The East Central Council of Local Governments is governed by thirteen directors, including four county commissioners (one representing each member county), four elected municipal officials (one representing the member municipalities in each county), and five non-government representatives from the private sector and other stakeholder organizations. Directors are elected for one-year terms, which are renewable. County Commissioners appoint one of their number to the Board at the annual reorganization meetings each January.
The municipal governments in the counties, however, are asked in October to consider nominating their mayors or council members for the Board. If more than one municipal nominee is submitted from a county, then each municipality in that county receives a ballot and is entitled to one vote. In the event of a tie, the county commissioners of that county will cast the deciding vote.
The Boards of County Commissioners and the Prairie Development Corporation each select one non-government representative.
All newly appointed board members begin their terms of office with the February meeting of each year, as the outgoing board completes the previous year's business at the January meeting.
2014 ECCOG Board of Directors
County Representatives
Greg King Dave Hornung
Commissioner for Lincoln County Commissioner for Kit Carson County
P.O. Box 1285 29930 Rd. CC
Limon, CO 80828 Stratton, CO 80836
sugrkings@yahoo.com davehornung@rebeltec.net
Larry Ross Nancy Bogenhagen
Commissioner for Elbert County Commissioner for Cheyenne County
Elbert County Courthouse PO Box 518
P. O. Box 597 Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810
Kiowa, CO 80117 nancybogenhagen@hotmail.com
Municipal Representatives
Jack Hendricks Tim Ehrlich
For Lincoln County For Kit Carson County
Limon Trustee Burlington Trustee
PO Box 421 490 5th Street
Limon, CO 80828 Burlington, CO 80807
hendricks.sandi@yahoo.comrry. tim.ehrlich@burlingtoncolo.com
Harry Nelson Linda Glidden
For Cheyenne County For Elbert County
Cheyenne Wells Trustee Simla Trustee
PO Box 206 PO Box 26
Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810 Simla, CO 80835
hharry002@centurytel.net dlglidden@elkhart.com
orst@aol.com
Private Sector Representatives
Kyle Fenner Troy McCue
Elbert County ED Rep Owner, Cattle-Yak Ranch
1246 Pawnee Parkway 221 Pine
Elizabeth, CO 80107 Arriba, CO 80804
Gary Beedy Monica Halde
Lincoln County ED Rep Owner, Monica's Beauty Shop
58020 County Rd 30 41987 County Rd P 2/10
Genoa, CO 80818 Cheyenne Wellls , CO 80810
gkbeedy@esrta.com mhalde@rebeltec.net
Stakeholder Representative
Valerie Rhoades
Director, Morgan Community
College at Burlington
606 8th Street
Burlington, CO 80807
