OFFICIAL NOTICE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING AND MEMBER APPRECIATION DAY
Sept. 26, 2024
PLEASE PRESENT THIS CLIPPING AT REGISTRATION.
REGISTRATION WILL BE FROM 2 P.M. TO 6 P.M. THIS REGISTRATION CLIPPING ENTITLES THE HOLDER TO ONE GIFT TICKET PER MEMBERSHIP. ONLY CONNECTED MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PRIZE DRAWING.
CLIP OUT AND BRING TO ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION
BE SURE TO LEAVE NAME LABEL ATTACHED
The
Current
A Publication of Cotton Electric Cooperative Inc.
“The Current - Informing Our Members Since 1957” VOLUME 68
September 13, 2024
NUMBER 1
Cruise through the 85th Annual Meeting on Sept. 26 By Carli Eubank Load up your family and friends and cruise on in for the 2024 Cotton Electric Annual Meeting and Member Appreciation Day on Thursday, Sept. 26. This year’s Annual Meeting will be shifting gears to a more flexible format for our members with drive-thru registrations in two locations: the Stephens County Fairgrounds in Duncan and the Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton. Drive-thru registration will open at 2 p.m., and members can roll in anytime between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., following the signs and friendly Cotton Electric employees guiding members through the registration lines. This year, registered members will be gifted a $20 energy voucher and have the opportunity to exercise the Cooperative Principle of Democratic Member Control by voting on proposed Bylaw amendments. Members can review the entire set of Bylaws starting on Page 13. All registered members will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of several $100 gift cards, $250 and $500 energy vouchers or the grand prize of a $1,000 energy voucher. Your cooperative is committed to serving our communities and supporting others who share the same mission, and we will donate $1,000 to the local volunteer fire department that serves the grand prize winner’s membership account.
Then, Cotton Electric employees will direct members to exit the arena toward SW Sheridan Road. Registrations will close at 6 p.m., and the business meeting will be livestreamed beginning at 8 p.m. on our Facebook page and YouTube channel at https://bit. ly/cottonmeeting24. Board President Shan Files will call the meeting to order, and other Board Members will present reports before Cotton Electric CEO Jennifer Meason announces this year’s prize winners, ending the event. Cotton Electric employees have been working hard putting together this year’s Annual Meeting and look forward to the opportunity to interact with our members. For questions or more information about this year’s event, call us at 580-875-3351. We hope to see you there.
Cruising through Duncan:
Members registering at the Duncan location for the Annual Meeting, traffic flow will start at the Stephens County Fairgrounds entrance on 13th Street marked with a Cotton Electric banner. Members will follow the marked paths to guide them to a registration line in the fairgrounds arena. At the first station, members will present their registration clipping, which can be found at the top of this page. In exchange, members will receive a ballot to vote on the proposed bylaw changes. After members have cast their vote, they will drive up to the next station to drop off their ballot in a secure ballot box and receive a new hat and gift of a $20 energy voucher. No meal will be served. Then, Cotton Electric employees will direct members to exit the arena and head north to MLK Avenue.
Cruising through Lawton:
Members registering at the Lawton location for the Annual Meeting, traffic flow will start at the Great Plains Coliseum entrance on SW G Avenue marked with a Cotton Electric banner. Members will follow the marked paths to a registration line in the fairgrounds arena. At the first station, members will present their registration clipping, which can be found at the top of this page. In exchange, members will receive a ballot to vote on the proposed bylaw changes. After members have cast their vote, they will drive up to the next station to drop off their ballot in a secure ballot box and receive a new hat and gift of a $20 energy voucher. No meal will be served.
Power Cost Adjustment Calculated The power cost adjustment now being applied to bills mailed after Sept. 1, 2024, is $0.00136 per kilowatt-hours (kWh). On a member’s average bill of 1,300 kWh, this will amount to a charge of $1.77 on the September bill.
August 2024 Temperature Extremes Day High Low Avg. 16 109 74 92 17 109 76 93 18 111 75 93 19 112 66 89 20 105 75 90 21 101 77 89 22 100 77 89 23 111 78 95 24 107 77 92 25 103 74 89 26 100 71 86 27 99 68 84 28 99 71 85 29 99 76 88 30 93 72 83 Source: www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/ 31 95 73 84 Average Daily High: 103 Average Daily Low: 73
Day High Low 1 107 79 2 103 76 3 103 70 4 101 69 5 101 69 6 107 67 7 108 72 8 105 70 9 91 74 10 90 63 11 95 73 12 102 80 13 106 73 14 106 78 15 107 79
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Map of traffic flow for registration at the 2024 Annual Meeting and Member Appreciation Day.
Did You Know? Cotton Electric offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 14 for All Employee Training Day. Emergency calls will be answered at 580-875-3351 or 800-522-3520.
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