For over 80 years, Connexus Energy has been owned and governed by members like you. The Connexus Energy Board of Directors is elected by the members to provide oversight of the electric cooperative. The board is governed by the cooperative’s bylaws, which are adopted by the membership. They establish rates, set the cooperative’s goals and strategic direction, provide financial oversight, and act as the policy-making body of Connexus Energy.
The cooperative’s director elections take place in conjunction with our annual meeting of the membership which will be held on April 22 in 2021. Members who are interested in receiving information on next year’s director election please contact Tamara Gregory at tamara.gregory@connexusenergy.com (763.323.2835) or Kim Vredenburg at kim.vredenburg@connexusenergy.com (763.323.2721). Below are a few details to help you with this process:
To contact a director regarding board-related matters, email info.boardofdirectors@connexusenergy.com.
During the past year, your board has been reviewing, discussing, and taking action on many topics to continue to keep our cooperative strong and planning for our future. Below are some of those items. (For further details, the meeting minutes are also available in your member portal.)
Michael Cady, Director
Mark Ethen, Vice Chair
Donald Holl, Director
Peter Wojciechowski, Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
Fran Bator, Chair
Shelly Peterson, Director
Kenneth Fiereck, Director
Gordon Westerlind, Secretary/Treasurer
The Connexus Energy service territory is divided into four director districts, with two director seats in each district. The district bylaws are designed as stipulated in the cooperative’s bylaws (Article III, Section 2(a), page 5).
NOTICE: Due to COVID19, at this time, Board meetings will be open to directors, essential management, and legal counsel only.
The 2021 regular and special meetings of the Connexus Energy Board of Directors will be held on the following days, beginning at 8:30 a.m., at Connexus Energy, unless otherwise noted, as of January 4, 2021:
Meeting dates are subject to change by the Board of Directors, based on scheduling circumstances.
We ask that members interested in attending a Board meeting contact the office of the President/CEO at 763.323.2721 at least one week prior to the meeting, for potential scheduling changes and seating coordination. (Board Policy 1-16)
Board meeting information is available by logging in to your Connexus Energy account, and viewing your User Profile.
Members who wish to present an agenda item regarding cooperative business shall complete and submit a request form
at least two weeks prior to the meeting for consideration of the Board
Executive Committee. Email the completed request form to info.boardofdirectors@connexusenergy.com.
If approved, members will be notified of their agenda time prior to the
meeting date. Any written or demonstrative materials for the meeting
must be submitted two days prior to the meeting.
The
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Connexus Energy provide the
framework for governance and conducting business, with information on
membership, board of directors elections, Cash Back, and more.
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws