BUTLER RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
10,779 members were eligible to vote during this year’s election, and 1,665 members submitted their ballots. The election results are below: District 6 — Ronald Kolb District 7 — Mike Tilton District 8 — Robert Spaeth Ronald Kolb lives in Reily Township. He is a retired farmer and served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He has been a cooperative trustee for 30 years and has earned the Credentialed Cooperative Director, Board Leadership, and Director Gold certificates. He is a member of the Reily Township Historical Society and the Franklin County Antique Machinery Club. He was a member of the Butler County Fair Board for 15 years and was a member of the Butler County Pork Producers, serving as vice president and president. Ron and his wife, Janice, have three children and six grandchildren. Mike Tilton lives in Hanover Township. He is a retired chief deputy auditor and worked at the Butler County Auditor’s Office. He received education through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and received the Credentialed Cooperative Director, Board Leadership, and Director Gold certifications. He has been a volunteer officer with the Butler County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol since 1994, is a Butler County Law Library board member, and serves on the Hanover Township Park Committee. He is a past member of the
Butler County Farm Bureau board, is an Oxford SAY soccer coach, a scout leader, and a 4-H advisor. Robert Spaeth lives in Morgan Township. He is retired after owning Spaeth Builders, a home building and repair business that operated in Morgan, Reily, and Ross townships and the surrounding areas for many years. He has been a cooperative trustee for 12 years and has earned the Credentialed Cooperative Director, Board Leadership, and Director Gold certificates. He is a retired member of the Morgan Ross Athletic Association after serving as a trustee for 12 years. If you are interested in becoming a board member, please contact Julie Abbott by calling 513-867-4402 or by email, juliea@butlerrural.coop.
$100 bill credit winners Tom McQuiston announced the bill credit winners. The cooperative gave away 32 bill credits of $100 each. The bill credit winners were randomly selected from the entire cooperative membership. We will continue to select five members randomly each month for the next year to receive $50 bill credits. Each winner will be announced in the monthly issue of this magazine and will be notified by phone if they are chosen. The $100 bill credit winners from the annual meeting video are listed on the next page. To view the annual meeting video, visit the cooperative’s website, butlerrural.coop/content/2020-annual-meeting. Continued on page 20D
Cooperative members elected the board members above during the 2020 board of trustees election. From left, Ronald Kolb, Mike Tilton, and Robert Spaeth.
JUNE 2020 • OHIO COOPERATIVE LIVING 20C
