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March 17, 2017
Dear Member:
Roggen Telephone
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
RECEIVED
MAR 2 1 2017
WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
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You are hereby notified that meeti1I9 the members Rog. gen Telephone
Cooperative Company will be held on Monday, April 3, 2017 at 7:00pm at the Roggen
Telephone office, 519 Front Street, Roggen, Colorado for the following purposes:
1. To elect two members to the Board of Directors to fill upcoming vacancies on
the Board being created by the term ending for Kyle Gettman and Ruth
Shelton; and
2. To transact such other business as may be necessary or desirable which may
come before the membership at this meeting.
Members that are unable to attend may use the proxy card enclosed and return it to
Roggen Telephone Cooperative Company on or before April 3, 2017 in the self-addressed
envelope.
Respectfully,
Ruth Shelton
Secretary
Attention: Proxy must be signed by one of the persons whose name
appears on the phone bill or the proxy will not be counted. Please
do not include your telephone payment with the proxy as it will not
be opened until April 3, 2017.
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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
OF THE
ROGGEN TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE COMPANY
April 4, 2016
President Bruce Klausner called the Annual Meeting of the Roggen Telephone Cooperative
Company to order at 7:02 pm, April 4, 2016 at the Roggen Telephone Cooperative Company office,
519 Front Street, Roggen, Colorado.
After the Pledge of Allegiance, Director Ruth Shelton led everyone in a prayer. President Klausner
welcomed everyone, and then asked Wendy Kanzler for the total number of members present.
There are currently 122 members so 12 members are needed for a quorum. The by-laws state that
10% of the total number of members present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a
quorum. Secretary Ruth Shelton represented the 21 proxy's received by mail and with the 22
members in attendance we indeed had a quorum.
President Klausner asked Secretary Shelton to show a copy of the letter sent to each member
notifying them of the meeting. President Klausner asked the members if they had received a copy of
last year's minutes as they came in, then proceeded to ask Secretary Shelton to read the April 6,
2015 annual meeting minutes. Debra Klausner made a motion to dispense with the reading of the
minutes since the members had time to read them as they came in and to approve them. Helen
Rosling seconded and the motion passed.
President Klausner announced that Kit Rosling and John Reid's terms had expired and that they
both had elected to run again for a position on the Board. No one else expressed any interest to run
for the Board. The nomination committee consists of Michelle Kipp, Bill Klausner, and Maria
Alvarado. Since there weren't any nominations from the floor Gary Rhoadarmer made a motion to
cease nominations and to cast a unanimous vote for John Reid and Kit Rosling. Mary Alvarado
seconded and the motion passed.
President Klausner welcomed everyone to the 88th year anniversary annual meeting. He thanked
Ruth Shelton for saying the opening prayer, and then informed the members that we are considering
paying out the remaining capital credits for 1995 and part of 1996 at the end of this year. There
won't be any students attending the FRS Youth Tour in Washington, DC this year. Marissa Kanzler
and Nikolas Begler had gone on the Youth Tour in 2015 and will talk about their trip later in the
meeting.
President Klausner then introduced the Board of Directors, the years they had served and the
attendance record for each Director for the meetings throughout the year. He introduced the
employees and stated how long they have been working for the telephone company. He informed
the members that we had purchased the lots next door and the old house will be demolished since it
is structurally unsound and has asbestos throughout. He also let the members know that we will be
donating cable and the installation for the Internet to the Greeley Area Habitat for Humanity for 2
new homes for local veteran families in Hudson. He then thanked everyone who works for and with
the company.
Marissa Kanzler and Nicholas Begler talked about the FRS Youth Tour trip that they had taken to
Washington, D.C. last year. They had a great time and thanked Roggen for sending them.
President Klausner then turned the meeting over to David Aspenson from Kiesling Associates to
present the financial statements to the membership for their approval. Afterwards Helen Rosling
made a motion to accept the financial statements as they were presented. Joel Shoeneman
seconded and the motion passed.
President Klausner asked if there was any old business that needed to be discussed. Then he asked
if there was any new business. A member asked what future plans that the company will be doing
and he said Peggy would be talking about that later in her report.
President Klausner then turned the meeting over to Chris Schroeder, our consultant from TCA. He
talked about broadband and explained a little about the new regulations at the FCC and that we
need to keep our networks secure. A member then asked about AVG security so Employee Will
Young stepped in and was able to answer her questions.
At this time President Klausner turned the meeting over to General Manager, Peggy Manino. She
thanked everyone for attending the annual meeting and talked about the notice that was sent to the
members informing them that the FCC was requiring us to raise our local rates. She talked about the
upgrades that are being installed at the remote south of Roggen and about the construction project
that is being planned on taking fiber to the home. Peggy then provided issues that are being raised
about texting and how people were comparing that to when the telephone was first invented over
100 years ago. She then thanked the employees and the Directors, and also thanked TCA and
Kiesling for their support and help over the past year.
President Klausner informed the membership that the Directors would contact members to be on the
nominating committee before the next annual meeting. President Klausner then presented a gift
certificate to the Pepper Pod to each person on the nominating committee as a thank you for their
time.
Numerous door prize drawings were held throughout the meeting. President Klausner thanked
everyone for coming and being no further business Bill Klausner made a motion to adjourn the
meeting. Sallie Linnebur seconded and the motion passed.
The Annual Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 pm.
Karla Ford
Subject: Roggen Telephone - RTCC
This is the notice of the Annual Meeting on April 3rd at 7pm. Do you want to add to calendar?
Yes No
Conway
Cozad
Freeman
Kirkmeyer
Moreno
MF
X
If not, we can send in the Proxy card. This is for the phone line serving our garden shed. Does
the Board wish to vote for the two individuals listed on the next page?
Conway
Cozad
Freeman
Kirkmeyer
Moreno
Yes No
Karla Ford R
Office Manager, Board of Weld County Commissioners
1150 O Street, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, Colorado 80632
:: 970.336-7204 :: kford@weldgov.com :: www.weldciov.com
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Proxy
ROGGEN TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE COMPANY
PO BOX 100 ROGGEN, CO 80652
I hereby vote on the proposed items coming before the membership as indicated below, and constitute and
appoint the Secretary my vote for any other such business that may properly come before the Annual
Meeting to be held at the Roggen Telephone Cooperative Company office, 519 Front Street, Roggen, CO
80652, on April 3, 2017, at 7:00pm., or any adjournment thereof.
Please vote for (2) two of the following members running for the position of Director.
(X) Kyle Gettman (X) Ruth Shelton
WITNESS MY HAND THIS 27th DAY OF
Julie A. Cozad, Chair
at,/ Of
March , 2017
(PRINT NAME HERE) (SIGNATURE) (WILL NOT BE COUNT D IF NOT SIGNED)
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