2022 Drive-through Annual Meeting

Three incumbent directors re-elected to Bluebonnet's Board

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative members breezed through its second drive-through Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Under large covered tents in the parking lot of The Silos on 77 in Giddings, members stayed in their vehicles to get information about Bluebonnet. They chatted with the co-op’s Board of Directors, executives and employees and registered to win door prizes.

The Board of Director seats up for election were for District 1, Caldwell, Hays, Guadalupe, Gonzales counties; District 3, Bastrop County and District 5, Burleson County. Because the three incumbent directors were unopposed, they were elected by general consent in accordance with Bluebonnet’s bylaws.

Milton ShawDebbie GoertzBen FlencherThe incumbent for District 1 is Milton Shaw, left, who has served on the Board since 2010. The incumbent for District 3 is Debbi Goertz, center, who joined the Board in 2017. The incumbent for District 5 is Ben Flencher, right, chairman of the Board, who has served on the Board since 1987.

Bluebonnet members who submitted proxy forms were also entered into the drawings for numerous door prizes, including  three Cub Cadet ZT1 riding lawnmowers. The names of winners for those prizes was drawn on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 and winners were contacted by Bluebonnet. Prizes were paid for through donations from Bluebonnet vendors.  

Watch a video featuring highlights of this year’s Annual Meeting

Download the Annual Meeting handout: Information, updates, condensed financial report from Bluebonnet leaders

Drawings and door prizes

Any member who completed a proxy form (by mail postmarked by May 3, 2022, or in person at a member service center by 5 p.m. May 3, 2022) or who registered at the drive-through Annual Meeting on May 10, 2022 were automatically entered in drawings for dozens of door prizes, including three Cub Cadet ZT1 riding lawnmowers. Drawings for the door prizes were Wednesday, May 11, 2022.* Winners were contacted by Bluebonnet. 

Frequently asked questions

2023 Annual Meeting

Next year, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative’s Annual Meeting will be Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Look for details about the meeting next spring on your bill, in Bluebonnet’s pages in the April and May issues of Texas Co-op Power magazine, on our social media and here on our website.
Quick links
Digital handouts

These informational handouts were provided at the drive-through Annual Meeting. You may find them useful now or for future reference.

MyBluebonnet – learn about our self-service features
Keeping Power Lines Safe – right-of-way and tree trimming
All About Meters – technology, how to read your meter and more
Consider Solar – overview of how solar energy works
Energy saving tips

Bluebonnet’s Annual Meeting is one of the many benefits of being a member of an electric cooperative. The meeting, held each year in May, offers members the opportunity to meet the Board of Directors, the general manager and the co-op’s executive staff. Members at a traditional Annual Meeting also elect directors and attend to any business that may come before the membership. For the second year, the 2022 Annual Meeting was a drive-through event, and members had the opportunity to receive co-op information, get ready-to-go refreshments and ask questions. No voting took place during the drive-through event.

Three of the nine seats on Bluebonnet’s Board of Directors were up for election this year. The seats are from District 1, Caldwell, Hays, Guadalupe, Gonzales counties; District 3, Bastrop County and District 5, Burleson County. Because the three incumbent directors were unopposed, they were elected by general consent in accordance with Bluebonnet’s bylaws.

During contested Board elections, co-op members can vote for directors in all districts. The districts in the co-op’s service area were drawn along Bluebonnet’s service area boundary and county lines. The seven districts are represented by one to three directors based on, among other things, the number of meters in each district. There were no contested elections in 2022.

Proxy voting allows members to designate another person to vote in his or her place. On the proxy, members can assign their vote to either Bluebonnet’s Proxy Committee or to an individual. Proxies are counted to ensure at least 1 percent of Bluebonnet’s members are present by proxy or in person in order to constitute a quorum. There will be no in-person voting at this year’s drive-through event. Only votes cast by proxy will be counted.

The Proxy Committee is composed of all Bluebonnet Board members whose terms are not currently up for election. This year’s Proxy Committee members are Byron Balke, Bryan Bracewell, Roderick Emanuel, Russell Jurk, Robert Mikeska and Shana Whiteley.

No voting took place at the Annual Meeting this year, there were no ballot items to be voted on.

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