OTEC Annual Meeting will be in Baker City this Saturday
By Shannon McKone on Friday, May 20th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
BAKER CITY – After two years of virtual meetings, the Oregon Trail Electric Coop Annual meeting is back to in person. This year’s event will take place this Saturday at Baker High School.
Among the festivities will be the announcement of the selections for Board of Directors.
Candidates are:
Position 7 – Union County
Candidates: Steve Lyon
Cory Miller
Position 8 – Union County
Candidates: David Baum– Incumbent
Dennis Myhrum
Position 9 – Baker County
Candidates: Charlene Chase – Incumbent
In a release provided by OTEC in mid-April https://elkhornmediagroup.com/the-2022-otec-annual-meeting-will-be-in-person-this-year/, OTEC noted that “All OTEC member-owners are invited to the in-person meeting, and there is no fee to attend. Doors will open at Baker High School at 8:30 a.m., with access to community booths and other activities. The business meeting begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by a complimentary lunch. There will be music, raffle drawings, activities and booths for all adults and children to enjoy.
Buses will be available for members from Burns, John Day and La Grande who want to attend the meeting in Baker City. Those interested in a free ride can now register at the following locations: the Senior Citizen’s Community Center in John Day; the Harney County Senior Center in Burns; and the Union County Senior Center in La Grande. Seats are limited and will be awarded on a first come first served basis.
For those member-owners not able to attend, a livestream of the business meeting and the announcement of election results will be available at www.otec.coop and on OTEC’s Facebook page, with a recording of the meeting posted online afterward.
If you have questions, please call OTEC Communications at 541-524-2858 or visit www.otec.coop/annual-meeting-board-elections for more information and to access candidate profiles.
Your friends and neighbors at your member-owned cooperative cannot wait to see everyone at the Annual Meeting of the Membership!”
About the cooperativeOregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperative that serves over 60,000 residents in four counties in Eastern Oregon. Headquartered in Baker City, OTEC has district offices in Burns, John Day, and La Grande.
