Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: 1. Grayson RECC’s January 15, 2024 motion for confidential treatment is granted. 2. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for indefinite period or until further order of this Commission. 3. Use of the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Commission proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. Grayson RECC shall inform the Commission if the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.

Final Order Entered: 1. Grayson RECC is relieved of the requirement to file periodic status update reports. 2. Within 30 days of executing a new union contract, Grayson RECC shall file the following in the post-case correspondence file and shall reference this case number: a. Status of the salary and wage study. b. Status of Insurance benefit study. 3. Within 30 days of completing the salary and wage study, Grayson RECC shall file a copy of the study in the post-case correspondence file and shall reference this case number. 4. Within 30 days of completing the insurance benefit study, Grayson RECC shall file a copy of the study in the post-case correspondence file and shall reference this case number. 5. This case is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.

Order Entered: 1. Grayson RECC’s motion for confidential treatment is granted. 2. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for an indefinite period or until further Order of this Commission. 3. Use of the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Commission proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001E, Section 13(9). 4. Grayson RECC shall inform the Commission if the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment. 5. If a nonparty to this proceeding requests to inspect the material granted confidential treatment by this Order and the period during which the material has been granted confidential treatment has not expired, Grayson RECC shall have 30 days from receipt of written notice of the request to demonstrate that the material still falls within the exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61.878. If Grayson RECC is unable to make such demonstration, the requested material shall be made available for inspection. Otherwise, the Commission shall deny the request for inspection.

November 2022 Annual Status Update

James Bradley Cherry

20220812_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf

Order Entered: 1. On or before August 15, 2022, Commission Staff shall file its comments and recommendations based on Greyson RECC’s October 2021 action plan status update into the record of this proceeding. 2. Grayson RECC shall file an action plan status update encompassing its progress toward implementing the recommendations from Case Nos. 2019-00101 and 2020-00018 into the record of this proceeding by November 15?? of each year until further Order of the Commission.

Order Entered: 1. Grayson RECC’s motion for confidential treatment is granted. 2. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for an indefinite period for Exhibits A, C, and F to Grayson RECC’s October 15, 2021 status report, and for ten years for Exhibit J, or until further Order of this Commission. 3. Use of the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Commission proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. Grayson RECC shall inform the Commission if the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment. 5. If a nonparty to this proceeding requests to inspect the material granted confidential treatment by this Order and the period during which the material has been granted confidential treatment has not expired, Grayson RECC shall have 30 days from receipt of written notice of the request to demonstrate that the material still falls within the exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61.878. If Grayson RECC is unable to make such demonstration, the requested material shall be made available for inspection. Otherwise, the Commission shall deny the request for inspection.

October 2021 Status Update regarding Graysons Management and Operation Audits

Bradley Cherry

Order Entered: 1. Grayson RECC’s action plan is approved. 2. Grayson RECC shall file an action plan status update for the financial and infrastructure management audits on October 15, 2021.

Graysons Comments and Completed Action Plan in reference to Libertys Operations Management Audit Report

Bradley Cherry

Order Entered: 1. Grayson RECC’s motion for confidential treatment is granted. 2. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for an indefinite period or until further Order of this Commission. 3. Use of the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Commission proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. Grayson RECC shall inform the Commission if the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.

20210303_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf

Order Entered: Grayson RECC shall file its Action Plan and comments to the Audit Report no later than March 12, 2021.

Motion for Extension in filing its comments to the Liberty Audit Report and to file its action plan in response to the audit

James Bradley Cherry

Order Entered: 1. Case No. 2019-00101 is consolidated into Case No. 2020-00018, and all future documents related to Case No. 2019-00101 shall be filed in the record of Case No. 2020-00018. 2. Grayson RECC shall file the next action plan status report that was due on March 31, 2021, in Case No. 2019-00101 on October 15, 2021. The action plan status report for both proceedings shall be filed as one action plan status report. 3. The record of Case No. 2019-00101 is incorporated by reference into Case No. 2020-00018. 4. Case No. 2019-00101 is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.

Order Entered: 1. Concurrent with the action plan filing due February 26, 2021, Grayson RECC shall file with the Commission Grayson RECC’s comments regarding the Liberty Audit Report including, but not limited to: a. Specific responses to each of the eight recommendations in the Audit report; b. All actions Grayson RECC has taken to date in regard to the recommendations; c. Whether Grayson RECC concurs with the deadlines established in Liberty’s Audit Report recommendations, and if not, provide a proposed timeline for compliance, along with specific explanation why Grayson RECC cannot meet the proposed timeline.

Grayson Rural Electric Comments to Liberty Consulting Groups Draft Report

James Bradley Cherry

Operations Management Audit Data Request Responses and Motion for Confidential Treatment

James Bradley Cherry

Affidavit of Mailing of Hearing Notice

James Bradley Cherry

20201222_PSC Letter Filing Management and Audit Report.pdf

Order Entered: 1. A hearing in this matter shall be held on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. 2. The hearing shall be held by videoconference, with Commission Staff contacting participants by electronic mail to provide details for joining the hearing. 3. Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (Grayson RECC) shall give notice of the hearing in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(2)(b). In addition, the notice of hearing shall include the following statements: "This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov"; and "Public comments may be made at the beginning of the hearing. Those wishing to make oral public comments may do so by following the instructions listed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov." At the time the notice is mailed or publication is requested, Grayson RECC shall forward a duplicate of the notice and request to the Commission. 3. Pursuant to KRS 278.360 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(9), a digital video transcript shall be made of the hearing.

20200710_PSC Letter Filing Documents into the Record.pdf

Grayson RECCs Comments on Request for Proposals received

Bradley Cherry

20200424_PSC IC Memo.pdf

Order Entered: Grayson RECC's motion to schedule an informal conference is denied.

Motion for Informal Conference

Bradley Cherry

Order Entered: 1. This proceeding is initiated to investigate and examine the operational capacity and the infrastructure of Grayson RECC. 2. The electronic filing procedures set forth in 807 KAR 5:001 , Section 8, shall be used in the processing of this matter. 3. Pursuant to KRS 278.255, a competent, qualified, and independent firm shall be retained to perform a full and comprehensive audit of the infrastructure engineering, facilities planning, construction , operation, and maintenance practices of Grayson RECC. 4. Pursuant to KRS 278.255(3) , Grayson RECC shall bear the cost of this audit. 5. Consistent with 807 KAR 5:013, Commission Staff shall take all actions necessary for the selection and retention of a competent, qualified and independent firm to conduct the audit of the infrastructure engineering, facilities planning, construction, operation , and maintenance practices of Grayson RECC. 6. Upon completion of the audit, Commission Staff shall file with the Commission a written report of the auditing firm 's findings and conclusions and all documents that were assembled or produced as a result of the audit.