Board of Directors

Board of Directors

 

 

Garland Cook, 1999

District No. 1

 

 

Dewayne Draeger, 1993

District No. 6 

Kermit Dreyer, 1974

District No. 7

N. (Sonny) Foote, Jr., 1988

District No. 2  

Dan Foster, 2005

District No. 9

Kenneth Hollas, 1996

District No. 3 

Bobby Nawara, 1981

District No. 4  

Calvin Rachui, 2005

At Large 

Allen Shows, 2011

District No. 5

Larry Stock, 1988

District No. 8  

Lemuel Williams, 1976

At Large


Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative is governed by a Board of no fewer than seven (7) Directors, each of who is elected from a different geographical district.  Just like you, the Directors are members of the Cooperative.

They are elected for a three-year term and may be re-elected.  Directors are elected on a rotation basis so that there will always be members on the board who are knowledgeable of the operations and on-going projects.

What Are the Duties and Responsibilities of a Board Member?

Because Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative is a corporation, directors have the same basic duties and responsibilities as a director or officer of any other public or private corporation during their three-year term.  Primary duties will include setting policy, approving budgets, contractual considerations, hiring the general manager, and monitoring the financial and operational needs of the Cooperative.

It takes a lot of effort to prepare, stay involved and do the job well.  Training and educational programs in the area of governance responsibilities, utility operations and management oversight are necessary for a director to function most effectively in his/her responsibilities.

Director Qualifications

The following list summarizes the qualification necessary for a person to be eligible to become and/or remain a director for HOTEC.  The complete list of qualifications can be found in the Cooperative's bylaws under Section 4.3  The qualifications are:

  • A person is a current Heart of Texas Electric Co-op member in good standing.
  • A person is a current member of Heart of Texas Electric Co-op and has been a resident in the district they seek to represent for at least 5 years.
  • A person cannot be employed or have a financial interest in a competing enterprise or business selling electric energy.
  • A person has not been employed on a full-time basis by Heart of Texas Electric Co-op within the previous fifteen years.
  • A person cannot have been convicted within the previous 5 years of a crime that would constitute a felony or plead guilty to a felony.
  • A person cannot hold an elective public office for which a salary is paid.