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FMPA
Re-Elects Boudreaux as Chairman, Elects Officers and Executive
Committee
ORLANDO,
Fla., July 29, 2004 – Members of the Florida Municipal
Power Agency (FMPA) elected Elie J. Boudreaux, Director of
Utilities of Fort Pierce, Fla., Utilities Authority, as Chairman
for 2004-2005 at FMPA’s annual meeting held in Amelia
Island, Fla.
This is
Boudreaux’s second consecutive term as Chairman. Previously,
Boudreaux served one year as Vice Chairman and three years
as Treasurer. He has served on FMPA’s Board of Directors
since 1994.
Vince
R. Ruano, City Manager of Bushnell, was re-elected as Vice
Chairman. Ruano has served as an officer of the Agency for
more than a decade. James C. Welsh, President & General
Manager of Kissimmee Utility Authority, was re-elected Treasurer.
Welsh has held various offices in the Agency throughout the
past two decades. Susan Freiden, Town Manager of the Town
of Havana, was re-elected as Secretary. Freiden has held a
seat on FMPA’s Executive Committee for four years and
has served on the Board of Directors since 1994.
FMPA’s
Board also elected four members to the Executive Committee.
Rebecca Mattey, Director of Ocala Electric Utility, was elected
to the Committee for a one-year term. Joseph DeLegge, City
Manager of Bartow, Gary Quick, Utilities Director for the
city of Jacksonville Beach, and Lee Vincent, City Manager
of Starke, were all re-elected to the Committee for three-year
terms.
Florida
Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) is a wholesale power company
owned by 29 municipal electric utilities in Florida. FMPA
provides economies of scale in power generation and related
services to support community-owned electric utilities. The
members of FMPA serve approximately 1.8 million Floridians.
FMPA’s members include Alachua, Bartow, Bushnell, Chattahoochee,
Clewiston, Fort Meade, Fort Pierce, Gainesville, Green Cove
Springs, Havana, Homestead, Jacksonville Beach, Key West,
Kissimmee, Lake Worth, Lakeland, Leesburg, Moore Haven, Mount
Dora, New Smyrna Beach, Newberry, Ocala, Orlando, Quincy,
St. Cloud, Starke, Vero Beach, Wauchula and Williston. Additional
information is available on the Internet at www.fmpa.com.
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FMPA Contact:
Mark McCain
Public Relations/Public Affairs Manager
407 355-7767
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