NOTICE
The following Customer Service Policies will be dis
cussed and voted on at the annual meeting of the Kodiak
Electric Association to be held at 8 p. m., Monday, March
6th at the Elks Hall.
1. PURPOSE: In accordance with KEA’s objective of
providing the beet possible service at the lowest pos
sible cost consistent with sound business principles,
it is the intent and purpose of the Service Policies to
insure that all customers receive uniform and equit
able consideration.
2. SCOPE: These Service Policies are a part of all oral or
written contracts for delivery of electric energy. They
are equally binding on KEA and its customers. Copies
of these Service Policies shall be available at all times
in the office of the Kodiak Electric Assoc.
3. REVISION: These Service Policies may be revised,
amended or otherwise changed at any time by action
of the KEA Board of Directors. These policies cancel
and supersede all previous rules and regulations or
policies.
4. CONFLICT: In case of conflict between any provisions
of the rate schedules and these Service Policies, the
provisions of the rate schedule shall apply.
5. DEPOSIT: Your Cooperative may require cash or other
acceptable collateral as a guarantee of payment of
bills for electric service, in any amount, but not less
than fifteen dollars ($15.00). In the case of customers
who have previously established satisfactory credit
reference, KEA may, at its discretion waive collection
of a deposit.
Upon termination of service and payment of accounts
in full, the customer’s deposits will be refunded.
The customer’s deposits may be refunded at any time
at the discretion of the Cooperative.
6. BILLING: Bills will be rendered monthly and are due
and payable by the fifteenth. Failure to receive a bill
will not release the customer from obligation of pay
ment.
If service is connected within a day or so of the route
reading date, a bill for this period will not be ren
dered but these readings will be included with the
readings of the next regular billing.
The opening and closing Dill for a fractional billing
period may, at the option of the Coop, be calculated
on the basis of a thirty-day period and pro-rated for
the fractional period on the basis of the ratio that such
fractional period bears to the thirty days.
Your Coop reserves the right to read the meter for a
final bill within a two-working-day period from the
time requested by the customer.
7. OPERATION “SNIP”: Consumers whose bills have
not been paid by the 20th of the month will be dis
connected without further notice. This policy also ap
pears on your monthly energy bill.
8. SERVICE CHARGES Whenever service has been dis
connected for fraudulent use, or non-compliance with
the Service Policies, or whenever a service call is nec
essary to collect an amount or to disconnect for non
payment, there will be a service charge of $5.00.
9. RECONNECT CHARGES: If the consumer requests a
disconnect during summer or vacation time, for a
temporary period only and is reconnected at the same
place within sixty days, there will be a reconnect
charge of $5.00.
10. TAX ADJUSTMENT: The amount of any and all rev
enue, kilowatt hour or other form of tax imposed by
any municipality, county, federal, state or other gov
ernmental sub-division taxing body, on the Coopera
tive or upon its property, revenue or income may be
apportioned by the Board of Directors to the consumer.
11. APPLICATION FOR SERVICE: Each prospective cus
tomer requesting electric service shall sign the Coop
erative’s standard form of application for service, and
if necessary shall supply the Coop with information
relating to load, voltage, phase, the manner in which
power will be utilized; and, also if required, supply
credit reference. Large industrial or commercial con
tracts may be written on a special form and shall con
tain such provisions and stipulations as may oe neces
sary or desirable to protect the interests of both Coop
and customer.
In the absence of a signed agreement or application
for service, the delivery of service by KEA and its
acceptance by the customer shall be deemed to con
stitute an agreement and acceptance of the Service
Policies.
12. CUSTOMER’S WIRING AND EQUIPMENT: It shall
be the customer’s responsibility to provide suitable
protective equipment such as fuses, circuit breakers
and relays adequately to protect his equipment. If
three phase equipment is used, it shall be the cus
tomer’s responsibility to protect it against phase fail
ure, also under and over voltage. KEA will take *H
reasonable precautions to prevent phase failure or ab
normal voltage variation but cannot guarantee that
such conditions may not occur, due to circumstances
beyond its control.
The customer’s wiring shall be in accordance with ap
plicable wiring codes. KEA reserves the right to re
fuse or discontinue service to customer where Ills
equipment or wiring is in hazardous condition, or not
in confirmity with lawful codes and local regulations.
The customer shall be solely responsible for the main
tenance and safety of his wiring and equipment and
KEA shall not in any way be liable for accident, or
damages, occuring to the customer or to third parties
because of contact with or failure of any portion of the
customer’s installation.
13. CUSTOMER’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR KEA PROP
ERTY: It shall be the responsibility of the customer
to take all reasonable and proper precautions to pee
vent damage to KEA property on his premises. TOhs
shall include meters, instruments, transformers, ser
vices, connections, and any other equipment installed
by and remaining the property of KEA. In the event
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Annual Meeting KEA
The Annual Meeting of the
-KODIAK ELECT. A$$’H
Will be held Mon., March 6, 8:00 P. M. at
the Elks Hall, for
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Sample Ballot
(NOT TO BE USED FOR VOTING
ELECTION OF NINE DIRECTORS 1961
• Report Last Year’s Business
* Election of Nine Directors
9 Entertainment, Movies
9 Lunch & Refreshments
9 Prizes—For Attendance
9 Discussion NEW Service Policies
□ Beukers, Herman
□ Brooks, Art
□ Butler, John
□ Dawson, Bob
□ Digree, Sig
□ Felton, Harry
□ Franklin, Eddie
□ Frost, Tom, Jr.
□ Garoutte, James
□ Godfrey, Bob
□ Lawhead, Donald
□ Lester, Eldon
□ Neseth, Henry
□ Powell, Chuck
□ Ramaglia, Pete
□ Saupe, Lynn F.
□ Sloniger, Howard
□ Sundberg, Gene
□ Trent, John
□ Veerman, Lou
PROXY VOTE — ANNUAL MEETING — MEMBERS OF THE
KODIAK ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
Monday, March 6, 1961
To: A. M. Given, Acting Secretary:
The undersigned hereby authorizes.
(name of some member)
to vote by proxy at the Annual Meeting of the Kodiak Electric Associa
tion on March 6, 1961, Kodiak Elks Hall, Kodiak, Alaska.
(Signature)
Instructions — The above is for the convenience of those members wishing to
vote by proxy. The proxy must be handed (not mailed) to the Secretary on or
before the date of the Annual Meeting. Only members are entitled to vote.
Kodiak Electric Ass’n Inc.
-OWNED DY THOSE WE SERVE