Election Process Begins For Three Board Seats
Your Board of Directors is elected by and from the membership of Access Energy Cooperative and it is once again time to start the proceedings for this year’s election.
Three seats are up for election, one in each of the three districts. Terms that will expire with this year’s annual meeting are: District 1, Fred Hickenbottom; District 2, Jim Lauer; and District 3, JD Stucker, who was appointed by the board to fill the unexpired term of the late Frank Hasenclever.
This year’s annual meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 7.
In order to serve on the Access Energy Cooperative Board of Directors, you must be a member of the cooperative and a bona fide resident of a premise served by the cooperative. Each board member is elected to a three-year term.
In conjunction with these requirements, a board member is expected to attend the monthly board meetings, generally held on the third Thursday of each month, and is encouraged to attend various training meetings held throughout their term as director. Because the Board of Directors is responsible for establishing the policies and rates under which the cooperative operates, it is important that directors can devote adequate time to these activites.
The Board will appoint a Nominating Committee at its regular meeting in February. Members of the Nominating Committee will be in charge of selecting candidates to run for the expiring terms. The names of committee members will be published in next month’s newsletter.
Anyone interested in serving on the nominating committee, or running for a seat on the board may contact our office or check out our website at www.accessenergycoop.com.