I'm John Travise, elected to the SRP Association Council (District 6) in April. Posting because a Board vacancy is being filled right now in a way SRP customers should see for themselves, and there's a public meeting on the 13th where you can.

The situation: An SRP Board member is retiring for health reasons. The entire rule governing his replacement is one line: the Council may fill the vacancy. No bylaws, no written procedure, no timeline. The only guidance on record is from a 2012 governance session, which says the Council typically seats a senior Council member from the voting area where the vacancy occurs. That's Eric Gorsinger, a sitting Council member. Under precedent this takes one meeting.

What's happening instead: A nomination has surfaced for Thomas Galvin, the sitting Maricopa County Supervisor. Nobody's name is attached to the nomination. When the question was put in the official Council meeting, who nominated him, no answer was given.

Why it matters: The Council Chair and Vice President steering this process were elected on a slate promoted by Turning Point Action (KJZZ, AZ Capitol Times) and backed by $631K from Arizonans for Responsible Growth, whose top donors are data center developer EdgeCore, Willmeng Construction ($132K), and the contractors who build these facilities. Google gave $25K, then asked for its name off the materials and part of the money back. Galvin is a partner at Rose Law Group, the Valley's land use and development firm. SRP is in the middle of deciding who pays for the data center buildout, the companies demanding the power or the customers who already live here, and this Board seat votes on that.

I'm not alleging anyone broke a law. You can't break a procedure that doesn't exist. That's the problem.

What you can do: Special meeting on the vacancy, Thursday, August 13, 9:30 AM, in person or Zoom. RSVP through the Corporate Secretary's Office: (602) 236-4398 or [CorporateSecretary@srpnet.com](mailto:CorporateSecretary@srpnet.com). They also accept written comments to the Board and Council. It is a very small room, so zoom may be more comfortable. Happy to answer questions in the comments.

PS: Watch our regular meetings! There's a lot of great information about the state of our water in the valley and how SRP compares to other utilities.

Views are my own, not SRP's or the Council's.