GRANTS, N.M. – Continental Divide’s annual membership meeting is this Saturday (April 26) at Grants High School.
Continental Divide Board President Keith Gottlieb will call the meeting to order at 8 a.m., and member registration will begin immediately, along with Cibola General Hospital’s annual health fair. Registration and the health fair end at 11 a.m.
Activities will take place in the high school’s new gymnasium, except for the annual business meeting, which will convene at 11:15 a.m., inside the GHS auditorium. The number of registered coop members needed to satisfy this year’s business meeting quorum is 539.
“The annual meeting provides our memberowners with an overview of our cooperative’s past year and present activities. It’s also an opportunity to hear how state, federal and international policies and events impact and influence our decisions and business,” said Robert E. Castillo, Continental Divide’s chief executive officer.
E ven though three governing board seats are up for election, only the districts’ incumbent directors are running this year. They are Mike Chambers (District 1), Claudio Romero (District 3) and Lloyd Ortega (District 4).
There are no proposed bylaw amendments this year.
Continental Divide’s auditing firm will present the co-op’s financials, and the chief financial officer of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, the co-op’s power provider, will address the membership. Winners of the co-op’s annual Government- in-Action Youth Tour contest for high school juniors also will be recognized.
Prize drawings will be conducted throughout the business meeting. Co-op members will receive a numbered ticket at registration and be entered into the prize drawings when they enter the auditorium. Co-op members must be present to win prizes. No food or drink is allowed inside the auditorium.
IF YOU GO: Arrive early! Park in front of the gym and auditorium, or behind the auditorium off Mountain Road. The Roosevelt Avenue parking lot will be closed to the general public for a track meet.