Notice of 2021 OTEC Board of Director Elections
By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
BAKER CITY – (Release from OTECC) Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative is a member-owned and locally controlled electric cooperative. The Board of Directors makes business and policy decisions in setting the direction of OTEC. To ensure strong local leadership, member-owners elect directors, on a rotating basis, from each of OTEC’s four districts.
In 2021, OTEC is seeking candidates for three board of directors’ seats:
Position 4 – Union County, currently held by incumbent Austin Bingaman.
Position 5 – Baker County, currently held by incumbent Wayne Overton.
Position 6 – Grant County, currently held by incumbent Gary Miller.
Elections will be held in May 2021.
If you are a member of the cooperative and interested in running for the OTEC Board of Directors, please contact the administration office at 541-524-2831 or visit otec.coop/annual-meeting-board-elections for nominating committee information, qualifications, applications, and petition packets.
The Nominating Committee recommends qualified candidates for the 2021 OTEC Board of Directors Elections and asks any members interested in running for a board position to contact them on or before January 31, 2021.
Nominations by petition are due March 16, 2021.
OTEC BYLAWS
Article III: Nomination and Election of Directors
Section 3 – Each nomination committee shall submit its nominations to the Secretary of the Cooperative not less than 90 days before the annual meeting in which the director from that district is to be elected. The function and authority of each committee shall terminate upon completion of the annual meeting.
Section 4 – Not less than 90 days before the annual meeting in which the directors shall be elected, the Secretary of the Cooperative shall cause to be posted at the Cooperative’s principal place of business a list of names of candidates selected by the nominating committee. Additional nominations may be made by petition filed with the Secretary not less than 60 days before the annual meeting. A petition shall contain the name of the candidate and the signatures of at least 50 members qualified to vote, and a request that the name of the candidate be placed on the ballot. All candidates so nominated must meet the director qualifications contained in the Section 5 of this article. Members may not nominate a candidate for director from the floor at the annual meeting.
About the cooperative
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperative that serves nearly 60,000 residents in four counties in Eastern Oregon. Headquartered in Baker City, OTEC has district offices in Burns, John Day.
