2025 District Meetings
Eight local district meetings are planned in May and June. The meetings provide members with a chance to learn about cooperative happenings and have discussions with management and board members.
The meetings will be held in the evening, except for Buffalo County which will offer a noon meal. Registered members will receive a $10 electric bill credit for attending.
Members residing in Jerauld, Miner or Sanborn County with an interest in serving on the Board of Directors may take out a nominating petition at Central Electric Cooperative's Betts Road office west of Mitchell. Petition dates for election counties are listed with the schedule below.
May 20, 2025
Jerauld County (District 6)
Springs Inn Cafe, W.S.
Meal 6:00-6:30
Registration closes 6:30
*Director nominating petitions available March 21, due April 10.
Contact the office for a petition.
May 21, 2025
Miner County (District 7)
4-H Building, Howard
Meal 6:00-6:30
Registration closes 6:30
*Director nominating petitions available March 24, due April 11.
Contact the office for a petition.
May 22, 2025
Sanborn County (District 8)
4-H Building, Forestburg
Meal 6:00-6:30
Registration closes 6:30
*Director nominating petitions available March 24, due April 11.
Contact the office for a petition.
May 29, 2025
Davison County (District 4)
Fairgrounds, Mitchell
Meal 6:00-6:30
Q&A session
June 5, 2025
Buffalo County (District 3)
IHS Health Fair
Health Center Grounds
Fort Thompson
Meal at Noon
June 9, 2025
Hanson County (District 5)
A1 Al's Pheasant Ranch, Emery
Meal 6:00-6:30
Q&A session
June 16, 2025
Brule County (District 2)
Ag Building, Pukwana
Meal 6:00-6:30
Q&A session
June 18, 2025
Aurora County (District 1)
Ag Building, Plankinton
Meal 6:00-6:30
Q&A session
To be considered for a director position in your respective county, completed petitions must be returned by the petition due date before the close of business at 4:30 p.m. When filed, director petitions must have the signatures of at least 10 Central Electric Cooperative members from the director district in which the candidate is seeking election. Completed petitions must be filed at least 40 days prior to the district meeting in that county.
District 6, Jerauld County, is currently represented by Mark Reindl of Wessington Springs who is eligible for reelection. District 7, Miner County, is currently represented by Bob Banks of Fedora who is eligible for reelection. District 8, Sanborn County, is currently represented by Todd VanWalleghen of Letcher who plans to retire from the board this year.
View the district meeting schedule online at https://centralec.coop/annual-district-meetings.
Interested in Serving as a Co-op Director?
Are you interested in serving on the Central Electric Cooperative Board of Directors? Jerauld, Miner and Sanborn County director terms expire in 2025, and petitions are available at the Mitchell office or by email.
Serving on the board of directors for an electric cooperative involves committing yourself to the following standards and guidelines.
– Be a cooperative member in good standing.
– Permanently reside in the district.
– Be willing and able to commit to 25+ working days per year to fulfill duties.
– Attend at least 10 out of 12 regular board meetings each year (usually the third Monday each month).
– Pass a background check.
– Have your primary residence served by the cooperative or meet corporate qualifications.
– Not be a close relative of a director
unless the director will stop serving within one year.
– Not be a close relative of an existing cooperative officer, employee, agent or representative.
– Not be employed by or materially affiliated with another director.
– Not be affiliated with an individual or entity directly and substantially competing with the cooperative.
– Not sell goods or services in substantial quantity to the cooperative or its members.
– Comply with other reasonable qualifications determined by the board.
This is a general snapshot of director eligibility guidelines. A full list of director eligibility requirements is available in the cooperative bylaws. Please contact Central Electric General Manager Ken Schlimgen at 605-996-7516 if you have director eligibility questions.