South River EMC hosted its first virtual Annual Meeting on October 14. The event was well attended, with around 800 members registering.
The meeting began at 6 p.m. with board president, Dr. E.Sue Godwin Baker, introducing vice president, Kelly Harrington. Harrington offered the invocation before returning to Baker for the welcoming of members. Baker introduced the board, spoke of training, employees and their practices to keep business smooth during the pandemic, as well as services available to members.
George Williams, board treasurer, went over financial highlights of 2020, discussing how excess revenues would be returned to members in the form of capital credits. He concluded with the announcement that South River EMC received a clean audit report for fiscal year 2020.
Attorney Bo Jones was then called upon to present minutes from the previous meeting, as well as election results. Members participated by passing a motion to dispense of the reading of the minutes. They then listened as current board members James W. Simmons (District 3), Dorcas Autry Fisher (District 5) and C. Wayne Collier (District 7) retained their seats, as they were uncontested. South River EMC CEO Chris Spears then stepped up to give his report on the state of the Cooperative.
