Special Board Director Election

Special Election Information

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) is a private, non-profit electric cooperative which is owned by the members it serves and is governed by a Board of Directors who are elected by the members and are accountable to the members. The Board of Directors makes business and policy decisions in setting the direction of OTEC. Directors are elected to serve three-year terms.

One of the Baker County directors, Wayne Overton, has stepped down from Board Position 5. Under OTEC’s bylaws, the board is required to appoint a Baker County member to fill the remainder of the term, which ends in 2027. Applications open September 22, 2026 and close October 13, 2026.

If you are a members of the cooperative and are interested in running for the OTEC Board of Directors, please review the following documents along with the cooperative Bylaws. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our Administration team at (541) 519-0443. 

 

Board Director Candidate Packet

What it takes to be an OTEC Board member

Director Candidate Information

Director Candidate Profile

Director Candidate Sign-off Acknowledgement

Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest, Disclosure Statement

Director Candidate Profile
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OTEC reserves the right to verify the information on a candidate’s profile for director, which may include a criminal background check. Acknowledgement that information provided is factual and true:
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Affirmation of Director Qualifications

1. I am at least 18 years of age and a member of Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC). My legal residence is within the district from which I am seeking election as a director.

2. I am currently purchasing cooperative services from OTEC.

3. Currently or within the past 60 months, I am not or have not been a director, officer, agent or member of a collective bargaining organization that is seeking, has or had agreements with OTEC regarding the terms and conditions of employment with OTEC.

4. Currently or within the past 60 months, I am not or have not been an employee of OTEC.

5. Within the past 60 months, I have not been convicted of or plead guilty to a felony.

6. I am not employed by, own or control more than 10 percent, or receive more than 10 percent, of the annual gross income from an entity that competes with OTEC or provide a good or service similar to a good or service provided by OTEC. Note: a member owning or operating distributed generation or net metering facilities with a generating capacity of 25 kW or less shall not be deemed as competing with OTEC.

7. I do not have a joint membership with a current member of the Board of Directors.

8. I have read Article III, Section 5, of OTEC Bylaws entitled “Qualifications and Tenure of Directors” and affirm that I meet all qualifications to serve as a director of OTEC.

Under penalties of perjury, I attest that the above information is true and correct. Furthermore, I attest that should I be elected to serve as a director of OTEC, I shall at all times remain qualified to serve as a director, as provided in Article III, Section 5, of OTEC Bylaw, and that if at any time I fail to so qualify, I will immediately resign my position as a director of OTEC.

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