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political action committee dinner for employees and, according to Rural Electrification Administration statistics, REC has one of the highest employee-to-consumer ratios in the country.
Cooperative members have been asked to mail in their proxies for the 1992 annual meeting. A word of caution and to paraphrase the Miranda Act: “Your proxy can and will be used against you during the annual membership meeting.”
Two cases in point. At the 1990 annual meeting, the board of directors voted nearly 8,900 proxies to reverse a motion overwhelmingly passed by members in attendance to allow use of a mail ballot to elect directors. During the 1991 annual meeting, the board voted more than 8,700 proxies to re-elect a fellow board member whose personal REC electric account had grown to $1,765 without one penny being paid in six months!
REC’s recent arrogance and lack of interest in its membership can best be summarized by a quotation in a confidential memo from Frank Andrews, Culpeper district manager, to his staff, “Perhaps we should stay away from explanations on how we do things.”
I can only suggest that all REC members seek more information from the board and management before reaching deeper into their pockets to pay an unjustified increase in electric rates. Since the possibility of receiving meaningful answers are slim, the best option would be to write to the Attorney General’s Office in opposition to higher rates.
It’s your choice! Here’s the address: Mr. Edward L. Petrini, Esq., Senior Asst. Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, 101 North 8th Street, Richmond, Va. 23219
FRANCIS UPDIKE
Culpeper
(Editor’s note: Francis Updike is a former manager of marketing and public relations for the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative.)
Food Bank
says thanks
To the Editor:
The need for food is increasing. Everyone at the Food Bank is working hard to keep up, but we are never too busy to express appreciation to our friends. Your past support has enabled us to grow and provide food for many more people in need. Thank you for your confidence and trust in the Food Bank program and concern for the hungry.
The estimated retail value of the food we distributed locally in 1991 by branch location was: Winchester $2,067,507, Charlottesville $1,788,141, Lynchburg $2,269,962,
90.5%