Beartooth Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BEC) 2021 Trustee Candidate Filing Period Opens

Beartooth Electric’s 2021 trustee candidate filing period officially opens January 1 for District 4 (Roberts, Red Lodge Luther area) and District 6 (Absarokee, Columbus, Nye area) for full three-year terms and District 3 (Red Lodge, Roberts area) for the remaining two-year term. Trustee elections take place at the annual member meeting, May 1, 2021, currently planned as a ZOOM and Facebook LIVE meeting. BEC members living in Districts 4, 6 and 3 interested in running for the BEC Board of Trustees have until March 12, 2021 to declare their candidacies.

BEC is committed to conducting business with a high level of integrity and in an ethical and responsible manner. Board members, elected by members, demonstrate veracity and principles in their professional and personal lives and contribute to the organization’s diversity in terms of background and business experience. The board takes great responsibility in setting policy and procedures and maintaining financial strength while supporting staff who run the day to day operations of the utility.

BEC’s seven-member board represents all walks of life and resides in communities and neighborhoods throughout the BEC service territory. Since 1938, BEC employees, guided by the board of trustees, have made a supreme effort to balance fiscal responsibility with the goal of improving the lives of those whom they serve.

The 2021 trustee nomination petition is available as a pdf on our website at www.beartoothelectric.com under the home page 2021 Annual Meeting tab, in hard copy at the BEC Red Lodge office or in COVID-19 safe electronic format. If you wish to use this year’s new electronic format, please contact the BEC office at 406-446-2310 and request a petition be set up for you. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any trustee or staff. All contact information is available on the website.