Every year, SMECO conducts its members’ meeting for the purpose of electing directors and voting on bylaw changes.
As a member, you have the right to vote.
Results of 2023 Annual Meeting
SMECO held its 85th Annual Meeting on August 24, 2023 at the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department social hall.
SMECO Looks Back at 2022
Attendees at the 2023 Annual Meeting saw the video below that reviewed our accomplishments from the previous year.
Shaped by the
Communities We Serve
SMECO has 15 directors. Every year, five directors are elected to three-year terms. SMECO members elect the men and women who serve on the Board of Directors.
The annual meeting ballot also includes proposed amendments to SMECO’s bylaws. Bylaws govern the way an electric cooperative does business.
SMECO Directors Are Part of the Community
- SMECO’s Board of Directors meets every month to oversee the operations of the cooperative
- Directors are SMECO members like you, and they come from all walks of life
- Directors attend training sessions provided by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
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- The NRECA serves about 900 electric cooperatives nationwide
- Through NRECA, electric cooperatives across the country have built a strong network of like-minded organizations that put their members first
SMECO Puts Its Members First
As a cooperative, SMECO will always put its members first—the power you can count on:
- SMECO was incorporated in 1937 and is one of the 15 largest electric cooperatives in the United States with more than 170,000 member accounts in Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s, and southern Prince George’s counties
- At the end of each year, SMECO’s margins (profits) are allocated to members’ capital credit accounts
- SMECO uses its profits to invest in:
- New construction
- System improvements
- Facility upgrades
- And more
- The Board of Directors regularly evaluates the financial condition of the cooperative and determines when members will receive a refund. Since 1937, SMECO has refunded $116 million.
Annual Members’ Meeting Prize Winners
Annual Meeting ballots were mailed on July 17, 2023. Every weekday from July 27 through August 9, we will announce three lucky winners to receive a $50 credit on their SMECO electric bill. Names are drawn at random from the online ballots and the ballots signed and returned by mail for the Board of Directors’ election. Winners will see the credit listed as “Annual Meeting Prize” on their next bill.
Congratulations to our lucky winners!
July 27
- Danny D., Mechanicsville
- Clifford H., White Plains
- Patricia N., Prince Frederick
July 28
- Craig D., Waldorf
- John K., Hollywood
- Gerard H., Waldorf
July 31
- Joette P., St. Leonard
- Bruce F., Callaway
- Aaquor M., White Plains
August 1
- Diane G., Mechanicsville
- La Plata Volunteer Fire Department,
La Plata - James C., Lexington Park
August 2
- Matthew C., La Plata
- Candace S., Waldorf
- Peter S., Mechanicsville
August 3
- Shelli M., Brandywine
- James H., Leonardtown
- Ruth W., Lexington Park
August 4
- Helen D., Washington, D.C.
- Lois B., Chaptico
- Gerald L., Waldorf
August 7
- Barbara H., Lusby
- Ronald J., Nanjemoy
- Tracey H., California
August 8
- Raymond G., Potomac
- Mark B., Brandywine
- Brenda C., Mechanicsville