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News Release
Wayne Wright named interim PUD manager
Chelan County PUD
News Release
10/26/2005
With a unanimous vote, Chelan County PUD commissioners Wednesday named Wayne Wright, a 26-year employee of the District, as interim general manager effective Nov. 28, 2005.
Wright, Customer and Environmental Services assistant general manager, will lead the District while commissioners conduct a search for a new general manager. Current General Manager Charlie Hosken announced last week he is leaving the PUD for a job at the Imperial Irrigation District in Southern California. Hosken’s last day on the job will be Nov. 25.
“I’d like to thank you for the confidence you’ve placed in me,” Wright told PUD commissioners. “We have a great team and a lot of things to do. We’ll try not to miss a beat.”
By accepting the interim position, Wright will not be a candidate for the long-term general manager spot. PUD commissioners have outlined a process they estimate may take three to six months to fill the long-term slot.
Wright joined Chelan County PUD in 1979. He started his career in the Public Information office and served as public information officer, community services administrator and communications manager before being named to the senior management team in fall 2001. He is an active volunteer, Exchange Club member, serves on the board of the Community Foundation of North Central Washington and the Holy Apostles Catholic Church Parrish Council, and is a Mission View Elementary School lunch buddy.
PUD commissioners did not discuss the salary for the interim general manager position Wednesday, but indicated that will be done in a future public session.
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The next regular meeting of the PUD Board of Commissioners is at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, in the PUD boardroom at 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