Harney County member takes position 3 Board of Directors for OTEC

Harney County-Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative held its Annual Meeting of the Membership on Saturday May 6, 2023.

Board President Wayne Overton and Chief Executive Officer Les Penning provided reports on the status of the cooperative, then OTEC Member Foundation Board Chair Charlene Chase and Executive Director Lea Hoover gave an update on the status of the foundation.

OTEC’s general counsel Ron Williams then announced the election results of three Board of Directors positions and the bylaw changes, as voted on my OTEC member-owners.

Position 1-Union County: Jeff D. Clark-1,883 votes and Jeffry Zurbick-1,487 votes

Position 2-Baker: County Aletha Bonebreak-2,450 votes and Jamie Ostrander-858 votes.

Position 3 Harney County: Robert Cargill-2,942 votes.

Bylaw changes: Yes-2,480 votes and No-711 votes.

OTEC would like to congratulate the board members who were elected and would also like to thank all the candidates for their interest in serving their communities and the cooperative.

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative held its Annual Meeting of the
Membership on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande.