The Northcentral Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting of the Members will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, in the Northcentral Electric auditorium at 4600 Northcentral Way in Olive Branch.

Besides reporting on the financial condition of the cooperative and highlighting current and future projects, the major business task at the Annual Meeting is the election of three members of the Board of Directors.

This year, board members are to be elected to serve a term of 3 years from District 2, District 6, and District 9 of our service area. More detailed descriptions of each district can be found in Section 4.02 of the bylaws. Northcentral’s bylaws can be viewed under the “Cooperative” section of the website at northcentralelectric.com or provided upon request at Northcentral’s office.

Current board members representing these districts are Don Dickerson of District 2, Morris Thompson of District 6, and Julie Niblett of District 9.

Nominations to the Board of Directors, whether incumbent or new candidate, will be made by the membership. Any twenty-five (25) or more members from the district of which a director is to be elected shall make a nomination by signing a nomination form with the nominee’s name and district stated on the form. Nomination forms can be picked up from the reception desk in the Northcentral Administrative Building. 

The deadline for submission of nomination forms is Monday, September 16, 2024. The Elections and Credentials Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, to verify candidate nominations and post the names of the nominees that day at the Northcentral office. 

Members can vote either by proxy prior to the Annual Meeting or in person at the Annual Meeting. Proxies will be mailed to the membership on Thursday, September 26, 2024, and must be received in the Northcentral office no later than 2 p.m. on Monday, Octtober 21, 2024. Members with email addresses on file will also receive an email to submit their proxy electronically. The Elections and Credentials Committee will review the proxies for validation beginning at 2 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2024.