In April, after determining that the co-op would not be able to conduct its previously scheduled in-person Annual Meeting of Members, Tideland’s Board of Directors tasked the staff with researching alternative ways to conduct the meeting given the emergency circumstances we face in 2020.

Paul Spruill, General Manager & CEO

At its regular meeting on Thursday, June 25, 2020, the Tideland EMC Board of Directors voted to conduct the 2020 Annual Membership Meeting by conference call. The primary reason for conducting the 2020 Annual Meeting in this fashion instead of a traditional in-person Annual Meeting is the ongoing uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. At press time, North Carolina remained under Phase 2 guidelines. Therefore, the Cooperative could not legally conduct an in-person Annual Meeting consistent with social distancing guidelines.

The Tideland EMC Board of Directors and General Counsel will host the meeting via telephone conference call at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2020. The meeting will last approximately 30 minutes and will contain two Agenda items:

(1) Approval of the 2019 Annual Member Meeting minutes; and

(2) Declaring or deeming the Directors whose terms expire in 2020 elected to serve for a new three-year term, as provided in Section 4:03 of the Cooperative’s Bylaws.

District 2: Mark Carawan
District 7: Garry Jordan
District 10: David Ipock

The Board of Directors fully expects to return to our traditional in-person annual meeting in 2021.