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

The Voice of Choice

“ACE has returned more than $74,000 to the City of Neligh through its revenue return program. We’ve always used our ACE funds for community improvement projects such as a county-wide alert system, playground equipment and other park improvements.”
Dale Wilkinson
Neligh, Neb.
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"On top of providing revenue back to our City ACE also offers local groups the opportunity to participate in community clean-up events, which benefits our community and provides funds for local groups."
Tricia Allen
City Clerk, Blue Hill, Neb.
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"The distribution of ACE funds back to the Gordon community have assisted with a skate park, needed repairs at the community swimming pool and equipment for our police department."
Glen Spaugh
City Manager, Gordon, Neb.
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“Our community has used funds from ACE’s revenue return program for many projects, including assisting with umpire fees for the summer ball program, general park improvements, signage for Mill Race Park and Blue Bird Trail, and upgrading the camper sites at Mill Race Park.”
Shelly Wieneke
Deputy Clerk, Atkinson, Neb.
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