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FMPA
Re-Elects Welsh as Chairman, Elects Officers
ORLANDO,
Fla., July 20, 2007 — Members of the Florida
Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) re-elected James C. Welsh, P.E.,
President and General Manager of Kissimmee Utility Authority,
as Chairman for 2007-2008 at FMPA’s annual meeting held
in Palm Beach, Fla.
This is
Welsh’s second consecutive term as Chairman. Previously,
Welsh served four terms as Treasurer, and he has held various
offices in the Agency for more than 20 years.
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.
Kevin McCarthy,
Utilities Director for the city of Clewiston, was re-elected
Treasurer. McCarthy is Vice Chairman of FMPA’s Executive
Committee, and he has served on FMPA’s Board of Directors
since 2002.
Thomas
W. Richards, P.E., Director of Electric & Gas Systems
for Fort Pierce Utilities Authority, was re-elected Secretary.
Richards served as Chairman of FMPA’s All-Requirements
Project for three years and has served as an Alternate to
the Board of Directors since 1991. He also chairs FMPA’s
Risk Oversight Committee, of which he is a founding member.
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Florida
Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) is a wholesale power company
owned by 30 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 two million Floridians.
FMPA’s members include Alachua, Bartow, Blountstown,
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.
FMPA
Contact:
Mark McCain
Assistant General Manager,
Public Relations and Human Resources
407 355-7767
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