Annual Meeting
of the Members
ANNUAL MEETING
Annual Meeting of the Members
Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association, Inc. 74th Annual Meeting of the Members was held Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds building in Hugo, Colorado.
Save the Date
To ensure you receive your Save the Date promptly, please make sure your email address is up to date in our records.
Save the Date notices for the Annual Meeting will be emailed in April to all members who have an email address on file. Members without an email address will receive their notice by mail.
Official Notices will be mailed out in May.
Must RSVP to attend.
Annual Meeting registration deadline is Friday, June 5th.
The 2026 Annual Meeting is held for the following purposes:
To approve and confirm the 2025 minutes of the Annual Meeting of Members. 2025 Annual Meeting Minutes (PDF).
To receive and act upon reports of the officers of business transacted since the last Annual Meeting.
To review the financial position of the company. See the Annual Report here (PDF).
To elect (2) Directors of the Association – one each from District 3 and At-Large to serve a three year term. Board Member Biographies (PDF).
To transact all other business which may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Note: Please see the Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association Inc.’s By-laws (PDF), paying special attention to Article I – Membership, Article III – Meeting of the Members, and Article IV – Directors.
Eastern Slope Board Structure Update
Voted on by the Board of Directors and presented at the Annual Meeting in 2024
The Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Board is beginning a three‑year transition to reduce the number of directors from ten to seven. When the transition is complete, the board will include four geographic districts and one at‑large seat.
Board Composition
- District 1 – Hugo: 1 seat
- District 2 – Karval, Haswell, Eads, Kit Carson: 2 seats
- District 3 – Woodrow, Genoa, Arriba, Flagler: 2 seats
- District 4 – Bennett: 1 seat
- At Large Seat – Any service area: 1 seat
Director Districts up for Election
District 3: 1 seat
At Large: 1 seat