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.
County Representatives
Steve Burgess Dave Hornung
Commissioner for Lincoln County Commissioner for Kit Carson County
P.O. Box 383 29930 Rd. CC
Limon, CO 80828 Stratton, CO 80836
719-775-2262 (Home) 719-348-5655 (Home)
719-743-2810 (CourtHouse) 719-349-5655 (Cell)
mmburgess@hotmail.com davehornung@rebeltec.net
John Shipper 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 719-767 5615 (Work)
303-621-3114 (Courthouse) 719-767-5301 (Home)
john.shipper@elbertcounty-co.gov nancybogenhagen@hotmail.com
Mike Kelly Nola Stone
For Lincoln County For Kit Carson County
Limon Trustee Flagler Trustee
PO Box 965 PO Box 95
Limon, CO 80828 Flagler, CO 80815
719-775-2644 (Home) 719-765-4472 (Home)
Rayetta Palmer Paul Warnecke
For Cheyenne County For Elbert County
Cheyenne Wells Trustee Simla Trustee
PO Box 577 PO Box 382
Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810 Simla, CO 80835
719-767-5612, Ext. 1012 (Work) 719-499-3514 (Cell)
rayetta49@earthlink.net paul.warnecke@gmail.com
orst@aol.com
Private Sector Representatives
Fred Beisser Troy McCue
President, Tioga Capital Corp. Owner, Cattle-Yak Ranch
796 Tioga Trail 221 Pine
Parker, CO 80134 Arriba, CO 80804
303-841-0942 (Work) 719-768-3493 (Home)
fredbeisser@gmail.com 719-760-0305 (Cell)
Donna Metcalf Monica Halde
VP & CFO, Pronghorn Country Owner, Monica's Beauty Shop
ACE Hardware in Limon 41987 County Rd P 2/10
21679 Hwy. 40/287 Cheyenne Wellls , CO 80810
Limon, CO 80828 719-767-5941 (Home)
719-775-2222 (Home) mhalde@rebeltec.net
719-775-0580 (Work)
719-760-0449 (Cell)
Stakeholder Representative
Valerie Rhoades
Director, Morgan Community
College at Burlington
606 8th Street
Burlington, CO 80807