Officer elections for 2023-24 for NMPP Energy Organizations

The four organizations of NMPP Energy each recently elected officers for fiscal year 2023-24 at their respective annual meetings. The fiscal year for each organization runs April 1-May 31. Here is a run-down of each organization’s elections and committee appointments:

Nebraska Municipal Power Pool

Those re-elected as officers were:

  • Mike Palmer, electric superintendent, Sidney, Neb, president;
  • Edward Dunn, city superintendent, Grant, Neb., vice president;
  • Bill Hinton, electric superintendent, Kimball, Neb., secretary/treasurer.

Those elected to the 16-member NMPP board to represent their population category were:

20,000-plus population: Travis Burdett, assistant utilities director, Grand Island, Neb.

More than 5,000-less than 20,000: Brent Nation, city manager, Fort Morgan, Colo.

5,000 or less: Bill Hinton, electric superintendent, Kimball, Neb., Randy Woldt, utility superintendent/administrator, Wisner, Neb.

Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska

Those re-elected as officers were:

  • Tom Goulette, city administrator/utility superintendent, West Point, Neb., chair
  • Tom Ourada, city administrator, Crete, Neb., vice chair
  • Darrel Wenzel, chief executive officer, Waverly (Iowa) Utilities, secretary/treasurer

Those re-elected as at-large Executive Committee members:

  • Bill Hinton, electric superintendent, Kimball, Neb.
  • Mike Palmer, electric superintendent, Sidney, Neb.
  • Adam Suppes, electric superintendent, Delta, Colo.
  • Brent Nation, city manager, Fort Morgan, Colo.

National Public Gas Agency

Those re-elected to one-year terms as officers were:

  • Chris Anderson, city administrator, Central City, Neb., chair
  • Bob Lockmon, utility superintendent, Stuart, Neb., vice chair
  • Randy Woldt, utilities superintendent, Wisner, Neb., secretary/treasurer

Executive Committee appointments (along with the NPGA chair and vice chair):

  • Randy Woldt, utilities superintendent, Wisner, Neb.
  • Lenard Schaefer, public works director, Stromsburg, Neb.
  • Brent Nation, City Manager, Fort Morgan, Colo.

Public Alliance for Community Energy

Those re-elected as ACE Board of Director officers were:

  • Andrew Devine, city administrator, Albion, Neb., chair
  • Jeremy Tarr, city administrator, Plainview, Neb., vice chair
  • Mike Palmer, electric superintendent, Sidney, Neb., secretary/treasurer.

Those elected to the at-large ACE Executive Committee were:

  • Chris Rector, city administrator, Holdrege, Neb.
  • Kellie Crowell, city clerk/treasurer, Ravenna, Neb.
  • Raquel Felzien, city clerk/treasurer, Franklin, Neb.
  • Duane Hoffman, public works director, Oxford, Neb.
  • Stan Clouse, accounts manager, Nebraska Public Power District