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Annual Meeting

Be informed about your Cooperative and have your voice be heard!

As a member-owned Cooperative, Annual Meetings provide an opportunity for members to hear reports from officers and directors, receive a financial update, ask questions and learn the results of the director elections.

Survey & Ballot Systems, an independent firm, conducts the election voting and will mail a ballot to Stearns Electric members in each voting district at least two weeks prior to the Annual Meeting. Members can vote ahead of the Annual Meeting by mail or online. Voting instructions will be included with your ballot. Members can also vote in-person at the Annual Meeting.

Any member in good standing may seek election for the Board of Directors in the district in which he/she resides. Interested candidates need to fill out an Application for Director within the nominations window and submit it to the Secretary prior to the election. The deadline for board candidates is typically mid-January, prior to the spring elections.

87TH ANNUAL MEETING

At the 87th Annual Meeting, held on Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Melrose, Minnesota, three incumbent directors were re-elected to the Board of Directors: Randy Rothstein of Richmond, Jeff Koehler of Belgrade and Jerry Fries of St. Cloud, were re-elected in districts 4, 5 and 9 respectively and will each serve one three-year term.

Please see the full results below. A recording of the meeting is also available on our Facebook Page.

DIRECTOR ELECTION – DISTRICTS 4, 5 and 9

In 2024, Stearns Electric Association held elections for the Board of Directors in Cooperative Districts 4, 5 and 9. The results of the election were:

DISTRICT 4

Neil Franz of Albany (Farming Township) – 73

Randy Rothstein of Richmond (Munson Township) – 259

Write-In – 1

DISTRICT 5

Jeff Koehler of Belgrade (Crow River Township – 181

Jeff Peter of Elrosa – 70

DISTRICT 9

Jerry Fries of St. Cloud (St. Joseph Township) – 271

Rick Schultz of St. Jospeh – 144

2023 ANNUAL REPORT

View the 2023 Annual Report

View the 86th Annual Meeting Minutes