Daviess-Martin County REMC’s Annual Meeting was held virtually on April 11 at the Daviess-Martin County REMC office.
The meeting was recorded live and streamed through the Daviess-Martin County REMC Facebook page at 6:30 p.m. The recording was later added to YouTube and dmremc.com for future viewing. A video produced by Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative Inc., entitled Cooperative Resilience, was added to the recorded video.
All members who submitted a mail-in or electronic ballot for the director election received a $10 electric bill credit. In addition, voting members were entered into bill credit drawings on March 22 and April 3.
Board member John Edwards gave the invocation.
The National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance were led by board member August Bauer.
Secretary Amy Burris gave the secretary’s report.
During the meeting, it was announced that the Loogootee substation would now be named the August Bauer Hoosier Energy Loogootee Substation. Bauer, director of District 6, has served on the board of directors for 52 years. The new nameplate for the substation was presented to Bauer. The plate will soon be installed at the substation.
Rob Powell, director of systems operations, gave the CEO report.
Attorney Chris Goffinet explained the legal report and the director nomination process. He reported that no new nominations were received by petition for those districts with expiring terms. He stated that incumbents for those districts, Amy Burris, District 2 (Van Buren and Barr townships in Daviess County), Travis Summers, District 5 (Perry and Center townships in Martin County), and John Edwards, District 7 (Marion and Spice Valley townships in Lawrence County), in a timely fashion filed a written notice at the office of the corporation stating their intention to seek a seat on the board of directors. Goffinet verified the election results provided by Survey & Ballot Systems, which handled the election process. Goffinet stated that Burris, Summers, and Edwards would serve three-year terms for Districts 2, 5, and 7, respectively.
