2017 August Dixie Bill Insert

Energy Efficiency Tip of the Month Setting your thermostat to a colder setting than normal when you turn on your air conditioner will not cool your home any faster and could result in excessive cooling and unnecessary expense.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy

Southern Green Beans Ingredients: 6 slices bacon, chopped 1 red onion, chopped 1 large clove garlic, minced 1 1/2 tsps. white balsamic vinegar 2 lbs. fresh green beans, trimmed and snapped

3 tbsps. butter 8 small new potatoes, diced 1/4 cup chicken broth Salt and pepper to taste

Directions: Place the chopped bacon in a skillet, and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until evenly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the bacon pieces on a paper towel-lined plate. Melt the butter in a skillet with a lid over medium-low heat, and cook and stir the onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked bacon, green beans, potatoes, garlic, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer over low heat until the green beans are tender, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with vinegar, salt, and pepper, and serve.

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For Dixie Electric Cooperative Member-Owners August 2017

FREE Payment Options from your Co-op Did you know that all of our payment options are FREE to our member-owners?

Whether you pay in the office, by night deposit, by mail, over the phone, on our website, or through our mobile app, there is no processing fee added to your payment. If you are being charged a fee for your payment, then you are not making a payment through one of our services. While some third party vendors may have the ability to submit payments, using our options is the only way to ensure your payment is properly credited to your account. Also, if you use our mobile app, automated phone system, or website, your payment will post immediately to your account.

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Submit Your Vote for Trustee Elections At the end of July 2017, we mailed packets to our memberowners that included information regarding trustee elections, a ballot, and a business reply envelope. Samples of the packet contents are shown below, and details can be found in your August issue of Alabama Living. We encourage everyone to take the time to review the packet when it is received, and, most importantly, take the time to vote. Ballots must be received at the office of the independent auditor by close of business on Aug. 31, 2017 in order to be counted. By completing your ballot and returning it to our independent auditor, you can earn a $5 credit on your October power bill. Just mark your ballot to cast your vote on the trustee elections. Then mail it to our independent auditor in the self-addressed postage paid envelope provided. It is that simple.

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Please see voting instructions on reverse side

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Your ballot must be returned by U.S. Mail.

Mark your ballot regarding trustee elections.

Your mail ballot will only be counted if received by the close of business on August 31, 2017.

Detach here before mailing

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This is Your Official Mail Ballot

[account number] This mail ballot must be received by the close of business on August 31, 2017.

IMPORTANT: Mark your ballot on the reverse side and return this card

by U.S. Mail in the enclosed postage paid envelope to count your vote and register for your $5 credit on your bill. Your return envelope must be received by U.S. Mail no later than August 31, 2017.

Trustee Election Information

[name] [address] [city, state, zip]

By returning this card I represent and certify: (1) I hold an individual membership in Dixie Electric Cooperative and I am the same person whose name is affixed to this card or I hold a joint membership in the cooperative and I am one of the members whose names are affixed to this card or if the membership name affixed to this card is a non-natural person I am duly authorized to vote the ballot of said member.

(2) The member whose name is affixed to this card is in good standing with the cooperative. This card constitutes registration by the member whose name is affixed for the awarding of the $5 credit to be applied to the member’s electric account.

Secretary/Dixie EC Independent Auditor Gruenloh & Associates, P.C. PO BOX 2440 Robertsdale, AL 36567-1200

August 2017 Dear Member-Owner:

This ballot is for mail voting only.

Detach your completed ballot, place in the reply envelope and mail. Your ballot must be received by U.S. Mail no later than August 31, 2017 to be counted and to receive the $5 credit on your electric bill.

DISTRICT 3

o Jimmy Ellis

The Board of Trustees of Dixie Electric Cooperative

DISTRICT 2

ROBERTSDALE AL

SECRETARY/DIXIE ELECTRIC INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GRUENLOH & ASSOCIATES PC PO BOX 2440 ROBERTSDALE AL 36567-9987

o Kim Jackson

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DISTRICT 1

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o Parker Gray Mount

BUSINESS REPLY MAIL

Very sincerely yours,

IMPORTANT! Ballots must be mailed in the enclosed envelope.

DO NOT drop ballot off at the cooperative’s offices, in the night deposit, or mail it with your monthly power bill.

1. Read the instructions and enclosed material carefully.

2. Mark your ballot regarding trustee elections.

3. Detach your ballot at the dotted line and place in the business reply envelope.

4. Seal the business reply envelope and place it in the U.S. Mail (no postage necessary).

5. Ballot must be received by August 31, 2017

VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

Please place an X mark in the appropriate box to vote for one trustee from each district:

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SECRETARY/DIXIE ELECTRIC INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GRUENLOH & ASSOCIATES PC PO BOX 2440 ROBERTSDALE AL 36567-1200

We are conducting our third year of trustee elections through the mail balloting process using procedures contained in bylaws previously approved by the members. Information regarding the trustees who have been nominated for election and the election process is also included in this booklet.

To facilitate a vote on the election of trustees, the board of trustees has scheduled our annual meeting in accordance with our bylaws for Sept. 21, 2017. Registration and voting, for those who do not vote by mail, will be open from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the cooperative’s office located at 9100 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery, Ala. The meeting will begin promptly at 6 p.m. with the results of the election votes being announced during the meeting.

Dixie Electric Cooperative 2017 Ballot

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