April Newsletter 2024

CARROLL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION’S NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS

Local Student to Compete for Statewide Scholarship

Carroll EMC selected Kaleb Chambers of Bowdon to represent the Co-op as its semifinalist for the Walter Harrison Scholarship. Chambers will compete at the state level for one of 16 $1,000 scholarships to use toward college tuition.

The Walter Harrison Scholarship, a program sponsored by Georgia EMC, the Cooperative’s statewide association, is awarded to outstanding students seeking a post-secondary education at any two- or four-year university, college or technical institute in Georgia. To be eligible, students must be accepted or enrolled in an undergraduate program and complete an application with their electric cooperative. Academic standing, scholastic honors, community involvement and financial need are all considered when choosing a semifinalist.

“To ensure fairness and maintain impartiality in the evaluation process, we have a representative from a neighboring cooperative judge the applications,” says Rolando Benitez, Community Relations Representative and Member Advocate for Carroll EMC. “We are very confident in the judge’s selection and believe Kaleb has the heart to win over the statewide judges as well.”

Chambers, a senior with a love for agriculture and politics, plans to combine his two passions by attending Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in the fall to pursue a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness and later attending law school. His end goal is to one day become an agricultural lawyer and an elected official.

Having already held office in organizations like the Future Business Leaders of America and Future Farmers of America as well as actively sharpening his soft skills through the Carroll County Junior Chamber of Commerce, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership, Susan A. Mabry Citizens Academy and Emerging County Leaders Program, Chambers is well on his way to fulfilling his dreams.

“At the end of the day, I am a man who wants to leave this world a little better than how I found it,” Chambers says. A scholarship committee comprised of directors, managers and key staff at Georgia’s 41 EMCs will judge each semifinalist application to select the 16 scholarship recipients. Statewide winners will be announced on or before April 1.

Congratulations to Our CEO!

Tim Martin, President and CEO of Carroll EMC, has been recognized as the 2023 Citizen of the Year by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce for his community contributions extending beyond his professional responsibilities.

The Citizen of the Year Award honors an individual who has made a lasting, positive impact on the local community by enhancing the quality of life for citizens and businesses in Carroll County. Martin, having served in various capacities in the electric cooperative industry, plays a pivotal role in not only providing reliable, affordable power but also

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Pictured L-R: Brian Dill, President/CEO, Carroll County Chamber of Commerce and Carroll Tomorrow; Tim Martin, President/CEO, Carroll EMC; Tim Brewer, Board Chairman, Carroll County Chamber of Commerce; and Patrick Yuran, Head of School, Oak Mountain Academy.

A well-designed landscape can add beauty to your home and reduce home heating and cooling costs. Plant deciduous trees with high, spreading crowns to the south of your home to block sunlight in the summer and reduce the need for air conditioning. Deciduous trees lose their leaves in the winter, allowing sunlight to warm your home. Plant evergreen trees and shrubs with low crowns to block winter winds. Dense evergreen trees and shrubs planted to the north and northwest are the most common type of windbreak and can help lower energy used for home heating.

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bringing broadband to the Co-op’s Members through a partnership with Crossbeam Fiber.

“Tim embodies the essence of community leadership that the Citizen of the Year Award seeks to honor,” says Brian Dill, President and CEO of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce and Carroll Tomorrow. “His ongoing engagement in the community is unparalleled, demonstrating a relentless commitment to the betterment of Carroll County.”

Martin began his career at Carroll EMC in 1987 as a part-time co-op student while pursuing his Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. After graduation, he worked several years in manufacturing before returning to the electric cooperative world. Since then, Martin has earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of West Georgia, and for a short time, he headed key operations at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative in Virginia.

In addition to his role as President and CEO, Martin is a member of the Carrollton Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. He currently serves as Chair for the Tanner Medical Foundation Board of Trustees, board member for the Go Energy Credit Union and past Chair for the Georgia Rural Electric Managers’ Association. Martin is also a deacon at First Baptist Church of Carrollton, where he attends with his wife, Shelley.

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Can You Dig It?

Warm Weather

Brings Out Scammers

Carroll EMC will never send anyone to your house to ask you if you need work done. And when someone does come for a legitimate reason, you’ll see a uniform, a truck with the Cooperative’s logo on it and valid identification. Springtime is scam season. Don’t be surprised if you get telephone calls, uninvited visitors looking for work and loads of door hangers offering landscaping, roofing, painting and homerepair services.

Your best bet: Say no to all of them. If you need work done around your house, visit the website of the state agency responsible for licensing contractors, or join a contractor referral network that recommends only contractors who are licensed, insured, bonded and experienced.

A few other tips:

• Do not pay in cash and do not pay upfront. Instead, work out a payment schedule that allows you to pay in increments as work is completed.

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• Get bids from three reputable companies before you start. If you get one offer that’s much lower than the other two, something is probably amiss.

• Don’t fall for these two lines: “I just finished a job at your neighbor’s house, and I’ll give you a good price if you hire me today, because I’m already in the neighborhood,” or “I have leftover materials from a job I just did, and I’ll sell/install them here for a deep discount because I don’t need them.”

• Hiring contractors can be expensive. Don’t waste your money on one who’s not licensed and legitimate.

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PRESIDENT/CEO

Tim Martin

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Eddie Gore, Chairman

Max Goldin, Vice Chairman

Ronnie Jordan, Secretary/Treasurer

Donnie Brannon

Don DeFoor

Alvin Ginn

Emmett Harrod

Lynn Joyner

EDITOR

CARROLL

MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION

BYLAWS – ARTICLE III

2024 DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS

ANNUAL MEETING – OCTOBER 3, 2024

SECTION 3.06. Nominations

Petition”), and the Secretary shall post such nominations at the same place where the list of nominations made by the Committee is posted. The Nominating Petition shall:

• (1) list on each page of the Nominating Petition the name of the Member;

• (2) indicate on each page of the Nominating Petition the director position for which the Member so nominated will run; and

• (3) Contain the printed names, addresses, telephone numbers and original dated signatures signed within sixty (60) days of the first signature.

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(a) The Board of Directors shall appoint, not less than one hundred thirty (130) days before the date of the meeting at which members of the Board of Directors are to be elected, a committee on nominations, consisting of not less than two (2) Members residing in the Districts in which Directors’ terms expire in that year (the “Nominating Committee”). 1No Member nor Close Relative nor member of the same household of a Director may serve on such committee. The committee shall meet and nominate not less than one (1) nor more than two (2) qualified Member(s) residing in the District where a vacancy will occur by term expiration. The committee shall prepare and post at the principal office of the Cooperative at least one hundred twenty (120) days before the meeting its list of nominees.

(b) In addition, any one hundred (100) or more Members of the Cooperative acting together may make additional nominations in writing not less than seventy-five (75) days prior to the meeting (the “Nominating

(c) At the Member Meeting, no nominations may be made from the floor except that such nominations may be made and shall be allowed for any directorate to be filled for which there would not otherwise be any eligible nominee.

Notwithstanding the provisions contained in this Section 3.06 failure to comply with any of such provisions shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the validity of any action taken by the Board of Directors after the election of Directors.

SECTION 3.07. Notice of Nominees. The Secretary shall be responsible for posting at the headquarters of the Cooperative the nominees for the election made by the Nominating Committee and by petition.

Carroll EMC offices will close Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. Please use the PaySite kiosks, mobile app, text-to-pay, website or automated phone payment system to make a payment during this time.

Carroll EMC has personnel on standby 24/7, year-round. Even on holidays, Carroll EMC is prepared for storms and outages.

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