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PUD asks for new trial in Gordon Graham case
Chelan County PUD
News Release
3/12/2009
After meeting in executive session Thursday afternoon to discuss legal issues as allowed under RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) and after the Board returned to open session, General Counsel Carol Wardell requested that commissioners authorize the filing of a motion for a new trial in the Gordon Graham wrongful termination case due to alleged jury misconduct.
PUD commissioners authorized legal counsel to file a motion with a 4 – 0 vote on the action. Commissioner Dennis Bolz recused himself from the executive session and did not vote on the action.
Wardell said the motion would be filed in Chelan County Superior Court Thursday afternoon.
Graham was the PUD’s former Information Technology director.
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Contact PUD General Counsel Carol Wardell at (509) 661-4465 with questions.
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PUD commissioners will hold a board retreat from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 13, at the North Central Regional Library headquarters, 16 N. Columbia St., Wenatchee.
The next regular commission meeting is at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2009, in the PUD boardroom at 327 N. Wenatchee Ave.
General Manager Rich Riazzi will provide an update on the PUD’s financial condition at a community meeting starting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 16, at the Confluence Technology Center, 285 Technology Way in Wenatchee.
Most PUD commission meetings are recorded, and a link to the audio is available on the PUD’s home page at www.chelanpud.org.
Kimberlee Craig
Public Information Officer
509-661-4320, direct line
509-679-6858, cell
kimberlee.craig@chelanpud.org