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Central Valley Electric Cooperative • August 2018

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Board of TrusteesCharles G. Wagner, Jr. President North of Roswell District 6Michael Bennett Vice President Hope District 7Wesley R. Pilley Sec./Treas. Dexter/Hagerman District 4Rusty Gwynne Trustee Artesia/Lakewood District 1Jason Ciempa Trustee Loco Hills District 2Steve Spence Trustee Cottonwood District 3Larry Benedict Trustee South of Roswell District 5

Board MeetingThe board of trustees meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at9:00 a.m. in the CVE boardroom.

Public Safety PolicyThis policy establishes procedures and conditions that safe-guard Central Valley Electric Cooperative's members and the general public from potentially dangerous electrical conditions.

CVE members and the general public should never come into contact with electrical lines. When potentially hazardous conditions are observed, CVE members and the general public should alert the cooperative to the conditions.

CVE, in the construction, operation and maintenance of its electrical system, will at all times adhere to the provisions outlined in the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), unless specifi cally required by other authorities to do otherwise.

It is the responsibility of each employee, contractor, CVE member, and general public to report to the cooperative all unsafe conditions any person observes in the cooperative's electrical system. Any employee, contractor, CVE member, or member of the general public, upon fi nding a power line in an unsafe condition, (not in compliance with NESC clearances) should immediately notify CVE of the unsafe condition. CVE employees and contractors should standby to guard against hazardous conditions until they are relieved or until the defect is corrected. CVE members and members of the general public are not expected to standby to guard against hazardous conditions but should notify, in addition to CVE personnel, law enforcement, and emergency personnel about the unsafe condition.

Members of CVE and the general public should always assume a downed power line or sagging

power line is unsafe. CVE and law enforcement authorities should be notifi ed when such a condition is observed. Contact with power lines, whether downed or not, can result in injury or death and must be avoided.

If any cooperative member or member of the general public inadvertently come into contact with a power line, the incident should be reported immediately to CVE. If there are injuries, emergency medical personnel should be contacted immedi-ately. Further contact with the power line should be strictly avoided, and the incident should be reported immediately to CVE. If the incident occurred on a public right-of-way, law enforcement offi cials should also be notifi ed.

All accidental contacts involving CVE's electrical lines, vehicles, or property shall be properly and promptly inves-tigated, with complete accident reports prepared, including photographs and sketches to substantiate written reports. Call CVE at 575-746-3571 for more information.

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SLOW DOWN: Back to School Means Sharing the RoadSchool starts again in August and school days bring congestion. Yellow school buses are picking up students, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings, and parents are trying to drop their kids off before work.

Drivers need to slow down, stay off their mobile devices and pay atten-tion when school students are present — especially before and aft er school.

School Starts:Lake Arthur August 8Roswell August 9Hagerman August 9Artesia August 13Dexter August 14

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