The Board of Directors is composed of six members, three of whom are elected at-large and three of whom are elected by district. Every two years, three members are elected for four-year terms. The Board chooses a president, vice president and secretary from its own membership. Members receive a monthly salary of $950. The treasurer of the Unified Government is the ex-officio treasurer of the Board. The Board is charged with the duty to hire a General Manager, who serves as the BPU’s chief executive officer, and who administers day-to-day utility operations.

Generally Board meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month, at 6 p.m., in the BPU Administration Building at 540 Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. Call (913) 573-9024 to confirm meeting dates and times.

You may contact any of the BPU Board Members by sending an email

David Alvey Jeff Bryant Loretta M. Colombel Mary Gonzales Robert L. Milan Sr. Terry Eidson Executive Staff Don L. Gray     Key Staff Contacts     Lori C. Austin Manager of Accounting & Finance/CFO William A. Johnson Manager Electric Operations & Technology James A. Epp Manager Water Operations/Acting Chief Administrative Officer      David E. Mehlhaff Public Affairs Officer     Management Staff Robert (Bob) Adam Acting Manager Electric Supply Laurie D. Brough Director Administrative Services Patrick J. Cassidy Director Environmental Services Durward M. Johnson Director of Water Processing John D. Frick Director Electric Production Engineering James D. McFarland Finance and Budget Administrator Patrick J. Morrill Director Electrical Engineering Randal J. Otting Director of Accounting Paul M. Pauesick Director Information Technology Dong T. Quach Director Electric Production Maintenance Samuel W. De Leon Director Human Resources Johnetta Hinson Manager Customer Services Nanette M. Wolf Manager of Purchasing and Supply

The Kanas City Board of Public Utilities Ethics Program promotes public trust through a politically independent, unaffiliated, and nonpartisan Ethics Commission and Ethics Administrator. The Ethics Program provides training, investigations, advising, and community outreach to the elected officials, officials, employees and citizens of the BPU and its service area.

The Ethics Program consists of four main components: (1) an Ethics Policy for all elected officials, officials and employees of the BPU; (2) a five-member Ethics Commission; (3) an Office of the Ethics Administrator; and (4) an ethics training regimen and an investigatory process that promotes both compliance with the Ethics Policy and a redress for complaints and violations. The Ethics Commission is responsible for implementing the Ethics Policy, advising the BPU Board of Directors and staff on ethical issues, and ensuring compliance with Ethics Policy provisions through regular review of operational activities. The Ethics Commission meets once a month in open session. The Ethics Administrator serves as executive agent for the Ethics Commission and is responsible for all training, complaint investigations, general inquiries, and day-to-day operations of the Program. All elected officials, officials and employees of the BPU are required to attend a basic ethics education training session within 90 days of their affiliation, and to further attend a continuing ethics education training session every three years thereafter.