The Washington EMC Annual Meeting has found its new date.
Originally scheduled for October 5, the electric cooperative postponed the meeting after surveying the widespread effects of Hurricane Helene across the 10 counties serviced by Washington EMC.
Following extreme devastation that resulted in an outage of 95 percent of Washington EMC meters only days before the original Annual Meeting date, the decision was made to reschedule the event until the following month.
The Washington EMC Annual Meeting will be held next week on Tuesday, November 5.
It will be held as a walk-in meeting from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Washington EMC members are encouraged to visit one of the three Wash EMC office locations to view the presented yearly recap information and participate in the Board of Directors voting process.
The walk-in Annual Meeting is being held at the following office locations:
~ Washington EMC Home Office at 258 North Harris Street in Sandersville
~ Hancock County Office at 12860 Broad Street in Sparta
~ Johnson County Office at 100 West College Street in Wrightsville
All Washington EMC members that participate in the November 5 Annual Meeting will receive a $10 bill credit. They will also be entered into a drawing to award 25 members $100 credits on their energy bill.
The voting ballot includes the two nominated members of the Washington EMC Board of Directors Nominating Committee:
~ Mildred Jackson for District 5
~ Ken Vickers for District 7
Both Jackson and Vickers are incumbents of the positions.
Board of Directors serve staggered three-year terms.
The current Washington EMC Board of Directors is as followed:
~ Mike McDonald for District 1, which is portions of Warren and Glascock counties. McDonald also serves as Secretary/Treasurer for the Board.
~ Jeff Lacksen for District 2, which is a portion of Hancock County.
~ Brenda English for District 3, which is portions of Hancock, Baldwin, Washington, and Wilkinson counties.
~ Billy Helton for District 4, which is a portion of Washington County.
~ Mildred Jackson for District 5, which is portions of Washington, Johnson, and Laurens counties. Jackson serves as Chairperson for the Board of Directors.
~ Mike Beckworth for District 6, which is portions of Washington, Johnson, and Jefferson counties. Beckworth serves as Vice Chair of the Board.
~ Ken Vickers for District 7, which is portions of Johnson, Laurens, and Emanuel counties.
Employees reaching landmark years of service with the electric cooperative and new hires within the past year will also be recognized during the Annual Meeting.
With a combined 120 years of service to the 10-county area, Washington EMC thanks their following employees:
~ Staking Technician Greg Peavy for 40 years
~ Vice President of Information Systems and Technology Chris Biggers for 25 years
~ Dispatcher Gary Lewis for 20 years
~ Dispatcher Blake Harris for 10 years
~ First-Class Lineman Bryan Hodges for 10 years
~ Safety and Loss Control Manager Andrew Williams for 10 years
~ Apprentice Lineman Eric Blizzard for 5 years
New hires since the 2023 Annual Meeting include:
~ Member Relations/Communications Coordinator Parrish David
~ Apprentice Lineman Logan Jones
~ Member Services Representative Mary Terry
~ Member Services Representative Mackenzie Wiggins
~ First-Class Lineman Nathan Oliver
At the meeting, Washington EMC members will also be able to view financial statements for the past two calendar years that will include a balance sheet and statement of revenue and expenses.
Again, the 87th Washington EMC Annual Meeting will be held as a walk-in on Tuesday, November 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.