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Richards Elected 2008-2009 Executive Committee Chairman
ORLANDO,
Fla., July 18, 2008 — Members of the Florida Municipal
Power Agency (FMPA) elected Thomas W. Richards, P.E., Director
of Electric & Gas Systems for Fort Pierce Utilities Authority,
as FMPA’s Executive Committee Chairman for 2008-2009
during FMPA’s annual meeting held in Fort Myers, Fla.
This
is Richards’ first term as Executive Committee Chairman.
Richards previously served as Chairman of FMPA’s All-Requirements
Project from 2000 to 2003. He also is the Secretary of FMPA’s
Board of Directors and chairs FMPA’s Risk Oversight
Committee.
Don
Ouchley, Director of Electric Utilities for Beaches Energy
Services, was elected as Vice Chairman. Ouchley serves on
FMPA’s Board of Directors, Governance Committee and
Member Services Advisory Committee.
Under
a new governance structure approved in May 2007, FMPA’s
Executive Committee includes one appointed representative
from each member of FMPA’s All-Requirements Project.
The changes give the Executive Committee power to independently
govern and manage the business affairs of the All-Requirements
Project.
FMPA’s
All-Requirements Project provides all the wholesale power
needs of 15 Florida cities, including Bushnell, Clewiston,
Fort Meade, Fort Pierce, Green Cove Springs, Town of Havana,
Jacksonville Beach, Key West, Kissimmee, Lake Worth, Leesburg,
Newberry, Ocala, Starke and Vero Beach. All-Requirements enables
municipal utilities of all sizes to become owners—not
just customers—of an efficient statewide power system.
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Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) is a wholesale power
company owned by 30 municipal electric utilities. FMPA provides
economies of scale in power generation and related services
to support community-owned electric utilities. The members
of FMPA serve approximately 2 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.
FMPA Contact:
Mark McCain
Assistant General Manager,
Public Relations and Human Resources
(407) 355-7767
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