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2006 employee survey results reported

Chelan County PUD
News Release
 4/10/2006

Participation in the annual PUD employee survey increased this year, with 406 out of about 720 employees responding, compared with 391 employees who took part in 2005, the first year of the survey.

Dawn Allen of Pearson Performance Solutions, Chicago, summarized results of the 2006 survey for PUD commissioners on Monday. Employees responded to the Web-based questionnaire between Feb. 20 and March 13.

Job satisfaction, gender fairness and pay and benefits received the highest rankings from employees. The favorable scores increased from last year for job satisfaction (77 percent) and pay and benefits (71 percent).

Commissioners were told management effectiveness (37 percent), visionary leadership (39 percent) and reaction to the survey (41 percent) received the least favorable responses, but responses in all three of those categories improved from 2005.

“We appreciate employees taking the time to respond to the survey,” said Wayne Wright, interim general manager. “We all need feedback.

“It’s good to see improvement, but we still recognize the results show there is more work to do and we’re committed to doing it.” 

Click here to see complete employee survey results.

In other business, commissioners:

  • Welcomed state archivist Jerry Handfield, and regional archivist Tim Eckert who presented PUD employees Elmer Larsen and David Shaw with certificates for help they provided to the state in developing digital archives. Larsen is Information Technology’s applications development supervisor and Shaw is Filenet records administrator.
  • Heard a report on the nearly $9.7 million in taxes paid by the PUD in 2005. The largest share, $5.3 million, went to the state, another $1.4 million to the city of Wenatchee and $1 million to Chelan County. Joe Jarvis, chief financial officer, said the taxes, while a significant expense, are an important way the PUD supports the community.
  • Recognized Arlene Abbott, PUD organizational development manager, who is retiring on Friday. Abbott worked in human resources with public agencies for many years, the last four at Chelan County PUD.    
  • Met in executive session Monday morning and again Monday afternoon at 1225 N. Wenatchee Ave. to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment. 

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PUD commissioners adjourned Monday’s meeting and will reconvene in executive session from 8:30 a.m.-5: p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, at 1225 N. Wenatchee, to discuss the qualifications of an applicant for public employment. That meeting will reconvene from 10 a.m.-noon on Wednesday, April 12, in the PUD boardroom, to discuss the qualifications of an applicant for public employment.

The next regular meeting of the PUD commission is at 1 p.m. Monday, April 17, 2006, in the boardroom, 327 N. Wenatchee Ave.

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
661-4320, direct line
679-6858, cell
kimc@chelanpud.org