April 2008
Managers Report
from Rod Gerdes, General
Manager
This year marked the 70th Annual Meeting of the Membership of the Brown Atchison Electric Cooperative. There were 134 members voting, in person or by proxy, and Trustees Jim Buttron, Kevin Compton, and Gary Schlaegel were re-elected to the Board. The Whiting Cafe served lunch to 325 members and their families. All in all, it was a good turnout considering the "iffy" weather.
The Soundmasters from Effingham provided some quality entertainment for those attending and Natalie Pederson, winner of the Washington, D.C. Youth Tour outlined her experiences as our representative to the nation's capitol. Steve Parr, CEO of the Kansas Electric Power Cooperative (KEPCo), provided insights into future power supply and sources, renewable energy, and fielded questions from the membership.
Harold Foley, Board President, and Rod Gerdes, Manager, gave presentations regarding work activities, the direction of the Cooperative, and the effect of the December ice storm on current and future operations. There were many nice prizes distributed from the vendors and businesses that we associate with during the year.
It takes a lot of effort from the staff to prepare for an Annual Meeting, but it gives us a chance to give the truck barn and shop a good cleaning, and after the ice storm, it really needed it! This meeting of the members is one of the things that makes a cooperative special - members meeting to review the operation, elect their representatives, and generally just get together. Thanks for coming.
