Commissioners are elected by the community served by the PUD, and serve six-year terms on a nonpartisan basis. Open meetings , where members of the public can observe and participate in decisions made by the PUD board of commissioners. Utility rates based on the cost of service . Because PUDs are nonprofit utilities owned by the public, not by stockholders, they are in business solely to provide service, not to make a profit from utility service. A commitment to conserving electricity and water .
PUDs offer programs to help customers use energy and water efficiently.
They support policies that promote resource conservation. Community involvement . Beverley A. Cochrane has been a member of the Franklin PUD Board since July 1, 1990. Beverley is a fourth-generation Franklin County native. She received her BA degree in Education from Eastern Washington University.