DCEC Bylaws & Policies

Member Information
The Cooperative's Ombudsman is Mr. Jeffrey Clark, Senior Counsel at the law offices of Bond Schoeneck & King.  Mr. Clark may be contacted on matters related to the Cooperative's whistleblower policy, sexual harassment policy, workplace violence and harassment policy, conflict of interest policy, or any other matter requiring independent advocacy for Cooperative employees or members.  Mr. Clark's contact information is provided here.

Also, the following documents are available to Cooperative members only, upon request:

• Articles of Incorporation
• Redacted Board Packets (i.e. no members personal identifying information included)
• Board Meeting Minutes

DCEC Bylaws
Delaware County Electric Cooperative is governed by the following Bylaws:
DCEC Bylaws (rev. 09/10/21)


Policies
Employee Relations Policies

• Alcohol and Controlled Substances
• Benefits for Management Employees
• Clothing for Employees Working On or Near Exposed Energized Parts
• Employee Handbook
• Employee Travel in the Interest of the Cooperative
• Last Day Worked
• Personal Communication Devices
• Personnel Selection/Dismissal and Nepotism
• Safety, Job Training and Education
• Sexual Harassment
• Smoking
• Vehicle Use
• Wage and Salary Plan for Non-Union Employees
• Weapons
• Workplace Violence & Harassment

Finance Policies

• Auditing of Cooperative Books, Records and Accounts (rev. 04/7/20)
• Bank Accounts
• Capital Credits Allocation Method (rev. 04/26/22)
• Capital Credits Applied to Bad Debt (rev. 7/27/21)
• Deposits (rev. 10/26/21)
• Estate Capital Credits (rev. 02/25/20)
• Financial Budgeting (rev. 08/24/21)
• Financial Goals & Objectives (rev. 11/23/21)
• Financial Reports for Directors (rev. 08/24/21)
• Insurance and Fidelity Coverage
• Minimum Bills and Capital Credit Payments (rev. 07/28/20)
• Procurement, Receiving & Disbursement
• Unclaimed Capital Credits and Donated Capital (rev. 07/27/21)

Governance & Management Policies

• Absentee Ballots (rev. 08/25/20)
• Adjustments to Electric Rates and Other Charges (rev. 08/24/21)
• Attorney (rev. 09/28/21)
• Chief Executive Officer/General Manager - Duties of (rev. 09/3/20)
• Compensation of the Board of Directors (rev. 03/23/21)
• Conflict of Interest (rev. 11/24/20)
• Cyber Security
• Director Qualifications and Responsibilities (rev. 04/27/21)
• Form 990 Review (rev. 04/26/22)
• Identity Theft Red Flag Prevention
• Memberships in Other Organizations (rev. 04/26/22)
• Organization & Staffing Committee (rev. 08/27/19)
• Organization of the Cooperative
• Safety RESAP (rev. 04/28/20)
• Whistleblower (rev. 02/22/22)

Office Policies and Practices

• Change of Hands (rev. 10/26/21) 

Operations Policies

• Construction and Equipment Contracts (rev. 08/25/20)
• Contractor Insurance Requirements (rev. 11/23/21)
• Design and Construction of Electric Facilities (rev. 10/27/20)
• Disconnect Policy (rev. 12/28/21)
• Disposition of Retired Electric Poles (rev. 06/02/22)
• Disposition of Scrap Materials (rev. 11/23/21)
• Electronic Revenue Meter Testing (rev. 10/24/17)
• Emergency Assistance to Other Cooperatives (rev. 04/26/22)
• Line Extensions for New Services (rev. 09/27/22)
• Lineman Response Time (rev. 06/02/22)
• Operations Management (rev. 11/23/21)
• Overtime Work (rev. 06/02/22)
• Poles, Joint Use of (rev. 08/25/20)
• ROW Management (rev. 06/22/21)
• Safety Committee and Incident Investigation (rev. 10/26/21)
• Service Rules and Regulations (rev. 11/27/18)
• Wiring - Members or Consumers (rev. 06/02/22)

Public, Member & Government Relations Policies

• Donations (rev. 11/23/21)
• Energy Conservation & Efficiency (rev. 04/28/20)
• Member-Owned Distributed Generation (rev. 05/12/20)
• Member-Owned Distributed Generation Procedure (rev. 11/26/13)
• Member Participation in Annual Meetings of Members (rev. 02/22/22)
• Public Access to Board Meetings (rev. 06/28/22)
• Records Management, Retention and Public Access (rev. 12/17/19)