Hatfield Borough Manager Mike DeFinis has been named the 2019 recipient of the AMP Seven Hats Award.
DeFinis has served as borough manager since April 2009, and previously served on Hatfield Borough Council for 14 years prior.
“Mike DeFinis exemplifies what this prestigious award signifies: a strong work ethic, dedication to community and public power, and passionate leadership,” said Marc Gerken, President/CEO of American Municipal Power, Inc. “I am pleased to present this honor to Mike and thank him for his service to public power.”
DeFinis has been instrumental in the planning and design process of Hatfield’s new Borough Municipal Complex, a project that the borough has been planning for a number of years. Additionally, DeFinis oversaw the Borough’s R.I.C.E. Program for behind the meter generation, advanced metering system installation and a backup generation project for the Borough’s largest customer.
“Mike has always had the borough’s best interest in mind whenever making a decision, and he always goes the extra mile in all his duties,” said Hatfield Borough Council President John Weierman.
DeFinis is an active member of the Pennsylvania Municipal Electric Association, working to ensure that public power is well represented before state and federal policymakers.
The award was presented to DeFinis during the 2019 AMP/OMEA Annual Conference held in Columbus from Sept. 23 through Sept. 25.
The AMP Seven Hats Award—modeled after the American Public Power Association’s national Seven Hats Award—was initiated in 1984 to recognize utility managers who serve smaller communities of less than 2,500 meters, and whose management duties extend well beyond the scope of a manager in a larger system. Award winners show skill in seven areas: planning and design, administration, public relations, field supervision, accounting, personnel or employee direction, and community leadership.
About AMP
American Municipal Power, Inc. is the nonprofit wholesale power supplier and services provider for 135 member municipal electric systems in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Virginia, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, Maryland and Delaware.
Combined, these public utilities serve more than 650,000 customers. AMP members receive their power supply from a diversified resource mix that includes wholesale power purchases through AMP and the open market and energy produced at AMP and member-owned generating facilities utilizing fossil fuel, hydroelectric, solar, wind and other renewable resources. For additional information, visit AMP’s website at www.amppartners.org.
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