Dixie Electric celebrated its 85th Annual Membership Meeting on October 21st, 2023, to elect Districts 2 and 7 board members.
The 2023 annual meeting had another year of outstanding voting records, with over 6,500 members casting their votes in the annual elections. The increase in voting over the last several years can be attributed to adding an online voting option.
At the annual meeting, Allen Sledge, Sr., and Dale McKee were re-elected to serve on the board of directors. General Manager Randy Smith gave a brief overview of the cooperative, including the progress of DE Fastlink and the upcoming retirement of Operations Manager Pat McCarthy. He also discussed the $1.29 million capital credit retirement and recapped our year of community service efforts.
The members of Dixie Electric could attend the annual meeting in person or view it live online at dixieepa.com. Opportunities for online voting began in late August, and mail-in balloting began in September.
For each vote cast or proxy submitted, Dixie Electric’s board of directors agreed to donate $1 to be divided equally among the Christian Food Mission of Laurel, Petal Children’s Task Force, and the Samaritan Closet and Pantry in Waynesboro. A donation of $2,190 will be delivered to these three charities.