Four positions on United Power’s eleven member board are up for election at the 2012 Annual Meeting which is scheduled for April 18, 2012 at the Armory in Brighton. One seat in each of the cooperative’s districts will be up for a three-year term.
To be eligible to become or remain a director, a person must be a United Power member and receive electric service from United Power at the member’s primary residence in the district he or she represents. United Power’s bylaw’s (available here, at any of our offices, or through the mail) provide in-depth information on director districts, qualifications, terms, elections, meetings and officers. Nominations by written petition must state the name and district of the nominee, must be signed by 15 or more United Power members, and be filed with the Board not less than 60 days prior to the Annual Meeting.
The deadline for nominations by petition is Friday, February 17, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. Petitions are available at United Power’s headquarters office in Brighton at 500 Cooperative Way. Additional information can be obtained by calling United Power’s executive department at 303-659-0551.