PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE 2023 ANNUAL MEETING
OF JEMEZ MOUNTAINS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE MEMBERS!
Meet your board of trustees, participate in the business of your cooperative, enjoy a catered lunch and all the family fun – face painting, pole climbing demonstrations, bounce house, music by Severo y Grupa Fuego as well as drawings for amazing giveaways!
DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2023
LOCATION: La Luz Campground, 101 Maestas Road, Jemez Springs, New Mexico 87025
Located approximately nine (9) miles north of the Village of Jemez Springs and 1 ¼ miles north of the intersection of Highway 4 and NM 126.
(See map below: use 101 Maestas Rd., Jemez Springs, New Mexico 87025 for Google Maps)
REGISTRATION: Opens 9 a.m., closes 12:00 p.m.
All members wishing to be eligible for prizes must register before the 12:00 p.m. closing.
CATERED LUNCH: 11 a.m. (Rudy’s Real Texas Bar-B-Q)
FEATURING THE BAND: Severo Y Grupo Fuego
MEETING: 1 p.m.
- Hear the news of the cooperative.
- Vote on proposed updates to eight bylaws. View 2023 Proposed Bylaw Amendment Details
- Drawings for prizes: Door prizes / Two 75” flatscreen TVs / Two 2023 Polaris 4 by 4s / Retired JMEC 2010 Chevy Malibu
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. PROPOSED 2023 BYLAW AMENDMENTS
1. Proposed Amendment to JMEC Bylaw ARTICLE I MEMBERSHIP SECTION 2. Membership Certificates This bylaw amendment eliminates the $5.00 membership fee. It provides that taking electricity or other services from the Cooperative makes the individual, joint users or other entities members of the Cooperative.
2. Proposed Amendment to JMEC Bylaw ARTICLE I MEMBERSHIP SECTION 3. Joint Membership This bylaw amendment expands the
definition of joint membership to two member/owners rather than just a husband and wife.
3. Proposed Amendment to ARTICLE III MEETINGS OF MEMBERS, SECTION 1. Annual Meeting This bylaw amendment allows the Co-op Annual Meeting of Members to be held on Saturdays or Sundays, not just Sundays.
4. Proposed 2023 Bylaw Amendment, Redefine the Trustee-at- Large Position. New bylaw language at ARTICLE IV SECTION 11. This bylaw amendment eliminates the current Trustee-at-Large position in 2025 that is currently elected by the members of the Co-op’s Board of Trustees every two years. Beginning in 2025, the position becomes an at-large Trustee position elected by and from the Co-op’s members in District 6.
5. Proposed Amendment to ARTICLE IV TRUSTEES SECTION 1. General Powers adding a new section 2. This bylaw amendment requires the Co-op’s Board of Trustees to adopt a Code of Conduct with the minimum requirements set out in the amendment.
6. Proposed Amendment to ARTICLE IV TRUSTEES SECTION 4 Nomination and Election of Trustees (a). This bylaw amendment expands the notice period of Co-op Board of Trustees elections so that members are notified sooner regarding Co-op Board of Trustees elections. Further, this bylaw provision makes it clearer regarding what must be included in the notice.
7. Proposed Amendment to ARTICLE VI OFFICERS SECTION 1. Number This bylaw amendment adds the Secretary/Treasurer Board officer position to the Co-op’s bylaws.
8. Proposed Amendment to ARTICLE IV TRUSTEES, WITH NEW LANGUAGE ADDED TO THE END OF SECTION 2. (c) This bylaw amendment adds term limits to those elected or appointed to the Co-op’s Board of Trustees on or after July 1, 2023.
2023 JEMEZ ELECTION RESULTS
District 4, Ward A: No election was held per the bylaw change approved last year that allows JMEC to save money by not having an election when there is only one candidate.
District 5, Ward A: Danny Velarde – 342, Stanley Crawford – 76
District 6, Ward B: Henry Roybal – 218, Larry Rodriguez – 103
ANNUAL MEETING LOCATION - FROM EACH JEMEZ OFFICE
ANNUAL MEETING LOCATION: La Luz Campground, 101 Maestas Road, Jemez Springs, New Mexico 87025
