The Board of Directors has decided to hold a "Business Only" Annual Meeting in 2025 on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 1:00 pm at the Brooklyn headquarters, 320 Industrial Drive, Brooklyn, Iowa.
MEETING FORMAT CHANGES
- Business Only Annual Meeting
- No meal
- No membership gifts
- No prize drawings at the meeting
- Member-owners will receive an Election Packet (mailed July 15, 2025)
- Included in packet:
1. Cover letter explaining voting process
2. Mail-In Ballot
3. Instructions for Electronic Voting
ELECTION PROCESS CHANGES
- No voting will take place during the meeting
- Only ONE vote will be accepted per membership
- Vote with Mail-In Ballot OR Electronic Voting
- Voting instructions included in Election Packet (Mailed July 15, 2025)
- Your vote COUNTS! Meeting quorum requirement for Annual Business Meeting
VOTING OPTIONS
- Mail-In Ballot available in Election Packet
- Electronic Voting available through your SmartHub account
- Voting will begin after July 15, 2025 through voting deadline of August 15, 2025
FOLLOW-UP AFTER THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
- All memberships casting a vote will receive a $5.00 bill credit
- This bill credit will appear on the bill received in September
- Your name will be entered for a chance to win 1 of 4 grand prizes:
$250.00 Bill Credit
- Attendance at the Business Only meeting IS NOT required to win
- Winners will be notified late August
- Arrangements will be made to deliver the prizes to the winners
As an equal partner in the cooperative, the documents from this year's Annual Meeing will be made available in August for review by you, the member-owner. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office.