SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

December 14, 2022

 

     A Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc. was held at the Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc. located in Newberry County, State of South Carolina on Wednesday, December 14, 2022.

     The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Johnnie Dickert, and all members were present including President and CEO G. Keith Avery.

     Also present were Staff Members Chief Financial Officer Arthur Guy, Vice President of Human Resources Leann Hutto, Vice President of Member, Public & Government Relations Debra Shaw, Vice President of Operations Nick Shealy, Vice President of Engineering Kevin Shull, Vice President of Operational Support Stephanie Sullivan, Accountant Maghan Steele, Attorney Thomas Pope, III, and Executive Secretary Deirdre Murphy.

    Chairman Dickert congratulated Mrs. Hutto and Mrs. Steele for completing their Master

Degrees at the University of South Carolina. They both graduated Summa Cum Laude. 

    The 2023 Budget topics were reviewed by Staff.  Mr. Guy, Mrs. Hutto, Mrs. Shaw, Mr. Shealy, Mr. Shull, and Mrs. Sullivan reviewed their respective department’s information with changes made to each.  Mr. Shealy added that he would like to order a new bucket truck in 2023 hoping it will be delivered by 2024.  A motion was made by Trustee Kesler to give Mr. Shealy approval to order the truck.  The motion was seconded and passed without opposition.

     Mr. Guy summed up all department budgets.  Chairman Dickert and President Avery thanked each department head for the work done to keep the numbers as low as possible.                                            President and CEO Avery also reminded the trustees that the rate study conducted in 2013 showed that the basic facility charge members are paying was low compared to what Newberry Electric should have been charging.  He requested an $8 increase to be added to the facility charge in increments of $2 per quarter for 2023.

    Trustee Nichols made a motion, on a recommendation from the Finance Committee, to accept the 2023 budget and include the $8 facility charge increase.  The motion was seconded and passed without opposition.

     

 

     There being no further business and without objections, Chairman Johnnie L. Dickert adjourned the December 2022 Special Board Meeting at 7:30 p.m.

 

 

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         SECRETARY                                                                           APPROVED

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         CHAIRMAN