Lewis County PUD is governed by a three-member Board of Commissioners elected by the citizens of Lewis County. The Commissioners serve six-year terms and represent a defined geographic area of the county. Each commissioner also represents the PUD as a delegate to various utility business organizations. The terms are staggered so that a different Commissioner stands for election every two years. The Commissioners set utility policies and hire the Manager to implement these policies.
Commission Meetings
The Lewis County PUD Board of Commissioners meets every Monday at 10:00 A.M. The first meeting of each month is held at the PUD Office in Morton at 110 Main Street, and the remaining meetings at the PUD Office in Chehalis at 321 NW Pacific Avenue. If a Monday meeting falls on a holiday, the meeting is held on Tuesday. The Commission meetings are open to the public.Commissioners
James H. Hubenthal, President 
Commissioner Hubenthal, a retired architect, represents PUD Commission District No. 2. District No. 2 generally comprises the City of Chehalis and the western part of Lewis County, including Lincoln Creek, Independence, Galvin, Adna, Boistfort, Vader, Doty, and PeEll. Commissioner Hubenthal has served on the Commission from 1982 through 1988 and from 1991 to the present. Commissioner Hubenthal was re-elected to his fourth (5th) term in November 2006. Mr. Hubenthal is the District's representative to the Pubic Utilities' Risk Management System (PURMS) or Self-Insurance Fund.
Charles R. TenPas, Vice President 
Commissioner TenPas, a retired public school teacher and administrator, represents PUD Commission District No. 3. District No. 3 generally comprises the southern and eastern parts of Lewis County, including Toledo, Ethel, Salkum, Silver Creek, Cinebar, Mossyrock, Morton, Mineral, Glenoma, Randle and Packwood. Commissioner TenPas was appointed to the Commission in June 1995, and is serving in his second (2nd) term as a PUD Commissioner. Mr. TenPas currently serves as the District's representative to the Washington PUD Association (WPUDA).
Ben Kostick, Secretary 
Commissioner Kostick, a self-employed CPA, represents PUD Commission District No.1 that comprises the central part of Lewis County east of Centralia and Chehalis, including the BigHanaford, Little Hanaford, Coal Creek, Logan Hill, North Fork, Forest, Onalaska, Napavine, Evaline, and Winlock areas. Commissioner Kostick was appointed to the Board of Commissioners in April 2007 and is currently completing an unexpired term previously held by Commissioner John Kostick.