Filing period to run for two open STPUD board seats begins July 15

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two board member seats for South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) are up for election on November 5, 2024. To run for the Board, you must be a registered voter within the STPUD service area and file your candidacy papers with El Dorado County between Monday, July 15, 2024, and Friday, August 9, 2024.

South Tahoe Public Utility District is a public agency that supplies drinking water to approximately 14,000 customers and sewage services to approximately 18,000 customers. The District is required to export all of its treated sewage out of the Tahoe Basin to protect Lake Tahoe.

The District is governed by a five-member Board, elected by popular vote of the general public who reside within the District boundaries. The Board is committed to providing excellence in legislative leadership that results in the provision of the highest quality of services to its constituents. The Board of Directors has to establish procedures, and goals, and formulate and adopt policy. The Board directs the General Manager to implement the policies. Directors do not represent any fractional segment of the community, but are, rather, a part of the body which represents and acts for the community as a whole. Board Members receive medical, dental, and vision benefits and a $400 per month stipend. Board Meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 2 p.m. in the District Board Room located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe.

The declaration of candidacy filing period begins on Monday, July 15, 2024, and ends on Friday, August 9, 2024, at 5 p.m. If an incumbent does not file for their term by the last day of the filing period, the filing period will be extended to Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at 5 p.m. – only for non-incumbents. Declaration of Candidacy papers are available by appointment at 3883 Ponderosa Road, Shingle Springs (530) 621-7480. If you would like more information regarding the District, please visit the website at www.stpud.us or contact Melonie Guttry, Executive Services Manager at (530) 543-6203, mguttry@stpud.us.