Bylaw changes fail to clear co-op board

The board unanimously approved a separate measure, a proposed bill of rights for Pedernales members, outlining their rights to fair elections, access to co-op meetings and open records

Send your comments and news tips to online.editor@valleyspringcomm.net, to Larry Landaker at larry.landaker@gmail.com, or click on the "comments" button at the bottom of the story

Read the complete story at this link: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/bylaw-changes-fail-to-clear-co-op-board-268841.html

By Patrick George|pgeorge@statesman.com|AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

JOHNSON CITY — In a contentious meeting Monday, the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board fell short of the number of votes needed to pass new bylaws touted as solidifying reforms the co-op has made over the past 18 months.

The proposed bylaws needed a two-thirds majority of the board's seven voting members to pass. The last two remaining voting members of the old guard — directors O.C. Harmon and R.B. Felps — voted no. Director James Williams abstained, effectively blocking passage.

Board President Larry Landaker (of Wimberley) said the proposed bylaws may be revived in a few months, after the June general membership meeting and election.

"There's a lot of stress over this, and I don't know what the source is," an agitated Landaker said at the meeting. "This is a strategy ... to torpedo a sincere effort."

Larry Landaker