The 62nd Annual Meeting Of The Members Of Niobrara Valley E.M.C.
Held March 1, 2010
The Sixty-Second Annual Meeting of the Niobrara Valley Electric Membership Corporation was held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in O'Neill, Nebraska on March 1, 2010. Present at the meeting were 170 members, 45 members represented by proxy and 39 guests.
Directors, retired directors and employees, and special guests were introduced. The board officers gave their reports.
General Manager, John Hoke gave the yearly report on the Cooperative.
Four director terms were up for election. The results of the director election were reported to the meeting as follows:
District #2 - Spencer Area Carl Ruda - 147 Jason Goesch - 62
District #4 - Bristow Area Mark Heiser - 147 Roger Ruda - 61
District #7 - O'Neill Area Gene Chohon - 133 Robert Kracl - 76
District #10 - Stuart Area Alan Estes - 142 Roger Olberding - 76
There was no old business brought before the meeting.
New business brought before the meeting was the proposed motion from the floor during last year's annual meeting to extend Mr. Barry DeKay's eligibility to run for another term to allow him to fulfill the Presidential seat on the statewide association. Vice President, Mr. Brad Purviance, conducted the meeting during the discussion of the proposed amendment. Mr. Purviance requested a motion to vote on the proposed amendment. The motion was made by Rayder Swanson and seconded by Wayne Wendt. Mr. Purviance then opened the floor for discussion on the amendment. Several members addressed the meeting and expressed both the pros and cons of the proposed change. At the conclusion of the member comments, voting proceeded. The results of the by-law amendment were as follows:
For: -162 Against: 46
15 Door Prize were awarded to members present at the meeting.
The winner of the $200 Free Electricity Grand Prize: Darlene Howell
The member drawn for the Attendance Prize worth the maximum $500 Free Electricity: Harlan Dierking
Next year's Attendance Prize will be worth $200
At the conclusion of the prize drawings, the meeting was adjourned at 2:58 P.M.
Directors, retired directors and employees, and special guests were introduced. The board officers gave their reports.
General Manager, John Hoke gave the yearly report on the Cooperative.
Four director terms were up for election. The results of the director election were reported to the meeting as follows:
District #2 - Spencer Area Carl Ruda - 147 Jason Goesch - 62
District #4 - Bristow Area Mark Heiser - 147 Roger Ruda - 61
District #7 - O'Neill Area Gene Chohon - 133 Robert Kracl - 76
District #10 - Stuart Area Alan Estes - 142 Roger Olberding - 76
There was no old business brought before the meeting.
New business brought before the meeting was the proposed motion from the floor during last year's annual meeting to extend Mr. Barry DeKay's eligibility to run for another term to allow him to fulfill the Presidential seat on the statewide association. Vice President, Mr. Brad Purviance, conducted the meeting during the discussion of the proposed amendment. Mr. Purviance requested a motion to vote on the proposed amendment. The motion was made by Rayder Swanson and seconded by Wayne Wendt. Mr. Purviance then opened the floor for discussion on the amendment. Several members addressed the meeting and expressed both the pros and cons of the proposed change. At the conclusion of the member comments, voting proceeded. The results of the by-law amendment were as follows:
For: -162 Against: 46
15 Door Prize were awarded to members present at the meeting.
The winner of the $200 Free Electricity Grand Prize: Darlene Howell
The member drawn for the Attendance Prize worth the maximum $500 Free Electricity: Harlan Dierking
Next year's Attendance Prize will be worth $200
At the conclusion of the prize drawings, the meeting was adjourned at 2:58 P.M.