative tax law, and (bii) to the extent not needed for that purpose, allocated to its patrons on a patronage basis and any amount so allocated shall be included as part of the capital credited to the accounts of patrons, as herein provided.

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(c) All such amounts in excess of operating costs and expenses at the moment of receipt by the Cooperative are received with the understanding that they are furnished by the patrons, Members and non-Members alike as capital. The Cooperative is obligated to equitably allocate and pay by credits to a capital account for each patron all such amounts in excess of operating costs and expenses.

(c)(d)The books and records of the Cooperative shall be setup and kept in such a manner that at the end of each fiscal year the amount of capital, if any, so furnished allocated by each patron is clearly reflected and credited in an appropriate record to the capital account of each patron, and the Cooperative shall within a reasonable time after the close of the fiscal year notify each patron of the amount of capital so credited to his account (“capital credit”). All such amounts allocated and credited to the capital account of any patron shall have the same status as though they had been paid to the patron in cash in pursuance of a legal obligation to do so and the patron had then furnished contributed to the Cooperative corresponding amounts for capital.

(e) In the event the Association Cooperative suffers a loss in any year the Board of Trustees shall have the authority, under accepted accounting practices, loan covenants, and federal cooperative tax law, to prescribe the basis on

which the capital contributions of patrons shall be reduced on account of any such loss, so that it will be borne by the patrons on as equitable a basis as the Board of Trustees finds practicable.

(f) An allocation of capital “on the basis of patronage” is based on the quantity or value of such goods or services provided to a patron in a proportionate manner based on the total quantity or value of such goods or services for all patrons. Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, the Board of Trustees, acting through policy has the authority to determine the kind, timing, method and type of allocation; provided however, that such methods are fair and equitable on the basis of patronage. This includes, but is not limited to, the authority to determine the items of revenue included in the definition of patronage; Such allocation methods may include separate allocation units for recognizing differences in contributions to margins among rate classes, goods or services provided in the furnishing of Electric Service.

(g) In the event of dissolution or liquidation of the Cooperative, after all outstanding capital credits shall have been paid, outstanding capital credits shall be retired without priority or a pro-rata basis before any payments are made on account of property rights of Members. If at any time prior to dissolution or liquida tion the Board of Trustees shall determine that the financial

condition of the Cooperative will not be impaired thereby, the capital then credited to patrons’ or former patrons’ accounts may be retired in full or in part. Any such retirement shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Board of Trustees shall determine in their sole discretion.

(h) Subject to the right of offset, capital credited to the account of each patron or former patron shall be assignable only on the books of the Cooperative pursuant to written instruc tions from the assignor and only to successors in interest, or successors in occupancy in all or part of such patron’s premises served by the Cooperative unless the Board of Trustees acting under policies of general application, shall determine otherwise.

(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Bylaws, the Board of Trustees, at its discretion, shall have the power any time upon the death of a patron, to refund retire that Member patron’s capital credits to the estate of the deceased Member patron at the request of the Member patron’s legal representative, in writing. Any refund retirement and payment of capital credits shall be made under policies of general application and guidelines as provided by the Board of Trustees.

The patrons of the Cooperative, by deal-ing with the Cooperative acknowledge that the terms and provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, the articles of conversion and the Bylaws shall constitute and be a contract between the Cooperative and each patron, and both the Cooperative and the patrons are bound by such contract as fully as though each patron had individually signed a separate instrument containing such terms and provi-sions. The provisions of this Article of the Bylaws shall be called to the attention of each patron of the Cooperative by posting in a conspicuous place in the Cooperative office.

SECTION 3. OTHER PATRONAGE PA-TRONAGE CAPITAL FROM ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS.

If the Cooperative is a member, patron or owner of an entity or organization from which the Cooperative uses or purchases a good or service, which is used in or directly related to the furnishing of Electric Service and other goods or services on a patronage basis to its patrons, and from which the Cooperative is allocated a capital credit or similar amount, then as determined by the Board of Trustees and consistent with this Bylaw, the Cooperative may separately identify and allocate on the basis of patronage to the Cooperative’s

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patrons this capital credit or similar amount allocated by the entity or organization. If the Cooperative separately identified and allocated to its patrons such capital credits received from an entity or organization, the Cooperative may retire and pay such capital credits only after the entity or organization retires and pays the capital credits or similar amounts to the Cooperative. In the event that the Cooperative should engage in the business of furnishing goods or services other than electric energy and/or services all amounts received and receivable therefrom which are in excess of costs and expenses properly chargeable against the furnishing of such goods or services shall, insofar as permitted by law, be prorated annually on a patronage basis and returned to those patrons, Members and non-Members alike, from whom such amounts were obtained .Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Bylaws, the Board of Trustees shall have the authority and discretion to determine the timing, method, basis, priority and order of time and manner of the retirement, if any of any capital credited to the Cooperative by its power supplier or by any other entity in which the Cooperative has an ownership or Membership interest. Such capital shall be identified separately on the books of the Cooperative.

SECTION 4. PATRONAGE CAPITAL IN CONNECTION WITH FURNISHING OTHER COOPERATIVE SERVICES.

In the event that the Cooperative, other than through a subsidiary corporation or business entity in which the Cooperative owns an interest, should engage in the furnishing of a Cooperative Service other than Electric Service, all amounts received and receivable therefrom shall be allocated on a patronage basis to the Cooperative’s patrons purchasing such other Cooperative Service. Patronage capital allocated and retired pursuant to this Section 4 shall be made consistent with the following:

The Board of Trustees shall determine which other goods or services qualify as a Cooperative Service and to whom such other Cooperative Service is provided on a patronage basis. Accordingly, the term “patron” may refer to members only or to all patrons, members and nonmembers alike. All such determinations, required from time to time under this Section 4 and made by the Board of Trustees, shall be through applicable authority, including policy, resolution or contract;

The Board of Trustees shall have the authority under accepted accounting practices, loan covenants and federal cooperative tax law to prescribe the manner in which losses derived from such other Cooperative Service may be handled;

The retirement of patronage capital credit to the individual accounts of such patrons shall be considered and made by the Board of Trustees from time to time subject to the same limitations and guidance of Section 2, except as otherwise provided for in policy; and

To the extent the other Cooperative Service is provided on a non-patronage basis, the purchasers of which are not entitled to receive patronage capital derived from the purchase of such Cooperative Service, the net earnings of which shall be used to (i) offset losses incurred in the current or prior years, and (ii) created unallocated reserves and retained capital not currently assignable to the Patrons.

SECTION 5. NON-MEMBER PATRON AGREEMENT.The non-Member patrons of the Cooperative, by dealing with

the Cooperative acknowledge that the terms and provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, the articles of conversion and the Bylaws shall constitute and be a contract between the Cooperative and each non-Member patron, and both the Cooperative and the non-Member patrons are bound by such contract as fully as though each non-Member patron had individually signed a separate instrument containing such terms and provisions. The provisions of this Article

of the Bylaws shall be called to the attention of each non-Member patron of the Cooperative by posting in a conspicuous place in the Cooperative office.

ARTICLE XI: MISCELLANEOUSSECTION 6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.Any and all disputes, claims or controversies arising from or related

to the electric system’s and/or additional Cooperative system’s provision of services in any way shall, at the request of either party, be resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to the written procedures established by the Board of Trustees. Each member agrees to arbitrate all such disputes, claims or controversies according to this bylaw and in accordance with the written procedures and rules of arbitration. This arbitration agreement remains in effect even in the event of membership withdrawal or termination.

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