Lea County Electric Cooperative
Dear Valued Members,
W Executive Vice President and General Manager Bobby Ferris Lovington 1300 W. Avenue D • P.O. Drawer 1447 Lovington, NM 88260 575-396-3631 Tatum • 575-398-2233 Plains • 806-456-3322 Toll-Free • 800-510-5232 Website • www.lcecnet.com Twitter @LeaCountyCoopOffice Hours
“Owned By Those We Serve” This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Board of Trustees President John Graham, Lovington, District 1 Vice President Robert Caudle, Lovington, District 1 Secretary-Treasurer Dan Hardin, Lovington, District 4 Charles Garner Seminole, TX, District 7 Travis Glenn Tatum, District 3 C.J. Kinsolving Crossroads, District 6 Randall McCormick Lovington, District 5 Kenny Wallace Lovington, District 1 Jason Swann Plains, TX, District 8
e are focused on maintaining a healthy workforce, and keeping key personnel available so that we can continue to provide the excellent service you expect from us. Lea County Electric Cooperative, Inc., (LCEC) recognizes the critical nature of the service it provides, and LCEC is working to promote public health and ensure continued access to safe and reliable energy. In order to track the progression of COVID-19 and understand best practices for a response, LCEC has been reviewing advisories issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the World Health Organization, the New Mexico Department of Health, and other trusted sources. In response to Governor Lujan-Grisham’s March 18th Executive Order, we are asked to limit operations to the greatest extent possible and minimize employee contact. LCEC temporarily closed our lobbies in all three locations (Lovington, Tatum, and Plains) on Monday, March 23, 2020. The drive-thru windows will remain open in Lovington and Plains. Our operational staff and linemen are on the job for our members, and member service representatives are available by phone at 575-396-3631. LCEC continues to protect its employees and its operations with the enacted procedures based on guidance from the CDC. These steps include restricting travel, minimizing meetings, and advising sick employees to stay home. In We offer several addition, sanitation and social distancing alternative ways to guidance is being provided to employees. make payments: We will continue to monitor progression of the virus and implement the advice of health officials. LCEC has an • SmartHub App Emergency Preparedness Plan. We are prepared to respond as contingencies • Online • Phone arise and will implement procedures to maintain service. We will work with • Mail community partners and members as we proceed. • Night drop boxes LCEC is committed to providing at each office safe and reliable energy to its members during this public health challenge. • Lovington Drive-thru Sincerely, Bobby Ferris Executive Vice President and General Manager
16 May 2020 • enchantment.coop
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Plains Drive-thru: Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.