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Shelbina Superintendent Dennis Klusmeyer (right) received APPA’s Larry Hobart Seven Hats Award last week. Photograph by Mark Requet
Dennis Klusmeyer, Shelbina City Superintendent and longtime MPUA leader, received a well-deserved national honor last week, accepting APPA’s Larry Hobart Seven Hats Award during the American Public Power Association’s national conference in Seattle. The award recognizes excellence and versatility shown by a manager of a small utility serving fewer than 2,500 meters.
Klusmeyer has served as City Superintendent for Shelbina since 1998. He has overseen large-scale projects, including design and reconstruction of Shelbina’s substations and replacement of generators at its power plant, as well as the installation of miles of additional water, sewer, and gas lines. He oversees five city departments and is responsible for all aspects of budget preparation, cost analysis, and rate setting for the city’s utilities. Recently, he successfully advocated for and oversaw a $1.2 million upgrade to the city’s sewer plant without incurring debt for citizens. Dennis has served for 24 years on the Boards of Directors for the utility organizations that comprise MPUA, in addition to serving on the board of the MPUA Resource Services Corporation.
Klusmeyer’s leadership for MPUA has especially featured guiding roles on the Missouri Gas Commission. He served MGC as Chair from 2003-2007, and since 2010 has served 13 years as the Commission’s Vice-Chair. He also chaired the Missouri Public Energy Pool (MoPEP) from 2001-2007, and was MPUA chair in 2014. In 2022, Klusmeyer was awarded the MPUA Seven Hats Award and the MPUA Distinguished Service Award in 2008.
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