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District-1 Open Seat Information

BEC BOARD OF TRUSTEES SEEK DISTRICT-1 APPLICATIONS FOR OPEN BOARD SEAT
A seat on the Beartooth Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees is open in your District. Interested members must have their primary residence in District-1, have an account in good standing, and their name must appear on the electricity bill.
Until June 2024, and for the previous 10 years, your district representative to the Board of Trustees was Dan Dutton. Dan’s recent resignation was due to moving out of his current trustee district. Per the BEC Bylaws, the Board will appoint a new trustee to serve Mr. Dutton’s open seat through the remainder of the 2024/2025 year and be part of the election process during the 2025 annual member meeting.
The deadline for a District 1 member to apply for the open trustee’s seat is August 5, 2024. Please send a letter of interest to:
Submit via USPS:
Beartooth Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Attn: District-1 Trustee Application
PO Box 1110
Red Lodge, MT 59068
or via email:
bec@beartoothelectric.com, with Subject Line: District-1 Trustee Application

QUALIFICATIONS FOR TRUSTEE:
Article IV, Section 3 of the Amended Bylaws

A. A Member shall be eligible to serve as a Trustee if the Member is a consuming Member at the bona fide residence of the Member in the Cooperative district in which the Member either seeks to represent or does represent.

B. No Member shall be eligible to become or remain a Board Trustee of the Cooperative under the following circumstances:

  • If the Member is in any way employed by or has a financial interest in a competing enterprise or a business selling electric energy (excluding net-metered customers) or supplies to the Cooperative, or a business primarily engaged in selling electrical appliances, fixtures, or supplies to the Members of the Cooperative.
  • If the Member has been an employee of the Cooperative for any length of time within the immediately preceding five (5) years.
  • If the Member is employed by, is an agent of or is a close relative (as described in Article 7. Section 8.) of an employee or agent of the Cooperative.
  • If the Member is employed by or materially affiliated with any other Trustee.
  • If the Member owns an interest greater than ten percent (10%) or holds a management position in a business wherein more than ten percent (10%) of the goods sold are sold to the Cooperative or one of its subsidiaries, or a combination thereof.

C. Upon establishment of the fact that a Board Trustee is holding the office in violation of any of the foregoing provisions, the Board shall remove such Board Trustee from office.

D. Nothing contained in this section shall affect the validity of any action taken at any meeting of the Board in which an ineligible Board Trustee has cast a vote.

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If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the BEC Office at 406-446-2310. Good Luck!