Annual Meeting FAQs

Overview FAQs Program

 

THE ANNUAL MEETING

Q: Who can attend the Annual Meeting?

A: Cooperative Trustees, key staff, and other persons assisting with the Annual Meeting will attend the Annual Meeting in-person. Members may also attend the Annual Meeting in-person at the Lake Jackson Member Services office (4808 Portal Drive, Tallahassee FL 32303); however, no bill credits or door prizes will be offered to Members for in-person attendance at the Annual Meeting.

Q: When is the Annual Meeting?

A: The Annual Meeting begins at 9:00 AM on Saturday, April 26, 2025 and will be streamed live online at www.TalquinElectric.com and Talquin Facebook.

Q: Why has Talquin updated the Annual Meeting program from an in-person meeting to a hybrid (virtual/optional in-person) meeting?

A: Since the Annual Meeting program has changed to a virtual event, with the option to attend in-person, Talquin decided to host a series of four (4) events in each county we serve, called Talk with Talquin – Member Update Events. Not only does this allow us to better reach Members but it has also proven to be more cost-effective.

Q: Is anyone who has an account and pays an electric and/or water bill a Member?

A: Membership eligibility is defined in Article I, Section 1 of Talquin’s Bylaws as follows:

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP.

Any person, firm, association, corporation or body politic or subdivision thereof may become a member in Talquin Electric Cooperative, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Cooperative”) by:

(a) Filing a written application for membership therein;

(b) Agreeing to purchase from the Cooperative utility services as hereinafter specified;

(c) Agreeing to comply with and be bound by the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Cooperative and any rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees; and

(d) Paying the membership fee hereinafter specified. NO MEMBER MAY HOLD MORE THAN ONE MEMBERSHIP IN THE COOPERATIVE, and no membership in the Cooperative shall be transferable.

 

VOTING

Q: Why is the Cooperative not conducting Trustee Elections in 2025?

A: Trustee nomination petitions were received from incumbent Trustees for District 2, District 5, and District 8 during the nomination period. No other candidates from these Districts submitted petitions during the nomination period. Therefore, the following candidates have been nominated by petition and qualified to serve on the Board of Trustees:

DISTRICT 2           Tony Miller (Incumbent)

DISTRICT 5           Carla Pararo (Incumbent)

DISTRICT 8           Cliff Bristol (Incumbent)

Per Article IV, Section 3(e) of the Cooperative Bylaws, “[I]f only one candidate qualifies for nomination from a District following conclusion of the nomination period, then that candidate shall be deemed to be elected pursuant to Section 425.10, Florida Statutes, without opposition and shall take office upon the conclusion of the next Annual Meeting. The name of an unopposed candidate for Trustee shall not appear on any ballot.”

Due to the 2023 Bylaw Amendments approved by the Members, an election of Trustees is not required when there is only one qualified candidate from each District. Therefore, a ballot is not being sent with this Annual Meeting notice and the unopposed candidates will be deemed elected upon the conclusion of the 2025 Annual Meeting.

 

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