Mayor Jack Pratt Appointed to APPA Policy Makers Council

Mayor Jack Pratt Appointed to APPA Policy Makers Council

Kerrville, Texas (December 18, 2014) -

Mayor Jack Pratt was named to a three-year term on the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Policy Makers Council by the APPA Board of Directors. APPA is the Washington, D.C. based national service organization representing the nation’s more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities that serve 47 million consumers in 49 states.

The Policy Makers Council assists APPA in promoting federal legislation that is important to public power systems like Kerrville Public Utility Board (KPUB) and opposing harmful legislation. It also provides advice on other issues of importance to APPA. The council is made up of 40 members who serve on either utility boards or are elected officials in public power communities. Members of the council participate in meetings with elected representatives and congressional staff for the purposes of supporting APPA’s national legislative agenda.

Mayor Pratt has been serving as Kerrville’s Mayor since May 2012 and is very active in the community. He serves on the KPUB Board, the Alamo Area Council of Governments Regional Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee, Christian Assistance Ministry Advisory Board, is active in the Kerrville Rotary Club and the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce, is a founding board member of the Kerrville Economic Development Corporation, is a former vice president and president of the Kerrville Economic Improvement Corporation, and was elected and served on the Headwaters Groundwater Conservation District Board.

For additional information contact Ashlea Boyle, Special Projects Manager at (830) 258-1153 via e-mail to ashlea.boyle@kerrvilletx.gov or visit the city’s website at www.kerrvilletx.gov.