Each year, Central Electric holds the Annual Meeting of the Members on the first Friday in October. In case you’ve never participated, the Annual Meeting is where members learn about the cooperative's business from the previous year. Each member in attendance gets a complete update on how their money was spent.
Members also have the opportunity to vote on the Central Electric Board of Directors, which is an important part of the cooperative business model. Cooperatives are guided by seven key principles, one of those being Democratic Member Control. Cooperatives are not-for-profit, democratic organizations controlled by their members. The members actively participate in setting policies and making decisions through the election of member representatives who sit on the Board of Directors. The Board represents the membership by directing and working closely with the staff of the cooperative to guide the business decisions of the co-op.
The 2024 Annual Meeting was streamed online on Oct. 4, 2024, for members to participate from the comfort of their home.
- View the recorded 2024 Annual Meeting below.
- Read the 2023 Annual Meeting Minutes
- Read the 2023 Annual Report
Annual Meeting Scholarship
Central Electric is committed to supporting our communities, which is why the co-op has a variety of programs that aim to develop and support our local youth. As part of the Annual Meeting of the Members, Central Electric is awarding a $2,000 scholarship to a student who is a Central Electric member or a child of a member. The scholarship will be awarded through a random drawing during the Annual Meeting on Oct. 3. The application period opens on Jan. 1 and the deadline for entries is Sept. 15.
To apply for entry into the drawing, the student must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Graduated high school in 2025.
- First-time college student attending a four-year post-secondary educational institution full-time during the 2025-26 academic year.
- Applicant must be a Central Electric member or a child of a member and the member must be in good standing for at least 12 consecutive months as of Sept. 1, 2025.
- Student must have at least a 3.0 GPA; copy of high school transcript must be submitted with scholarship application.
- Student and/or legal guardian MUST REGISTER for the 2025 Central Electric Annual Meeting on Oct. 3, 2025 by participating in the Director Election through either an online or mail-in ballot. The recipient will be announced during the meeting on Oct. 3.
All of these requirements must be met in order to qualify for the random drawing.
