Central Dispatch CGEMC Newsletter | May 2022

powering the future 2022 scholarship winners

The Powering the Future Award is a $500 scholarship, awarded annually to two outstanding students in the Central Georgia EMC (CGEMC) territory. Meet the 2022 award winners!

Jenna Parrish looks for every opportunity to give back to her community. When not in class at Jasper County High School, you will find Jenna volunteering at local community nonprofits. Jenna also enjoys playing softball and tennis. She is senior class secretary, and a member of Future Health Professionals and Future Business Leaders of America. She plans to attend Mercer University and major in biology.

Jacob Moore shines on the football field and in the classroom. He attends Covenant Academy, where he serves as captain of the football team. His teachers describe him as a leader and servant. Jacob is the firstborn of eight children. His parents raised him to show loving kindness to everyone he meets. In addition, Jacob's mother nurtured his love of the outdoors. He plans to major in biological science and play football at Shorter University.

CGEMC wishes these incredible students the best in all of their future endeavors. Congratulations!

For more information about scholarship opportunities, visit www.cgemc.com/scholarships.

2022 annual meeting

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2022

Summary of Bylaws on Annual Meeting, Membership, Nomination and Election of Board Members, and Board Representation

The Bylaws of the Cooperative require that the Annual Meeting be held each year at such date, time, and place in one of the counties in Georgia within which the Cooperative serves, and beginning at such hour, as the Board of Directors shall from year to year designate. The purpose of the meeting is to elect directors, pass upon reports covering the previous fiscal year, and transact such other business as may come before the meeting. The Board of Directors has set the Annual Meeting for Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 10 a.m. at the Central Georgia EMC Annex, 1083 S. Mulberry St., Jackson, GA 30233.

Cooperative Membership

Each member who is not in a status of suspension, as provided for in Section 2.01 of the Bylaws, shall be entitled to only one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at any meeting of the members. Any person, firm, or corporation may become a member of the Cooperative by filing an application for membership, paying a membership fee, and agreeing to purchase electric power and energy from the Cooperative. The applicant further agrees to be bound by and comply with the Cooperative’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, and all rules, regulations, rate classifications, and rate schedules as exist or may thereafter be adopted or amended.

Committee On Nominations

The Board of Directors of the Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation has appointed an eight-member Committee on Nominations consisting of:

• Ms. Janice Brooks, 44 Briarcliff Road, Griffin, 30223
• Mr. Robert Christopher Brown, 225 N. Unity Grove Road, Locust Grove,30248
• Mr. Harry Clark, 2161A Brownlee Road, Jackson, 30233
• Mr. Randy Dougherty, 100 Cabin Creek Circle, Griffin, 30223
• Mr. Charles Dumas, 1239 Juliette Road, Forsyth, 31029
• Mr. Dan Jordan, 1726 Jordan Road, Monticello, 31064
• Ms. Kathy Price, 1251 Broughton Lane, Newborn, 30056
• Mr. Richard Lewis, 172 Ridgeway Road, Jackson, 30233

Committee On Nominations Meeting, Friday, May 6, 2022

The date set for the meeting of the Nominating Committee is Friday, May 6, 2022, at 9 a.m. The Nominating Committee is required by the Bylaws of the Corporation to post at the Cooperative office in Jackson the names of nominees to the Board of Directors, at least, forty-five (45) days prior to the Annual Meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, August 3, 2022.

Other Nominations

Any fifteen (15) or more members of the Cooperative may nominate a Cooperative member for director by filing a petition with the Secretary of the Cooperative, who is D.A. Robinson, III, 923 S. Mulberry St., Jackson, GA 30233, not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the Annual Meeting. (That is, no later than Friday, June 17, 2022, by the close of business at 5 p.m.) The nominations are to be posted at the office of the Cooperative. Nominations may also be made from the floor at the Annual Meeting, provided that written notice of the full name of such nominee shall have been given to the Secretary of the Cooperative at least forty-five (45) days prior to the Annual Meeting. (That is, no later than Friday, June 17, 2022, by the close of business at 5 p.m.)

Three Directors To Be Elected At Annual Meeting

Three directors will be elected at the Annual Meeting for three-year terms each:

• Henry, Clayton, and Fayette counties, currently Incumbent Warren E. Holder
• At Large (Post 1), currently Incumbent Linda H. Jordan
• Morgan, Putnam, Jasper, Jones, and Newton counties, currently Incumbent J. Everett Williams