The Hutchinson Utilities Commission meets at 3:00 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month at the Hutchinson Utilities Office. The commission shall consist of five (5) persons, registered voters of Hutchinson, who shall be appointed by the council. One of the members may be a member of the city council appointed annually by the mayor with the consent of the city council, at the first meeting of the city council in January of each year. After initial appointments for such terms as are set by the council, a member shall be appointed every year for a term of 5 years, to fill the place of the member whose term has expired, except for any city council member appointed to serve on the Utilities Commission, and in such case, that person shall serve a one year term subject to reappointment. No member shall serve more than two consecutive five-year terms, exclusive of the fulfillment of an unexpired term, but shall be again eligible for such service following a break in service of not less than one year.
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Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. and Thursdays at Noon.
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Commission Members:
Dwight Bordson, President
December, 2015 Second Full Term
Dwight Bordson is currently the Director of Corporate Materials and Facilities for Hutchinson Technology. Hutchinson Technology is a global technology leader committed to creating value by developing solutions to critical customer problems.
The company's Disk Drive Components Division is the leading worldwide supplier of suspension assemblies for disk drives. The company's Biomeasurment Division is focused on bringing to the market new technologies and products that provide information clinicians can use to improve the quality of health care.
In his role he is responsible for Corporate Purchasing, Contracts, Corporate Legal and the Corporate Supply Chain Management which includes Planning and Inventory Control. His responsibilities as the Director of Facilities, he is responsible for the global development and operations of all facilities which include Environmental Control,
Safety Services and Plant Engineering. He has been with the company for 28 years. Previous areas of responsibility have included: lndustrial Engineering, Equipment and Tooling Build and Process Development, Plant Manager of the Equipment Strategic Business Unit and other Operations Management positions.
Dwight also serves on the Supply Chain Advisory Board for the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. His qualifications include Master's level studies in Human Factor Engineering at the University of Idaho, plus a Bachelor of Science Degree in lndustrial Technology: Minnesota State University; Moorhead. He is married (wife Donna of 28 years) and has 5 children ranging in ages from 13 to 24 years of age. Hobbies include hunting, fishing and coaching various sports.
LEON JOHNSON, Vice President
December 2016, First Full Term
Leon grew up in Glencoe and graduated from Glencoe High School in 1972, and is a graduate of Willmar Technical College in 1974 with an A.A.S. in Electronic Engineering Technology. He later completed his BS in Electrical Engineering through 3M Company's electrical engineering program, and he is a licensed Minnesota Class A Master Electrician. He has held various positions for 3M working in 3M Nevada, Missouri as maintenance general supervisor; 3M Cottage Grove, Minnesota as plant engineering superintendent; 3M St. Paul Division Engineering as a process instrumentation and control systems engineer; 3M Center St. Paul, Minnesota as resident electrical engineer; and as plant engineering manager for 3M Hutchinson for the past seven years.
He is active in his home parish in Glencoe, as Chair of the St. Pius X Connections campaign for the new building expansion and renovation of the original 1890's church, connecting the school to the church. He has served as Mayor, City of Glencoe from 2000 to 2004. He has served in 3M's Global Plant Engineering Steering Committee championing efforts to implement effective strategies and tactics for 3M plant engineering and has international hands-on experience in developing plant engineering business attributes in 3M's Taiwan, Yangmei manufacturing facility. Currently, he is serving on the Novation Credit Union supervisory committee and as a member of the advisory committee for Ridgewater Technical College and Alexandria Area Technical College in developing course work around automation, robotics and Mechatronics.
Leon has been married to wife, Pat, for 38 years with 1 daughter and 9 grandchildren. Teaching his grandchildren how to fish, swim, and enjoy nature are one of his greatest rewards. Living and working in Hutchinson is a great experience due to the people that exhibit so much pride and dedication in the community that we live.
