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Dec-01-00 03:OOR FAIegIIEW PARK CITY 440 -r?56 9077 <br />. • Nvrthtasl Oijia /'ublfc Energy C.ouncil <br />3.3 Description of Program Organizativnai Structure <br />Member Comrnuni Participating Consumers <br />Consumers can influence their respective cenuniunity and its functions. They can elect <br />car?didates ta local legislativc boards who may take positions regarding the governrnent <br />aggregativn prograni. They can express their views to their Iocal elected officials. Thcy ean <br />participatc in local and state meetir?gs and hearings regaTding issues related to the member <br />commurtity's Aggregation Pragram. <br />Mgnber ommunitY Legislatjve Hodv <br />Local oFficials may act on program and policy issues. They may individually choose to <br />participate in additional prograras of NQPEC, or terminate ths community's garticipation in <br />NOPEC. Ici addition, thcy may provide instructions to their repTesentative on the NOPEC <br />Assernbly regarding specific palicy or pragTam decisions. They may alsv raisc issues directed to <br />them by consumers for the NOPEC Assembly and Bvard to address. <br />NOPEC AssemblY <br />The NOPEC Assembly acis as the legislative body of NOPEC, including deeisians on <br />policy, budget, and other matters directed to it by the Board v f DireEtors. <br />Ir'dPFC Baard of L3irectars <br />The NoPEC Baard of Directors oversees the implementation and operation of all aspects <br />of thc Aggregation Program. The Board of pircctvrs provides recommendations regardiag <br />contracts, the budget and other matters to thz Asserabiy. lt approves purefiases of equipment, <br />facitities, or services within the approved budget and employs and provides instruction to the <br />Fiscat Agent, Executive Secretary, staff, legal counsel and eonsultants. <br />Fiscaf AQCnt Exccutive Seecetary an d Staff.. Le ai Cour,sel d Cansultants <br />P.14 <br />Fiscal Agent, Executive Secretary and staff, legat counsel and consultants act upon the <br />instructions of the Board of Directors tv carry out development and implementation of programs, <br />contract manitvring, and reporting on program status. <br />Secvice Supnlicr(s? <br />Service suppliers contract with NOPEC to provide firrn ail-requirements retail electric <br />supply to participating consumen in member communities, or other speeified services. <br />Coatractors report to NOPEC and earry out services in adherenco to contraet provisions. <br />Memher Coaimunity Partieipatir& Cansumer_s <br />Participating coasumers in member communities wili benefit frorn the market leverage of <br />the group, and the professianat representation and consumcr protections provided under the <br />17 <br />?