Osage Valley Electric Cooperative held their 86 th Annual Meeting on August 22, 2024, with a
new drive thru format at both the Butler and Clinton offices. Employees registered members,
then members were able to vote electronically from 4-6pm, receiving a gift on departure. In
addition to the drive-thru, members were able to register/vote online from August 10-20, 2024.
All registered members will receive a $20 electric bill credit.
Electric bill credit prizes and other prizes were awarded to registered members, online and drive
thru. Robert Smolczyk and Anthony Hamilton were each the lucky winners of a $250.00 electric
bill credit. The winner of the corn hole game, donated by KAMO Electric, was Jason Rich.
The business meeting featured the election of three members to the Cooperative’s Board of
Directors. All three incumbent directors were uncontested and re-elected to the Board to serve
three-year terms. They were Chelle Black, representing Bates County, Gerald Stephan,
representing Benton/St. Clair Counties, and Jason Winter, representing Cass County.
An abbreviated business meeting was held by the Board of Directors immediately following the
drive thru portion of the Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors were present at both offices
and participated in a zoom meeting to conduct the business meeting.