Monty Morrow, secretary
December, 2016 First Full Term
Monty grew up and graduated from high school in Annandale, Minnesota. He attended and graduated from Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Wadena, Minnesota for Telecommunications. Recognized for his academic and leadership abilities; Monty acquired six years of extensive engineering education and training throughout the US. He held several different positions in engineering and product development with US West, AT&T and Qwest. He has earned awards and recognition for product developments for several Fortune 100 companies.
He is an 11-year resident of Hutchinson and has worked in the telecommunication industry for much of his life. Monty currently performs the Regulatory & Legislative Affairs duties for NU-Telecom companies. He also serves in a variety of positions with the Minnesota Telecom Alliance (MTA), an organization of over 80 regional telecom providers and 250 affiliate members. Monty was appointed and is currently the Chairman of the MTA Regulatory & Tariff Services Committee and the Political Action Committee (PAC) Board. He also serves on the Legislative Committee. He has significant experience working with the MN Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Commerce. He has also served on a number of committees formulating policy and legislation for the telecommunications industry including safety issues, broadband, wind turbine interference issues, pipeline safety, etc.
Locally, Monty has served on the board of the Crow River Country Club and was a community member involved with the formation of the city/school district Community Planning Committee.
Monty has been married to his wife, Carmen, for over 20 years and has two teenage daughters; Mikayla and Danielle. He is very active in youth sports and enjoys attending Hutchinson High School athletic events. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, golfing and family time at the lake.
Craig Lenz
December, 2013 Second Full Term
Born in Mason City Iowa, Craig is the oldest of 5 children. Moved to Hutchinson in 1966 where he has resided since that time. He graduated in 1976 from Hutchinson High School and attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter MN where he graduated in 1980 with a Bachelors Degree in Economics and Geography. In 1981 Craig went to work for his father at AG Systems. He purchased that business from his family in 1992 after the passing of his father. Craig is currently the President and owner of AG Systems, Inc., a Hutchinson based firm with outlets in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
In 1999 Craig acquired Heartland Agri Supply in Ames Iowa where he currently is the President and owner with an additional outlet in Marshall, MO. Craig also is the President and owner of Lenco Leasing and Lenco Rentals, both located in Hutchinson, MN and also a part owner in Heartland Rentals out of Ames, Iowa.
Craig was elected to the Hutchinson City Council in 1989 were he served a four year term. Craig also served on the Hutchinson Library Board and was appointed to and served 8 years on the Hutchinson Planning Commission. Craig was appointed to the Hutchinson Utilities Commission in 1999. Craig also has served on a Distributor Advisory Board for Case IH for the past 10 years.
Craig has been married to his lovely wife Claire for 27 years. Together they have 2 children, Catherine 19, and Jake 14. In Craig's spare time you can find him fishing, hunting or spending time at the hockey arena, the football field, or baseball field coaching little league sports
Anthony Hanson
December, 2014 First Full Term
Anthony Hanson is the Senior Vice President of the Commercial Banking Department at Citizens Bank & Trust Co. in Hutchinson, a locally-owned community bank that he joined in 2009. He serves as a member of the Bank's Credit Committee, Executive Committee, Information Technology Committee and Marketing Team.
A native of St. James, Minnesota, Hanson graduated from St. James High School in 1996 and St. John's University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management with an emphasis in Finance. Anthony is also a 2006 graduate of the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. He and his wife, Kristi, have been married for nine years and have three children, Samuel, Audrey and Jacob.
Anthony is actively involved in the community as a member of the Southwest Initiative Foundation's Loan Review Committee, current chair of Hutchinson's City-School-Community Advisory Committee, and is a member of the Economic Development Authority Finance Team. He is also a member of the Crow River Golf Club Finance Committee and is currently the Chair-Elect of the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Anthony has participated in the Blandin Community Advantage Leadership Program and is also a past President of the CarMc Bankers Association, which is a consortium of banking professionals from Carver and McLeod Counties. He is a former member of the Hutchinson Ambassadors and the Hutchinson Jaycees where he served as President as well as the past Commodore for Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival.
Hobbies include fishing, golfing, reading, watching movies and spending time at the lake.
