Save the date for JUNE 25, 2025 for ECI REC'S Virtual Annual Meeting of Members!
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View the recorded June 26, 2024 virtual Annual Meeting of Members: click to view
Join us for the 2024 virtual Annual Meeting of the Members on June 26 at 11:00 a.m.!
The election for the East-Central Iowa REC Board of Directors will get underway on May 24, when voting opens, and continue until June 24.
The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Members will be held virtually via Zoom. Members will have the option to cast their ballot online or via mail.
The core purpose and mission of East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative is to provide our members with safe, reliable, and environmentally friendly electricity. We rely on our resilience and the commitment of our team to fulfill this goal, no matter what challenges arise. Above all, we are dedicated to putting our membership first, and we remain motivated to serve our communities. We thank you for your trust and support.
ECI REC would like to acknowledge this year's Nominating Committee, who met virtually with ECI REC's management team in February. Thank you to: District 1, Robert Hanson; District 2, Peggy Bearbower; District 3, Clint Sandburg; District 4, John Frazier; District 6, Ernie Henderson; District 8, Randy Merkel; District 9, Gary Maurer; and District 10, Carl Dodge.
Virtual Annual Meeting of the Members
Meeting Agenda: June 26, 2024
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10:30 a.m. – Login opens, click this link to join the Zoom meeting: TBD
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JOIN Zoom Meeting URL: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84792461047?pwd=gJe62CWU6S1hwCprTNvYQkQQETNnz1.1
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Meeting ID: 847 9246 1047
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Passcode: 466841
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- 11:00 a.m. – Business meeting begins
- 2023 Annual Report (link)
Order of Business:
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Call to Order
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Invocation
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Introduction of Directors - Steve Rau, President
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Reading of Affidavit of Mailing of Notice of Annual Meeting - Ryan Kress, Secretary/Treasurer
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Reading of the Notice of Annual Meeting - Ryan Kress, Secretary/Treasurer
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Approval of Agenda (Annual Meeting Program) - Ryan Kress, Secretary/Treasurer
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Minutes of Last Annual Meeting - Ryan Kress, Secretary/Treasurer
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Introduction of Attorney- Steve Rau, President
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Reading of the Nominating Committee Minutes - Amanda James, Attorney
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Election Results - Amanda James, Attorney
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Adjournment of Business Meeting
Annual Meeting Mailing Drops on May 24, 2024:
2023 Voting Guide and Prizes
On May 24, ballots will be mailed and online voting will open. All votes—online and mail-in—MUST be received by June 24.
MAIL - A ballot was mailed to every member with a self-addressed and stamped return envelope.*
SMART HUB - Log in to SmartHub at https://ecirec.smarthub.coop and click VOTE NOW. Please note: SmartHub voting must be done in a web browser, not the SmartHub mobile app.
ONLINE - Click the blue VOTE NOW button located on the home page at www.ecirec.coop. Enter your voter number and election passcode, which were listed at the bottom of your mailed ballot. Follow online voting instructions.
*ECI REC partnered with EverView to administer the 2024 Annual Meeting mailing and ballot validation processes. They will tabulate all the ballots, both paper and online.
ARE THERE PRIZES
- 12 $50 credits to be digitally selected from members that vote;
- Two grand prizes will be given away this year. We will randomly select a winner for one of two $100 bill credits from two pools of members - one name will be randomly selected from the pool of members who join the virtual meeting and the other from the pool of members who submit a ballot.