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Nomination petitions are now
available for three positions on
Lorain-Medina Rural Electric
Cooperative’s Board of Trustees.
At this summer’s annual meeting,
members will vote for candidates
in Districts 1,4 and 7.
A candidate must reside in the
district for which they are a candidate.
They must obtain at least
25 signatures of members within
their district. Additional signatures
are encouraged since the
petitions have to be validated as
having the signatures of 25 current
LMRE members.
The deadline to submit petitions
is 4:30 p.m. Friday, April
25 at the LMRE office.
A candidate cannot have both
a husband and a wife sign the
petition. Under LMRE's Code of
Regulations (bylaws), a husband
and wife hold a single joint
membership with the Cooperative
and, therefore, only one can sign
the petition for their joint membership.
Trustees are elected to threeyear
terms.
District 1, currently served by
Brighton Township’s Gary
Rowland, encompasses Brighton
and Rochester townships in
Lorain County; Wakeman,
Clarksfield and New London
townships in Huron County and
Ruggles Township in Ashland
County.
District 4 consists of
Huntington, Penfield and
Wellington townships in Lorain
County. The district currently is
served by John Eaton of
Huntington.
District 7, currently served by
Phil Schneiter of Troy Township,
consists of Clear Creek, Jackson,
Orange, Sullivan and Troy townships
in Ashland County.
Should three or more candidates
file petitions for the same
district by April 27, a runoff
election will be conducted by a
mail ballot of that district. The
two top candidates in that district
will have their names placed on
the annual meeting ballot.
The annual meeting is scheduled
for July 22 at the Lorain
County Fairgrounds, Wellington.
The board meets at least once
a month, usually on the first
Saturday of the month. The
meetings begin at 8 a.m. and
usually last four to five hours.
The Board’s primary responsibilities
is to set rates and policies
and to oversee the operation of
the Cooperative by approving
budgets and workplans, reviewing
financial and other reports
and appraising management performance.
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