La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) is now welcoming applications from LPEA members interested in running for a seat on the Board of Directors. Members can apply at https://lpea.coop/2023-board-directors-election. To be considered, prospective candidates must submit all completed materials by 1pm on April 10, 2023.
To be eligible to run for the LPEA Board of Directors, candidates must:
- be a member of LPEA for at least one year immediately prior to becoming a director;
- be a bona fide resident of the district you plan to represent for at least 120 days prior to becoming a director and;
- not be employed by, or have a spouse or child employed by, LPEA in any position.
In accordance with LPEA bylaws, one-third of LPEA’s Board of Directors seats are up for election annually, one in each voting district. Directors are elected for three-year terms. Incumbent directors up for re-election in 2023 are Bob Lynch (District 1 – Archuleta County), John Lee (District 2 – South and West La Plata County), Rachel Landis (District 3 – City of Durango), and Sue McWilliams (District 4 – North and East La Plata County).
Eligible candidates will be added to the official ballot to be mailed to LPEA members in early May. Mail-in ballots will be due on June 7, 2023, and the election results will be announced at LPEA’s Annual Meeting on June 8, 2023. In-person voting will also be available at the Annual Meeting.
For details about serving on the LPEA Board of Directors and the director election process, visit https://lpea.coop/2023-board-directors-election.
LPEA is a member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving La Plata, Archuleta, and segments of Hinsdale, Mineral, and San Juan counties. LPEA is the fifth largest cooperative of 22 in Colorado and aims to provide safe, reliable electricity at the lowest reasonable cost to more than 35,000 members. For additional information, contact LPEA at (97) 247-5786 or visit lpea.coop.