The Annual Meeting is held to elect board trustees, give reports covering the previous year and allow members to meet engage with their cooperative. At the Annual Meeting, trustees to succeed those whose terms have expired shall be elected by ballot.
In 2024, members voted to accept the proposed bylaw change to accept nominations for the board solely through petition. Before the change, Pioneer Electric utilized a “Committee on Nominations” to elect nominees for its board of trustees, voted on by the membership at the cooperative’s annual meeting. The approved bylaw change now stipulates that nominations be accepted by petition only.
Districts up for election in 2025 are Districts 5, 6, and 9.
District 9: Charles E. Milburn (Incumbent)
Charles E. Milburn was born in Hugoton, Kansas, and is a lifelong resident of Dermont. In 1948, he was seven years old when Pioneer Electric set a pole in his folks’ yard. It is still used for electricity. It is still used for the house, shop and barn. He is still here too, proud to be a member of the Pioneer Electric community.
Milburn says it has been an honor to be part of the Pioneer Electric Board and would like to continue to serve in this capacity.