SMECO Mails Board Ballots, Meeting Notice
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative has mailed annual meeting ballots and notices to all SMECO members. Many members will also receive an email.
To be eligible for prizes, submit the completed ballot online or by mail. If you are one of the lucky winners, SMECO will credit $50 to your electric bill. Three prize winners will be announced every weekday July 25 through August 7. Completed ballots must be received by August 14.
Every year, SMECO conducts its members’ annual meeting for the purpose of electing directors and voting on bylaw changes.
As a member, you have the right to vote.
This year’s meeting will be held at 6pm August 21 at the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall at 28165 Hills Club Road in Mechanicsville.
SMECO has 15 directors. Every year, five directors are elected to three-year terms. SMECO members elect the men and women who serve on the board of directors. Biographies of the candidates can be found here.
The annual meeting ballot also includes proposed amendments to SMECO’s bylaws. Bylaws govern the way an electric cooperative does business.
SMECO – The Cooperative Difference
SMECO was incorporated in 1937 and is one of the 15 largest electric cooperatives in the United States with more than 170,000 member accounts in Charles County, St. Mary’s County, southern Prince George’s County, and most of Calvert County.
Electric cooperatives are shaped by the communities they serve, because co-ops are owned by their customers. Co-op members elect the men and women who serve on the Board of Directors. Members share the responsibility of ownership by financing the cooperative’s operations, but they also share its rewards.
At the end of each year, SMECO’s margins (profits) are allocated to members’ capital credit accounts. SMECO uses its profits to invest in new construction, system improvements, and facility upgrades. The Board of Directors regularly evaluates the financial condition of the co-op and determines when members will receive a refund. Since 1937, SMECO has refunded more than $128 million.
As a cooperative, SMECO will always put its members first and be responsive, reliable, and resourceful—the power you can count on.
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