District Meetings

Sioux Valley Energy holds annual District Meetings to keep members informed and engaged in cooperative operations.

Members enjoy a complimentary meal followed by a business session, and in designated districts, they vote for their board representatives.

A series of 10 district meetings are held per year.

2027 District Meeting Schedule

Date	District/ Current Director	Location
Thursday, February 18	10 - Roskamp	Edgerton Public School - Edgerton, MN
Thursday, February 25	8 - Leuthold*	Generations (Grand Prairie Event Center - Luverne, MN) (Petition date 12/27/2026)
Thursday, March 4	6 - Fish & Rogen	Brandon Valley High School - Brandon, SD
Tuesday, March 9	3 - Heinemann*	William J. Janklow Community Center - Flandreau, SD (Petition date 01/08/2027)
Thursday, March 11	9 - Johnson	Pipestone Area High School - Pipestone, MN
Monday, March 15	1 - DeGreef*	McKnight Hall - White, SD (Petition date 01/14/2027)
Tuesday, March 16	5 - Weinacht	Tri-Valley High School - Colton, SD
Tuesday, March 23	2 - Vostad	Sioux Valley School - Volga, SD
Thursday, March 25	7 - Reif	West Central High School - Hartford, SD
Tuesday, March 30	4 - Daniel	Dakota Prairie Playhouse - Madison, SD

*Denotes Election Meetings

Complimentary Meal: 5:30-7 p.m.

2027 Meeting Menu: TBA

Meeting Time: 7 p.m.

Petition Deadlines

District 8 – Sunday, December 27, 2026

District 3 – Friday, January 8, 2027

District 1 – Thursday, January 14, 2027

Petitions can be obtained at www.siouxvalleyenergy.com or by calling 800-234-1960. The Cooperative Bylaws state the qualifications needed to be a director (see below). Interested members are encouraged to contact Brenda Schelhaas, Executive Assistant. All Board seats elected in 2027 will serve three-year terms. *Denotes election meetings

*Petitions must be delivered to a Sioux Valley Energy office location or postmarked by the petition deadline. Sioux Valley Energy encourages district members to gather extra member signatures and to deliver or mail completed petitions in advance of the petition deadline to ensure time for member verification.

Download the Director Petition, Conflict of Interest Statement, and Qualification Certification Statement Here

The nominating petition, along with an executed Conflict of Interest Disclosure statement and an executed Director Qualification Certification form, must be filed by the candidate at the corporate headquarters of the Cooperative or a Sioux Valley Energy Service Center at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the District Meeting. A total of 10 signatures of Sioux Valley Energy members within the district where you are running must be included on the petition. Sioux Valley Energy encourages district members to gather extra member signatures and to deliver or mail completed petitions in advance of the petition deadline to ensure time for member verification. An online petition may be requested by the candidate and will allow electronic signatures to be submitted for the nominating petition. Please call 800-234-1960 if you would like to submit a request for an online petition. Note: Signatures of spouses holding joint membership count as one.

SVE Director Petition

Conflict of Interest Statement and Qualification Certification Statement