October board meeting notes

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Posted on Dec 21 2024 in Southern Indiana Power

In an effort to keep you informed of your Cooperative’s operations and activities, the following are highlights of the Oct. 30 board meeting.

  1. All directors were in attendance, along with President/CEO Steve Seibert, Administrative Assistant Lisa Hinton, and Office/IT Manager Karen Mangum.
  2. The Sept. 26, 2024, board meeting minutes were reviewed and approved.
  3. The membership certificates were reviewed.
  4. The vouchers were reviewed and approved.
  5. The director’s report was reviewed and approved.
  6. As the first item of business, Mangum gave an informative update on the Office/IT Department.
  7. Seibert provided an update on the FTTH/broadband project with PSC.
  8. The board approved the IRS Form 990 as presented by Seibert.
  9. The CEO report was presented with Seibert reporting the following items:
    1. Discussed an office master plan
    2. Provided a GIS project update
    3. Journeyman Lineman Jimmy Applegate has been selected to participate in the 2025 Project Indiana.
    4. The 1999 capital credit retirement checks will be mailed on Nov. 14.
    5. Reviewed the 2024 IEC rate survey results
    6. Noted the following upcoming meeting dates: IEC legislative dinner Nov. 18, IEC Annual Meeting Dec. 9-10
  10. Fiber contractor safety awareness training was conducted on Oct. 1. Seibert advised that there were no lost-time accidents and no public liability claims to report.
  11. Director Gary Waninger reported on an Operation Round Up trustees meeting held on Oct. 23. Four grant applications totaling $11,700 were approved for funding.
  12. Seibert reported on an Annual Meeting committee meeting held on Oct. 28.
  13. Director Waninger reported on a Hoosier Energy board meeting held on Oct. 7.
  14. Director Randy Kleaving reported on an Indiana Electric Cooperatives board meeting held on Oct. 16.
  15. The board reviewed section 5, Director Nominations, of the NRECA Good Governance Task Force Report.
  16. The cooperative received thank you notes from St. Meinrad Rocks, PCDC, Nick Schutzius, and Angela Goffinet.
  17. The next regularly scheduled board of directors meeting will be held Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m.