MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON APRIL 1, 2016 Pursuant to notice, the 78th Annual Membership Meeting
MINUTES OF THE 78th ANNUAL
of the members of Harmon Electric Association, Inc., was held on Friday, April 1, 2016 in the Hollis Civic Center, City of Hollis, Harmon County, Oklahoma. The secretary declared a quorum of members was present
and registered with the following number registered at the meeting:
District No. 3 District No. 7 Other
6 4
90
Said members present, consisting of at least fi ve percent (5%) of all duly accepted members of
constituted a quorum in accordance with Article III, Section 4 of the bylaws. Thereupon, the meeting was offi cially declared open for the transaction of business. The secretary-treasurer, Jim Reeves, kept the minutes of
the meeting. The invocation was given by Garland Jones. Burk Bullington, president, called the meeting to order
and welcomed the members to the annual meeting. A drawing of 7 - $50.00 cash prizes, one in each district,
was held at this time. Also, the name of the grand prize winner was drawn but would not be announced until the end of the meeting. Charles Paxton, General Manager, introduced the board of
trustees, employees and special guests including Chris Meyers of OAEC, Ron Cunningham and Eddie Lee of WFEC, Tyson Taussig of Geo Energy Services, Scott Copeland of Northfork Electric and Ron Wilson of R.E. Consulting. Other guests attending were former board members Billy Nowell, Bob Allen and Calvin Argo and Harmon Electric Retiree, Gary Rippetoe. Mr. Paxton then directed the members’ attention to the
Annual Report and to the Statement and Conditions printed in the annual report. Mr. Paxton discussed the completion of the FEMA project and the cost of this storm disaster. He explained the part to be paid by FEMA and that the remainder
HARMON ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION Incorporated
114 North First Hollis, OK 73550 Operating in
Beckham, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and Greer Counties, Oklahoma Hardeman and Childress Counties, Texas
Member of Western Farmers Electric Cooperative
Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives National Rural Electric Cooperative Association National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. Oklahoma Rural Water Association, Inc.
www.harmonelectric.com
the Association,
would have to be recovered through rates. Mr. Paxton said that it appears there would be an over all increase in rates of 6%. Chris Meyers, OAEC, brought the membership up to date
on the EPA Clean Air Act and the problems it presented. He told the crowd that the Supreme Court had ruled a stay which put everything on hold at the time of this meeting. Taylor Smith spoke briefl y about her trip to Washington
D.C. as a 2015 Youth Tour Contest winner. She thanked Harmon Electric and the members for sending her on the trip. Ron Cunningham of Western Farmers Electric
Cooperative, spoke about Wind and Solar Power. Mr. Paxton presented to the members for approval, the
Notice of Annual Meeting, Certifi cate of Mailing, Certifi cate of Duly Accepted Members, and 2015 Annual Membership Meeting Minutes. It was moved by Billy Nowell and seconded by Gary Rippetoe to dispense with the reading of said notice, certifi cates and minutes and said items be approved. Motion Carried. Mr. Paxton announced the next order of business would
be voting for trustees. The candidates that have qualifi ed for nomination pursuant to Article III, Section 7 for election are the following:
District 3 Lee Sparkman District 7 J. R. Conley
There being no quorum in Districts 3 and 7, Mr. Paxton
announced the seating of Lee Sparkman, District 3 and J. R. Conley, District 7. A drawing of door prizes was held at this time. The manager then called for any old business or questions,
there were none presented. Mr. Paxton called for new business to be presented and there being none he declared the business session of the meeting closed. A fi nal drawing of the $50.00 cash prize was held and the
announcement of the big screen TV grand prize winner. There being no further business, the meeting was declared
adjourned.
HARMON ELECTRIC HI-LITES Lisa Richard, Editor
The Harmon Electric Hi-Lites is the publica- tion of your local owned and operated rural electric cooperative, organized and incorporated under the laws of Oklahoma to serve you with low-cost electric power.
Charles Paxton
.....................General Manager BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Pete Lassiter .......................................District 1 Jim Reeves ........................................District 2 Lee Sparkman ....................................District 3 Braden Cunningham ..........................District 4 Burk Bullington .................................District 5 Jean Pence ..........................................District 6 J. R. Conley ........................................District 7 Charles Horton
....................................Attorney
Monthly Board of Directors meetings Held Fourth Thursday of Each Month
IF YOUR ELECTRICITY GOES OFF REPORT THE OUTAGE
We have a 24-hour answering service to
take outage reports and dispatch servicemen. Any time you have an outage to report in the Hollis or Gould exchange area, call our offi ce at 688-3342. Any other exchange area call toll free, 1-800-643-7769.
TO REPORT AN OUTAGE
CALL 688-3342 or 1-800-643-7769 ANYTIME
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