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Ripley mayor signals plan to shrink Power Board to three members, appoints self and two others
Summary
Mayor Pichon told the Ripley Power Board he will move to reconstitute the utility's governing board as a three-member independent board and said he will appoint himself, Dwight Beard and Randy White to staggered terms; the proposal will be presented for resolution at the city board meeting.
Mayor Pichon told the Ripley Power Board on June 1 that he intends to move the city's power utility back to a three-member independent board and will appoint himself plus two other members, a change he said will be proposed as a resolution at the next city board meeting.
The change matters because Pichon framed it as an effort to end long-standing friction between the city and Ripley Power & Light and to allow the utility to pursue planned projects. "The resolution for passage tonight at the board at the at the city board meeting provides for 1 independent power board as it was set up originally, which is a 3 member board with staggered terms," Pichon said, and added, "I will I have the…
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