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A Board of Commissioners comprised of local citizens elected on a non-partisan basis sets policy for the utility.  Commissioners each represent a defined area of the county. Two commissioners-at-large each serve four-year terms. The remaining three commissioners serve six year terms. The terms are staggered so that two members of the board are elected every two years.


Thomas Flint, President, A-At Large

Thomas W. Flint, Vice President Commissioner Flint joined the commission after being elected to the board in the fall of 2000. He is a fifth generation farmer actively farming in Grant County. As founder and director for AgFarmation, he is a grassroots activist and Director of the Blacksands Irrigation District and the Columbia Basin Development League. Commissioner Flint has a BA in industrial technology from Central Washington University.

Term expiration: December 2012




Terry Brewer, Vice President, District #1

Terry Brewer , CommissionerCommissioner Brewer was elected to the Commission in 2006. He has over 30 years of experience in the electric utility industry. Commissioner Brewer is the Executive Director for the Grant County Economic Development Council where he assists existing Grant County businesses expand and recruits new businesses to the county. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in business management and administration. Commissioner Brewer serves on the Washington Association of Economic Development Councils, is a board member for the North Central Workforce Development Council and is a member of the Soap Lake Planning Advisory Committee.
 
                                      Term expiration: December 2012

 

Bob Bernd, Secretary, B-At Large

Bob Bernd , Asst. SecretaryCommissioner Bernd joined the commission in January of 2007. A Grant County native, he is retired from a career in moving and storage, waste disposal and recycling. Commissioner Bernd is a graduate of Washington State University and holds a degree in business management. He served 26 years on the Moses Lake Planning Commission, is a board member and former chair for the Boys and Girls Club of the Columbia Basin, former board member and chair of the Grant County Housing Authority and past president and member of the Moses Lake Lions Club.

Term expiration: December 2014



Dale Walker, Commissioner, District #2

Commissioner Dale WalkerCommissioner Walker was elected to the commission in the fall of 2010. He is a 57-year resident of Grant County having been actively involved in agriculture and agriculture research. His family was involved in the development of the Columbia Basin Project. Commissioner Walker has served local, state and national organizations representing the agricultural industry. He is currently a member of the Grant County Planning Commission.

Term expiration: December 2016

 



Randall Allred, Commissioner, District #3

Randall M. Allred District #3Commissioner Allred, elected to the commission in 2002, has been a resident of Grant County for 40 years and has 30 years of experience in agri-business. He owns and manages five related businesses in Washington and Oregon, and is a former president and long-serving member of the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District Board of Directors.

Term expiration: December 2014

 

Commissioner Fact Sheet (pdf)

Governance Policy (pdf)

Legal Descriptions of District Boundaries (pdf)

Boundary Maps (pdf)

To send an e-mail to the Commission, please click commissioners@gcpud.org


A Board of Commissioners, comprised of local citizens elected on non-partisan basis, sets policy for this utility. Three Commissioners representing Districts 1, 2, and 3 of the county, are elected for six-year terms. Two Commissioners-at-large, Districts A and B each serve four-year terms. The terms are staggered so that two members of the board are elected every two years.

commission districts map

 

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