Item 13
VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE
Staff Report – Item 13
To: Board of Directors
From: Mitch Sears, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Designation of Alternate to California Community Power Board Date: September 10, 2026
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RECOMMENDATION
Authorize Chief Executive Officer to designate an alternate to the California Community Power Agency (CC Power) Board of Directors.
BACKGROUND & DISCUSSION
VCE is a member of California Community Power (CC Power), a Joint Powers Agency comprised of nine California Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs). The agency enables its members to combine their buying power to procure new, cost-effective clean energy and reliability resources and provide joint services to members. CC Power members represent 2.6 million customers across more than 111 municipalities from the North Coast to the Central Valley to the Central Coast (cacommunitypower.org).
VCE joined CC Power in February 2021. Per section 4.02 of the CC Power JPA agreement (Appointments and Vacancies), member agencies are permitted to appoint an alternate to the CC Power Board.
Section 4.02 Appointment and Vacancies. Each Director shall be the Chief Executive Officer, General Manager, or designee of the Chief Executive Officer or General Manager of each Member and shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Member that the Director represents, and may be removed as Director by such Member at any time. If at any time a vacancy occurs on the Board, a replacement shall be appointed by the Member to fill the position of the previous Director in accordance with the provisions of this Article IV within 60 days of the date that such position becomes vacant or the Member shall be subject to the exclusion procedures in Section 3.04(c) above. Each Director may appoint an alternate to serve in their absence.
In the event VCE’s Chief Executive Officer is unable to attend a CC Power Board meeting, the alternate would step in. Staff is recommending that the Board authorize the CEO to designate VCE’s alternate as one of the following: COO, CFO, or Director of Power Services.