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Included on this year’s annual meeting ballot are 36 proposed bylaw changes. Tri-County EMC’s Board of Directors support these changes and ask for you to approve them in the upcoming election.
Over the past nine months, Tri-County EMC’s board of directors, senior staff, and legal counsel reviewed the bylaws, examining each section for consistency with current business practices, cooperative policy and Georgia law. The results of this review are 36 proposed changes, most of which make minor modifications while eliminating unnecessary language.
“Tri-County EMC’s bylaws were originally written between 1939 and 1940,” comments CEO C. Hill Bentley. “They are a living document that has been modified many times over the years. These proposed changes, most of them very minor, help to align bylaw language with current policies and practices. The proposed changes in no way affect a change in fees, rates, or the rights of the membership or the board of directors.”
All Tri-County EMC members are encouraged to review the proposed bylaw changes and to complete and return a ballot, either by mail or electronically, in the election. (78868001)
“As an electric cooperative, the right to vote and to determine the course of your business is an important right unique to our business model,” said Bentley. “I and the board of directors encourage everyone to approve these changes.”
Click here to see a full list of the proposed bylaw changes. For additional election information, visit www.tri-countyemc.com/election.cms.