To be eligible to be a part of the Nominating Committee, a person:

(a)  must be a member, or designee of a firm, association, corporation, partner­ship, body politic or political subdivision mem­ber;

(b)  must reside in an area served by the Cooperative or its wholly owned subsidiary, Chariton Valley Broadband, LLC;

(c)  must have an account with the Cooperative for which there have been no more than two (2) delinquencies during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding nomination or appointment with the Cooperative or any of its wholly owned current or past subsidiaries and cannot have a write-off account with the Cooperative, or any of its wholly owned current or past subsidiaries;

(d)  must not have been convicted of, pled guilty to, or entered a no contest plea for a felony offense, and must consent to a background check;

(e)  cannot be employed by the Cooperative, or have been employed by the Cooperative within thirty-six (36) months immediately preceding election or appointment as director, or be employed by or financially interested in a business engaged in selling telephone or other communications services or supplies in competition with the Cooperative.

(f)  cannot be a former employee of the Cooperative whose employment was terminated by the Cooperative, regardless of the person’s dates of employment.