Basin Electric directors are elected to three-year terms at Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Directors from three districts were up for reelection at the 2024 annual meeting held Aug. 14 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Anthony Larson from District 8 was elected to the board, superseding Allen Thiessen. The Basin Electric board seats directors from 11 Class A membership districts.
re-elected directors:
- Kermit Pearson, District 1, East River Electric Power Cooperative
- Troy Presser, District 3, Central Power Electric Cooperative
- Jerry Beck, District 11, Corn Belt Power Cooperative
Newly-elected directors:
- Anthony Larson, District 8, Upper Missouri Power Cooperative
Other Basin Electric directors:
- David Meschke, District 2, L&O Power Cooperative
- Thomas Wagner, District 4, Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
- Leo Brekel, District 5, Tri-State G&T Association
- Daniel Gliko, District 6, Central Montana Power Cooperative
- Mike McQuinstion, District 7, Rushmore Electric
- Wayne Peltier, District 9
- Paul Baker, District 10, Members 1st Power Cooperative
Bylaws
Basin Electric’s 2024 Bylaw Review Committee met virtually June 6. The role of the committee, which is made up of one manager and one director from each district, is to review proposed amendments to the bylaws and provide recommendations to the membership.
During the June meeting, members of the committee re-elected Doug Hardy, CEO of Central Montana Electric Power Cooperative, as chairperson. The committee then voted to recommend the amendment to the membership.
As required in the bylaws, the proposed amendment was included in the Notice of Annual Meeting, which was mailed July 12. The members voted to approve the proposed amendment at Basin Electric’s Annual Meeting on Aug. 14.
Resolutions
The Basin Electric Resolutions Committee, made up of directors from each of Basin Electric's districts and a Basin Electric board member, had its annual review meeting June 6. The meeting was held virtually.
After re-electing David Sigloh, director from Upper Missouri Power Cooperative, as its chairperson, the committee reviewed the cooperative’s existing resolutions, making small edits and updates.
An additional item was added to the Statement of Ideals, but no new resolutions were brought forward by the membership. The Resolutions Committee met again Aug. 13, prior to Basin Electric’s 2023 Annual Meeting of the Membership. Members voted to approve the 2024 Resolutions on Aug. 14.
