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BENECO 2013 ANNUAL REPORT ¦ P•••••••• 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m...................................................Registration by District 10:00 a. m. - 11:00 a.m. ..............................................Program Proper Invocation ....................................................................Rev. Father JONATHAN C. OBAR Director, District 11, Benguet National Anthem ..........................................................Ms. JOVELYN S. REYES Consumer Services Department Welcome Remarks ......................................................Hon. ROBERTO K. CANUTO Mayor Municipality of Kapangan, Benguet Messages ....................................................................Hon. RONALD M. COSALAN Congressman, Province of Benguet Hon. NESTOR B. FONGWAN Governor, Province of Benguet Introduction of the Guest of Honor & Speaker ............Engr. JEFFRED S. ACOP Director, District 7, Benguet Message ...............................................................Hon. CARLOS JERICHO L. PETILLA Secretary Department of Energy Awarding of Plaques of Appreciation ..........................Mr. PETER B. BUSAING Director, District 5, Baguio City Board President w/ Mr. GERARDO P. VERZOSA General Manager Awarding Plaques of Recognitionfor Outgoing Board of Directors 1.Engr. Ferdy K. Bayasen , District 4, Baguio City 2.Engr. Virgilio D. Orca Jr. , District 6, Baguio City 11:00 a. m. - 4:00 p.m. ................................................Business Meeting Mr. PETER B. BUSAING President of the Board Presiding Officer * * * 12:00 noon - 1:00 p. m. — Lunch Break* * * 4:00 p. m. - 5:00 p. m. .................................................R A F F L E Masters of Ceremonies Mr. Joel M. Cervantes Ms. Rowina MC. Damian Human Resource Management Corporate Services Department & Development Department 34th Annual General Membership Assembly •Dec. 6, 2014 • Lomon, Kapangan, Benguet i BENECO 2013 ANNUAL REPORT ¦ O B I. Report on the number of members present to determine the existence of a quorum; II. Reading of the Notice of Meeting and Proof of Publication or mailing thereof; III. Reading and approval of the minutes of the previous general membership assembly; IV. Matters arising from the minutes of the previous general membership meeting; V. Presentation and Consideration of the President's and General Manager's Report VI. New Business: 1. AGMA RESOLUTIONS: Resolution requesting the National Electrification Administration-NEA to expedite the crafting and issuance of the guidelines and mechanics on the appointment of Independent Directors to the Electric Cooperative as provided in R.A. 10531, Section 6, letter c. 2. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BENECO BY-LAWS: Amending: (A) Article IV – Board of Directors: Elections and Tenure, (B) Article V – Meeting of the Board (C) Article X – Financial Transactions. Explanatory notes: 1. There is a need to amend some provisions of the by-laws to harmonize them with the new law, R.A. 10531-AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 269, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION DECREE”; 2. Some provisions on elections do not comply with the District Election Guidelines promulgated by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) pursuant to R.A. 10531; 3. To establish a regular yearly schedule in the conduct of District Election to avoid vacancies in the Board, and 4. Consistency in the preparation of the annual work plan and budget preparation. (Details of proposed amendments follows.) ii 34th Annual General Membership Assembly •Dec. 6, 2014• Lomon, Kapangan, Benguet BENECO 2013 ANNUAL REPORT Proposed Amendments to the BENECO Constitution & By-Laws (A) Article IV – Board of Directors: Elections and Tenure, Existing: Proposed: Numbers 1,2,3 under letter b shall be amended to read as follows: ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2. ELECTION AND TENURE ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2. ELECTION AND TENURE a) The persons named as Board members in the Articles A. ELECTION: of Incorporation shall compose the interim Board until “a)... the first annual meeting date, heretofore indicated, or <same> until their successors shall have been elected and b)... shall have qualified. ...follows:” b) Prior to the first annual meeting, as heretofore 1. The Board members representing District II, III, all within Baguio provided in this By-Laws, first regular members shall City and District IX-Tuba and Sablan, Benguet shall each be be elected to office at district meetings. Each Board elected to serve for one year until their successors shall have been member shall represent one of the districts, and shall elected and shall have qualified. be elected in conformance with the procedures as 2. Board members representing Districts I, IV, V, and VI, all in Baguio herein after described except that the term of office for City shall each be elected to serve two years or until their each will be as follows: successors shall have been elected and shall have qualified. 