The
Current
A Publication of Cotton Electric Cooperative Inc.
“The Current - Informing Our Members Since 1957” VOLUME 65
August 8, 2022
Meetings set for Cotton Electric Districts 4, 7 and 9
Power Cost Adjustment Calculated The power cost adjustment now being applied to bills mailed after August 1, 2022, is $0.01943 per kWh. On a member’s average bill of 1,300 kilowatt hours (kWh), this will amount to a charge of $25.26 on the August bill.
erate funds that go towards Operation Round Up (ORU). ORU is primarily funded by Cotton Electric Cooperative members who “round up” their monthly bill to the nearest dollar. The funds are administered by the CECF board, who meet quarterly to consider grant applications. Since its inception in 2004, CECF has awarded more than $1 million to volunteer fire departments, youth, senior citizen and public safety organizations, schools, communities and individuals throughout the Cotton Electric Cooperative service area.
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Cotton Electric members in the affected districts will receive meeting notices in the mail over the next several weeks. The card colors shown above correspond to the districts. take office immediately following the Annual Meeting. Trustees will serve a threeyear term. If there is no election, incumbents are held over for the term. Incumbents are: Brian DeMarcus, District 4; Steve Robinson, District 7; and Ronnie Bohot, District 9. The cooperative’s bylaws further stipulate that an Annual Meeting of the entire membership is to be held shortly after the District Meetings. The 2022 Cotton Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting and Member Appreciation night will be Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Great Plains
Trustees
BRIAN DEMARCUS
represents District #4
STEVE ROBINSON
RONNIE BOHOT
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Coliseum, 920 SW Sheridan Road, Lawton. Registration for the in-person Annual Meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the business meet-
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ing following at 7 p.m. Be sure to watch for your official Annual Meeting registration card in the mail to bring with you to the event.
Sign up now for the
2022 Not-So-Summer Classic Golf Tournament
Friday, Oct. 21
Proceeds help the Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation improve the quality of life in southwest Oklahoma.
at Deadline for golf tournament entries and fee payment is Oct. 12. The registration fee of $600 per team include range balls, a golf cart, and a meal following the
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Golf enthusiasts have a great opportunity to spend a day on an 18hole championship course while helping raise funds for organizations and individuals throughout southwest Oklahoma. The 13th annual Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation (CECF) Not-So-Summer Classic Golf Tournament will be Oct. 21 at The Territory Golf and Country Club in Duncan. Check-in for the four-person scramble begins at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The golf tournament is held to raise awareness of CECF and to gen-
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Building at the Comanche County Fairgrounds, 920 S. Sheridan Rd., Lawton • Aug. 25 – District 7: Wesley Chapel Fellowship Center, 12604 SW Woodlawn Rd., Lawton • Aug. 30 – District 9: First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 323 E. C Ave., Waurika Registration at each meeting begins at 6 p.m. Members are asked to bring with them the mailed official registration card. The registration card allows for quicker registration and makes the holder eligible for an attendance prize. Registration ends at 7 p.m. when the business meeting will be called to order. Each member is entitled to one vote in trustee elections. Churches, clubs, schools, organizations and others will receive credentials used to designate a person as the voting delegate. Forms must be presented at registration, with all forms completed and notarized. These will enable the representatives of each organization to vote and participate in the business of cooperative. Trustees who are elected at the District Meetings will
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COMANCHE TILLMAN
By Carli Eubank District Meetings for three of the nine voting districts of Cotton Electric Cooperative have been set for the purpose of electing trustees and for reports involving other business matters. The business and affairs of Cotton Electric Cooperative are managed by a board of nine trustees representing geographical districts with similar densities of service. The board establishes the overall policies of the cooperative. Each trustee is a Cotton Electric member who represents one district, the area in which he or she lives. The cooperative’s bylaws stipulate that District Meetings are to be held in three of the nine voting districts annually. This year, members residing in Districts 4, 7 and 9 will receive mailed notices that will include information about the time, date and location of the meetings they should attend. Only members in these three voting districts will receive notices. This year, the meeting schedule is as follows: • Aug. 23 – District 4: Crystal Creek Room in the Prairie
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round. Individual, team and door prizes will be awarded as well. Two levels of hole sponsorship are available. Hole sponsors who also enter a team receive
a $100 discount on entry fees. To enter a team or to sponsor, visit www. cottonele ctric.com/ CECFGolf. For more information about the
scramble or becoming a sponsor, contact Paula Huckabaa at 580-8753351 or email at paula@ cottonelectric.com. We look forward to another great year.
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