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One of the most important benefits of cooperative membership is your right to elect board members to represent you in running your cooperative. Elections are held annually and any member meeting the minimum qualifications can be elected to serve on the board of directors. The following bylaw excerpts will help you to better understand the nomination and election process. If you are interesting in running for a board position, contact Kim Broun at 478.986.8126 to determine if you meet the qualifications according to our bylaws. If you meet the qualifications, you will also need to submit your name to a member of the nominating committee (preferably from your board district) by June 19, 2016.
“I would like to run for director. How do I qualify?”
Directors are Tri-County members with their primary residence served by the co-op. “No person shall be eligible to become a director of the Cooperative who is not a member for a minimum period of two (2) years prior to the election of directors. No person shall be eligible for election thereto whose age, at the time of such election is less than eighteen (18) years of age. No person shall be eligible to become or remain a director of, or to hold any other position of trust in, the Cooperative who is in any way employed by or financially interested in a competing enterprise, or a business selling electric energy or supplies to the Cooperative.” (Bylaws, Section 4.02)
“What are the steps taken to elect directors?”
The Nominating Committee nominates director candidates. However, “any one hundred (100) or more members of the Cooperative, acting together over their signatures not less than ninety (90) days prior to the meeting, may make additional nominations . . . ” (Bylaws, Section 4.06) “At each annual meeting of the members, directors shall be elected by secret ballot, including those cast by mail or email, by the members . . . ” (You can mail or email your ballot or bring it to the annual meeting.) “ . . . provided, that, when the number of nominees per district does not exceed the number of directors to be elected from or for a particular Directorate District, and if there is no objection, balloting may be dispensed within respect of that election. Directors shall be elected by a majority vote of the members present and voting including those votes cast by mail.” (Bylaws, Section 4.03) (76083001)
“How is the Nominating Committee elected?”
Elected at the annual meeting, the Nominating Committee serves the next year and meets at least 90 days before the annual meeting. (Bylaws, Section 4.06)
2016 Nominating Committee
District 1: Bibb, Jones & Twiggs Counties
Chris Williams
Rev. Harris Hardwick
Eveyln Simmons
District 2: Jasper, Morgan & Putnam Counties
Ted Jenkins
David DeLoach
Peggy Fuller
District 3: Baldwin & Wilkinson Counties
Jack Brock
Brandon Cantrell
Bruce Dempster​
Tri-County EMC Board of Directors
District 1: Bibb, Jones & Twiggs Counties
Post 1: Dan Greene
Post 2: Chester Mercer
*Post 3: Cecil Patterson
District 2: Jasper, Morgan & Putnam Counties
Post 1: Brenda P. Green
Post 2: Buck Comer
*Post 3: Mike Rainey
District 3: Baldwin & Wilkinson Counties
Post 1:Sammy Hall
Post 2: Tommy Noles
*Post 3: Marion Nelson
* denotes directors up for re-election in 2016. Click here to learn more about the current board of directors.