1. The Board members representing District I, III and IV, 3. Board members representing Districts VII-La Trinidad, District XIII- all within Baguio City, shall each be elected to serve Itogon, Bokod, Kabayan), District X (Atok, Tublay, Kapangan, for one year until their successors shall have been Kibungan), District XI (Bakun, Buguias, Mankayan) shall each be elected and shall have qualified. elected to serve for three years until their successors shall have 2. The Board members representing Districts V been elected and shall have qualified. Beginning with the (Bokod), VII (La Trinidad), and X (Tublay) shall each expiration of the terms of office of the Board members elected to fill be elected to serve two years or until their successors vacancies caused by expiration of the incumbents' terms of office shall have been elected and shall have qualified. shall each be elected for three year terms. 3. The Board members representing Districts II c) Schedule of Election: The following shall be the schedule of (Baguio City), VI (Itogon), VIII (Sablan) and IX (Tuba) election for the following Districts: shall each be elected to serve for three years until 1. January 31, 2015-defered election with NEA approval: Districts II, their successors shall have been elected and shall III, Baguio City and District IX, Tuba and Sablan, Benguet. have qualified. Beginning with the expiration of the 2. October 2016: District I, IV,V,VI, Baguio City. terms of office of the Board members elected to fill 3. October 2017: Districts: VII-La Trinidad, District VIII-Itogon, Bokod vacancies caused by expiration of the incumbents' and Kabayan, District X-Atok, Tublay, Kapangan, Kibungan, terms of office shall each be elected for three year District XI-Bakun, Buguias, Mankayan. terms. B. TENURE c) Newly elected Board members shall assume office a. The term of office of a regularly elected member of the Board of on the first day of January of the year following their Directors shall be three (3) years. Such member shall be entitled to election. only two consecutive re-elections. b. A member of the Board who is elected in a special election under Section 3(3.2) of the District Election Guidelines or in a postponed regular election conducted after the Annual Meeting date of the year in process, shall take his/her Oath of Office Immediately after proclamation and shall serve until the Annual Meeting date of the year of the unexpired portion of his/her term. c. A member of the Board who is considered resigned per NEA Memo No. 2012-16 dated 06 July 2012, or its subsequent amendment thereto if applicable, may not be re-appointed by the Board to serve the unexpired portion of his term. d. A board of director who has just completed his consecutive terms or an equivalent tenure of nine (9) years in office shall no longer be eligible for appointment to a board vacancy per Section 3 (3.2) of the District Election Guidelines. e. Newly elected board members shall assume office on the first day of January of the year following their election. 34th Annual General Membership Assembly •Dec. 6, 2014 • Lomon, Kapangan, Benguet iii BENECO 2013 ANNUAL REPORT Article IV – Board of Directors: Elections and Tenure, ...(continued) EXISTING: PROPOSED: Article IV, Section 3. QUALIFICATION. No person Article IV, Section 3. QUALIFICATIONS. No person shall be elected as a shall be elected as a Director unless he is a Director unless he posses the following qualifications: bonafide member of the Cooperative, at least 21 1) He or she is a Filipino citizen; years of age and a resident of the municipality or 2) He or she is a graduate of a four (4) year course; district he shall represent for at least six (6) months. 3) He or she is between twenty one (21) and seventy (70) years old on the No person shall be eligible to become or remain date of election; as Board member of the Cooperative who: 4) He or she is of good moral character; Good moral character may be a) is not a member and bonafide resident of the established with the submission of a certificate issued by any of the district he represent in the area served or to be following: served by the Cooperative; a. Barangay where the candidate resides; b) is any way employed or financially interested in a b. National Bureau of Investigation; competing enterprise or a business selling c. Philippine National Police; or electric energy or supplies to the Cooperative, d. Leader of religious sect where the candidate is affiliated or a business primarily engaged in selling 5) He or she is a member of the EC in good standing for the last five (5) electrical or plumbing, appliances, fixtures or years immediately preceding the election or appointment and shall supplies to the members of the Cooperative; continue to be a member in good standing during his or her c) holds an elective office in the government above incumbency; A member of good standing shall mean that said the level of a Barangay Captain; member: d) has convicted of a crime involving moral a. Has no unsettled or outstanding obligation to the cooperative during turpitude; and, his membership in the cooperative whether personal or commercial e) has been terminated for cause.