Benton PUD board names new officers | Tri-City Herald

Benton PUD Commissioner Bob Bertsch has been elected president of the Benton PUD Commission for 2011.

Jeff Hall was elected vice president and Lori Kays-Sanders was elected secretary.

Bertsch became a commissioner for Benton PUD in 2005. He is president of Ashley-Bertsch Group Inc., a construction management company.

Benton PUD is directed by a three-member elected board of commissioners. Each commissioner represents a different area of the county and serves a six-year term. Officers are elected annually.

Benton PUD serves 47,000 customers in Kennewick, Finley, Benton City, Prosser and outlining areas with electricity and telecommunications.