Title
Approval of Re-appointment of Deputy Utility Manager of Finance and Administration, Bob Westervelt, as Los Alamos' Member on the New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority (NMMEAA) Board of Directors
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve re-appointment of Deputy Utility Manager of Finance and Administration, Bob Westervelt, as Los Alamos' member on the New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority Board of Directors.
Utilities Manager Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
The Board of Public Utilities recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
The Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) that formed the New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority (NMMEAA) was amended in 2008 to guarantee Los Alamos a seat on a seven member Board of Directors. Mr. John Arrowsmith, former Utilities Manager, was appointed as Los Alamos' initial representative in 2008, and was reappointed in October 2013. In anticipation of Mr. Arrowsmith's retirement, Deputy Utilities Manager for Finance and Administration Robert Westervelt was appointed in June of 2014. Mr. Westervelt was appointed to a four year term, which expires in June of 2018. Mr. Westervelt has the knowledge and experience working with NMMEAA to serve in this position.
The JPA language is as follows:
"The Energy Acquisition Authority shall be governed by a seven-member board of directors (the "Board"). Each director shall have current experience in the operation of municipal utilities, the acquisition of energy supplies, and/or municipal finance in general, and shall be appointed as follows:
A. The governing body of each Party shall appoint two directors.
B. The fifth director shall be appointed by the Incorporated County of Los Alamos, New Mexico, as a local government participating in the acquisition of a long-term supply of natural gas pursuant to the Author...
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