Clallam County PUD Commissioners seek candidates for a vacancy on the PUD Board of Commissioners following the resignation of District 2 Commissioner Hugh Haffner.

Under state law, commissioners have 90 days to appoint a replacement to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term, which runs through 2020. Application instructions can be found on the PUD website at www.clallampud.net/vacancy. Applications will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31.

Candidates must be a registered voters living within the PUD’s Second District — Agnew, Blue Mountain, Bluffs, Carlsborg, Clark, Cline, Coyote, Deer Park, Dungeness West, Fairview, Lost Mountain, Macleay, Monterra, Mount Pleasant, O’Brien, Prairie North, Riverside, and Robin Hill voting precincts.

Candidates should have a strong interest in public service, be willing to commit all the time necessary to perform the Commissioner’s duties, and an ability to envision solutions to the challenge of fulfilling the District’s mission statement of “Providing reliable, efficient, safe, and low cost utility services in a financially and environmentally responsible manner.”

Some of the issues ahead for commissioners include compliance with the Energy Independence Act, rising costs of power and operations, minimal load growth, and budgets.

The position of PUD Commissioner pays a salary of $2,567 per month, plus a per diem of $128 per day for meetings attended on behalf of the district to a maximum annual compensation of $48,724. Commissioners are also eligible for group insurance for themselves, their immediate family, and dependents.

Clallam PUD has 145 employees and serves over 31,000 accounts in Clallam County with energy from 98 percent clean, renewable, affordable and carbon-free sources.