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1/13/2005

PUD board elects 2005 officers

Bob Boyd, a 10-year PUD commissioner, was elected president of the Board of Commissioners for 2005. This is Boyd’s second term as board president.

PUD Commissioner Norm Gutzwiler was also nominated for president but declined.

PUD Commissioner Gary Montague, on the board since 1999, was elected vice president. Gutzwiler
was elected secretary, and newly elected PUD Commissioner Ann Congdon was elected assistant secretary. All the terms are for one year.

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Click here for a schedule of PUD board meetings.

It’s cold out there

Colder temperatures are in the weather forecast in this week, and Chelan County PUD has some tips for keeping your home comfortable and for using energy wisely.

The PUD has already taken the steps necessary to meet the increased demand for power when winter temperatures drop, and the PUD also encourages customers to take measures for their own comfort. Click here for a list of cold weather tips.

For more information on saving energy, call Mark Wiser, PUD Energy Services supervisor, at 667-4205. Or check the PUD’s Web site at www.chelanpud.org.

PUD and city of Wenatchee developing agreements

Two agreements spelling out the relationship between the city of Wenatchee and the PUD for providing electric, water and telecommunications services were discussed with PUD commissioners this week.

The proposed 25-year franchise agreement allowing the PUD to build and maintain electric and water lines in city rights of way updates and improves an agreement first negotiated in 1951.

A second agreement, also proposed for 25 years, covers the use of PUD lines on city rights of way to deliver wholesale communications services including video from private providers over the PUD’s fiber-optic network. It will be up to private service providers to negotiate cable TV franchises with the city.

PUD commissioners may take action Jan. 17, pending the city’s public hearing on the agreements on Jan. 13. The city plans to vote on Jan. 27.

At-will change

General Manager Charlie Hosken has changed the employment policy for non-bargaining-unit employees.

Since 1998, non-bargaining unit, or salaried, employees were “at will” and could be terminated at any time, with or without cause.

Hosken’s change to the policy sets specific conditions for terminating employment, including misconduct or failure to perform.

The position of general manager does not fall under the policy, as that post is filled at the pleasure of the PUD Board of Commissioners under state statute.

Learn more about your Chelan County PUD at www.chelanpud.org

Residents of Chelan County can now find out in seconds if they are in a fiber optic build zone. Click on the map to access the PUD’s fiber-optics mapping feature.