In an effort to keep you informed of your cooperative’s operations and activities, the following are highlights of the April 28 board meeting.

1. All directors were present. Also present were CEO Steve Seibert, Administrative Assistant Lisa Hinton and Manager of Member Services Rachael Goldsberry.  

2. The first item of business was the reorganization of the board. Director Jeff Vogel was re-elected chairman of the board, director Philip Meyer was re-elected vice chairman, and director Kevin Waninger was re-elected secretary/treasurer.

3. The April 28 board meeting agenda was amended and approved.

4. The March 31 board meeting minutes were reviewed and approved.

5. The membership certificates were reviewed. 

6. The vouchers were reviewed and approved.

7. The January, February and March financials were reviewed and approved.

8. Goldsberry provided an update from the member services department. She also reviewed the updated cooperative website.

9.  Seibert provided an update on the FTTH/broadband project with PSC.

10. The CEO report was presented with Seibert reporting the following items:

a. Seibert reported the cooperative continues to monitor local COVID-19 data and follow CDC guidelines.

b. Seibert discussed mask and travel/training restrictions and procedures related to the pandemic. 

c. Seibert provided an update on the April 20 annual meeting reporting 2,223 members registered by mail. Directors Randy Kleaving and Kevin Waninger were re-elected by acclimation to districts 5 and 6 respectively, both for a three-year term. Prize winners will be contacted and will be listed in the June Indiana Connection magazine.

d. Seibert reported the pole yard expansion is complete.

e. Seibert reported the 2020 Form 7 is complete.

f. Seibert supplied directors with 2020 new service and service order survey results.

g. Seibert provided directors a listing of the cooperative’s 2020 top 15 large power accounts

h. Seibert reported the CFC Summer Summit is scheduled for June 14-15 and the CoBank Energy Directors’ Conference is scheduled for July 14-16. 

11. The 2021 Southern Indiana Power annual meeting was reviewed.  The board approved Tuesday, April 19, as the 2022 annual meeting date.

12. Greg Pemberton, safety and risk management instructor with IEC, provided tool and truck inspection safety training on April 21. Brandon Gentry, training and safety instructor with Hoosier Energy, provided transformer connection safety training on April 27. Seibert advised there were no lost time accidents and no public liability claims to report. 

13. The board approved 2020 capital credit allocations as presented by Seibert.

14. Office/IT Manager Karen Mangum was appointed assistant secretary/treasurer to the board of directors for 2021.

15. Seibert reviewed Cooperative’s ONE 2020 year-end financials with the board.

16. Seibert was selected voting delegate for the CFC annual meeting. 

17. The board selected LWG as auditors for the NRECA benefits participant review. 

18. The board approved Operation Round Up board of trustee nominations of Randy Kleaving and Paul Malone. Each will serve a three-year term.

19. Kleaving reported on the IEC board meeting held April 28.

20. Kleaving reported on the Hoosier Energy Annual Meeting held virtually on April 6.

21. The next regularly scheduled board of directors meeting will be Wednesday, May 26.

15. The next regularly scheduled board of directors meeting will be held Wednesday, April 28.