Friday, February 8, 2008

At PEC, Some Draw Paychecks Without Showing Up

From statesman.com February 3, 2008...

At the Pedernales Electric Cooperative, being away from the office doesn't always mean giving up the paycheck.

Unknown to the co-op's membership, the board of directors years ago created an "emeritus" program that would provide lifetime pay and benefits after a director's active service on the board ends. The program was used to assist at least one former director, Charles Winters, who stayed on the Pedernales payroll after entering a nursing home in the late 1990s.

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