2021-086 American Public Power Association PWC NominationsDate: October 8, 2021 Report No. 2021-086
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Nomination for Membership on the Policy Makers Council (“PMC”) of the American Public
Power Association (“APPA”).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Denton, through Denton Municipal Electric, is a member organization of APPA.
APPA is a not-for-profit association comprised of public electric utilities that power 2,000 towns
and cities nationwide and represents public power utilities before the federal government on topics
such as electricity policy, technology, trends, training, and operations.
BACKGROUND:
The PMC is comprised of 45 members (40 regular members and five officers) who are either
elected or appointed officials on the governing authorities of public power distribution utilities,
including mayors, city council members, and elected or appointed board members. Four members
are appointed to the PMC from each of the 10 geographic regions recognized by APPA. Texas is
included in the West South Central region and this region currently has two vacancies on the PMC.
The PMC meets a minimum of twice a year in Washington, D.C. (during the APPA Legislative
Rally in February and at a separate PMC-only meeting in July). (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
the PMC has met virtually the previous two years.) PMC members participate in meetings with
elected representatives and congressional staff to advance APPA’s legislative and regulatory
agendas. PMC members are expected to attend these meetings. In addition to the meetings
referenced above, PMC members are asked to participate in monthly calls to update them on
legislative issues, as well as to respond to action items as they arise. The PMC is a very effective
voice for public power on Capitol Hill.
Calendar year 2022 is expected to be an active year on issues of importance to public power
utilities. APPA will need the continued assistance of PMC members to advocate for public power’s
policy positions on energy, climate, environment, infrastructure, the Power Marketing
Administrations/ Tennessee Valley Authority, and tax/municipal bond issues. The PMC needs
dedicated, enthusiastic, and active community leaders with ties to key congressional offices to
advocate on behalf of public power.
The regular term on the PMC is three years. At the end of the first term, if a member wishes to
continue serving on the PMC, they are eligible to serve a second term. Vacancies within a region
that cannot be filled by a member from that region are represented by an “at-large” member who
serves a one-year term. This allows vacancies to be filled temporarily by public power officials
from regions where there are more candidates than vacancies. Such “at-large” members can then
request in subsequent years to serve as regular members if there are vacancies in the regions. If
there is no vacancy, an individual may request to continue serving in an “at-large” capacity.
Date: October 8, 2021 Report No. 2021-086
To serve on the PMC, the candidate must be a current elected or appointed official on the governing
board of their utility. If a member of the PMC loses re-election, departs office, or is term-limited,
they are no longer eligible to serve on the PMC. For example, if a current PMC member departs
office in May 2022 and APPA is notified prior to June 1, 2022, the utility may request to have
someone serve out the remainder of 2022 on a temporary basis. If a PMC member departs office
and APPA is notified after June 1, 2022, the spot will convert to a vacancy and a new candidate
will need to be nominated in the fall of 2022 to begin serving in 2023.
The vacancies on the PMC are allocated among the regions listed below:
REGION VACANCY(S)
Mountain: CO, NM, UT, WY 2
East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI 0
West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD 1
West South Central: AR, LA, OK, TX 2
Atlantic: DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV 1
Southwest: AZ, CA, NV 2
East South Central: AL, KY, MS, TN 2
Northeast: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT 3
Northwest: AK, ID, MT, OR, WA 0
Other: Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa 4
The Nomination Form (attached) must be accompanied by a professional resume/curriculum
vitae. Nominations must be submitted to APPA no later than Friday, November 19, 2021.
Given Council’s expressed interest to actively engage policymakers at the State and Federal level,
staff is presenting this opportunity for Council to nominate a candidate to represent the City’s
interests at the Federal level. If Council Members wish to nominate a candidate, please let me
know no later than Monday, October 18th. If staff receives a nominee, a Resolution for Council’s
consideration will be placed on the October 26th meeting agenda.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Notification Form from APPA
STAFF CONTACT:
Antonio Puente, Jr., DME General Manager
(940) 349-8487
Antonio.Puente@cityofdenton.com
REQUESTOR: Staff initiated
PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS: Denton Municipal Electric
STAFF TIME TO COMPLETE REPORT: 1 hour
NOMINATION FORM FOR AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (APPA)
POLICY MAKERS COUNCIL
Name of Nominee ______________________________________________________________ Title & Utility _______________________________________________________________ Mailing Address _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Telephone (___) __________________ Email __________________________________________________________________
Duration of Elected/Nominated Term _______________________________________________
How many terms can the nominee serve? Are there any restrictions to be aware of for the nominee? ______________________________________________________________________________
Name of Additional Point of Contact (i.e., an assistant, Commission Secretary, etc.) __________ _____________________________________________________________________________
Title & Company _______________________________________________________________ Mailing Address _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Telephone (___) __________________ Email __________________________________________________________________
Nominated By: Name _______________________________________________________________________ Title & Organization____________________________________________________________
Mailing Address _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
Telephone (___) __________________
Email ________________________________________________________________________
Based on your experience with the nominee, why should this person by selected to serve on the
2022 PMC? __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
Please write any additional information you would like us to know about the nominee to aid in the decision-making process. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
Please submit your completed nomination form and return it via email by Friday, November 19, 2021. APPA is asking all nominators to submit a professional resume and/or curriculum vitae of nominees to assist in the decision-making process.
Steve Medved Government Relations Specialist American Public Power Association
2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 202-467-2928
SMedved@PublicPower.org