April board meeting notes

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Posted on Jun 10 2025 in Southern Indiana Power

To keep you informed of your cooperatives operations and activities, the following are highlights of the April 23 board meeting.

1. All directors were present. Also present were CEO Steve Seibert and Administrative Assistant Lisa Hinton.

2. The first item of business was the reorganization of the board. Director Jeff Vogel was re-elected chairman of the board, Director Gary Waninger was re-elected vice-chairman, and Director Dirk Stein was re-elected secretary/ treasurer.

3. The April 23 board meeting agenda was approved.

4. The March 26 board meeting minutes were reviewed and approved.

5. The membership certificates were reviewed.

6. The vouchers were reviewed and approved.

7. The January, February and March financials were reviewed and approved.

8. Seibert provided an update on the FTTH/broadband project with PSC.

9. The CEO report was presented, with Seibert reporting the following items:

  • GIS project update
  • Project Indiana update
  • Provided the RUS Form 7
  • Provided a flood damage report
  • Discussed Senate Bill 502
  • Seibert reported the following meeting dates: NRECA Legislative Conference, April 27-30; PC Chamber Annual Dinner, May 1; PC Chamber Legislative Dinner, May 8; ACES Member Conference, May 29-30; CFC Forum, June 30-July 2; and the IEC Directors Retreat, July 25-26.

10. The 2025 Southern Indiana Power Annual Meeting was reviewed. The board approved Thursday, April 16, as the 2026 Annual Meeting date.

11. Robert White, safety and risk management instructor with IEC, conducted annual tool and equipment inspections and truck tool/trailer inspections on March 31. Chris Hamilton, safety and risk management instructor with IEC, conducted rubber protective equipment safety training on April 16. Seibert reviewed the Federated Annual Safety and Loss Prevention Assessment. Seibert advised that there were no lost-time accidents and no public liability claims to report.

12. Office/IT Manager Karen Mangum was appointed assistant secretary/treasurer to the board of directors for 2025.

13. Waninger was selected voting delegate and Seibert alternate for the CFC Annual Meeting on June 30.

14. The board approved Michell Lynchs and Roger Hurms nominations to the Operation Round Up Board of Trustees. Each will serve a three- year term.

15. Director Randy Kleaving reported on the IEC board meeting held April 16.

16. The next regularly scheduled board of directors meeting will be on Wednesday, May 28.