The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc. was held at Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc., located in Newberry County, State of South Carolina, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
Chairman Johnnie L. Dickert called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m., followed by Chairman Barbara Bishop’s invocation, with the determination of a quorum present.
The secretary reported that the following Board Members were present:
Barbara C. Bishop Leon Fulmer, Jr. J. Craig Kesler
Douglas E. Hipp Melanie B. Hawkins William Lominick, Sr.
Johnnie L. Dickert John W. Nichols M. Blake Brigman
President and CEO G. Keith Avery and Executive Assistant Tara Chapman were also present. Attorney Thomas H. Pope, III, and Trustee Blake Brigman attended the meeting by Webex.
President and CEO Avery reviewed the cost, stats, and the number of registered members for the 2025 Annual Meeting. The district totals are as follows:
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District I: 697 |
District II: 607 |
District III: 610 |
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Grand Total: 1,914 Registered Members |
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Attorney Pope conducted the election of officers by paper ballots. The following were elected by majority vote:
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Chairman: Mr. Johnnie L. Dickert |
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Vice-Chairman: Mr. William B. Lominick, Sr. |
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Secretary/Treasurer: Mr. John W. Nichols |
The Board dispensed with the reading of the minutes from the March 2025 Regular Board Meeting. Trustee Kesler made a motion to accept the minutes as emailed. The motion was seconded and passed without opposition.
Committee Chairman John W. Nichols reported that the Finance Committee convened for its regular meeting on Wednesday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m. The members of the committee are Trustees Johnnie L. Dickert, J. Craig Kesler, William Lominick, and John W. Nichols. All members of the committee were present, along with President and CEO Avery.
Chairman Nichols reported that the Finance Committee reviewed cash disbursements for March. All expenditures were found to be in order, and the committee is presenting this report as information. The consensus of the board was to accept the report.
Attorney Thomas H. Pope, III, did not request an Executive Session.
President Avery reviewed the functions and activities he attended or participated in during the month of April. Which included him attending the Managers Association Meeting.
President and CEO Avery reviewed the operational data for March 2025 in detail. The amount of write offs for March is $1,014.01. Trustee Hipp made a motion to accept this amount. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
President and CEO Avery reviewed the Engineering and Operations and Operational Support reports for the month. Engineering is continuing to work on the new Survalent SCADA system. Construction has been completed on Floyd Road, and all of the retired poles have been removed. The transformer for KRA’s service has been repaired, and the transformer has been reenergized. CarolinaConnect billed 6,402 fiber accounts for the month.
President Avery reminded the trustees of the NRECA Washington Legislative Conference, which will be held on April 27-29, 2025, and confirmed who would be attending.
The Trustee Association Conference is scheduled for May 7-9, 2025. Attendance was confirmed, with seven Trustees planning to attend.
ECSC Summer Conference is scheduled for June 1-4, 2025. Six Trustees plan on attending the conference.
The Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., April 8, 2025, G-20 Meeting, the Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. April 14, 2025 Member & Energy Services Meeting, the Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. April 14, 2025 Finance, Audit & Risk Meeting, the Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. April 15, 2025 Engineering Committee, the Central Electric power Cooperative, Inc. April 15, 2025 Power Committee Meeting, and the Central Electric power Cooperative, Inc. April 16, 2025 Executive Committee Meeting summaries were all accepted as information.
President and CEO Avery informed the Board that Norris Fowler announced that he would be stepping down from the NRECA’s Board of Directors.
President and CEO Avery discussed with the Board that a name and logo for the Fiber Subsidiary will need to be established. He informed the Board that a vote will be conducted at the next meeting to determine the name and logo of the Subsidiary.
The next regular board meeting will be held on May 27, 2025.
There being no further business and without objections, Chairman Johnnie L. Dickert adjourned the April 2025 Regular Board Meeting at 8:04 p.m.
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SECRETARY APPROVED
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CHAIRMAN