Careers Aug. 23 Hot Topics
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To: Commissioners, all PUD employees
From: Communications Department
Subject: Hot topics for discussion the week of August 23, 2010.
(This advisory is sent to encourage districtwide discussion and awareness of key PUD issues. The intent is to give managers, supervisors and employees suggestions on topics they might discuss during departmental meetings. Contact Kimberlee Craig, Ext. 4320, or Christy Shearer, Ext. 4258, if you have questions.)
On the District Calendar
• Aug. 24 - Special board meeting to take public comment on fiber grant offer, 5:30 p.m., Confluence Technology Center
• Aug. 25 – Special board meeting to decide on the fiber grant, 8:30 a.m., PUD boardroom
• Aug. 31 – Additional session of Building An Effective Workforce training. 8 a.m.-noon, HQ Auditorium. Register in PeopleSoft.
• Sept. 6 – Labor Day holiday
• Sept. 10 – Manager’s Forum, 8:30 a.m., HQ Auditorium
• Sept. 16-19 – Wenatchee River Salmon Festival, Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery
On the air
John Smith, managing director of Engineering and Technology, will talk about the results of a financial review of PUD fiber and the results from the telephone survey on whether to accept a federal grant to build out the system at 8:35 a.m. Tuesday on Chelan’s KOZI Radio (1230 AM/93.5 FM).
Commission meeting news
At Monday’s meeting commissioners:
• Listened to results of a recent phone survey on the question of accepting the federal grant.
• Heard recommendations from consultants on ways to improve the financial performance of the PUD’s wholesale fiber system.
• Set a special meeting for 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, in the boardroom to decide on the federal grant offer for the fiber system.
Tick, tick, tick – the clock is running on required training
The deadline will be here before we know it – required training for 2010 must be done by the end of November. To see what training is required, click here.
Managers and supervisors can click here to see training status for direct reports. Check with Dave Parkhill, ext. 4132, or Erin Roberts, ext 4173, if you have questions.
Sharpen your slogan-writing skills
The September 2010 Safety Poster Slogan Contest is under way. The employee who submits the winning slogan will get to choose an item from GO USA valued up to $45. The deadline for submitting a slogan is Friday, Sept. 24. Click here to view this quarter’s contest photo and submit a slogan.
Do you gyotaku? Salmon Fest volunteers needed
Chelan PUD is once again hosting gyotaku (“ghee u ta coo”) fish printing at the annual Wenatchee River Salmon Festival at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. Volunteers are needed to help third- and fourth-graders on Thursday and Friday and families on the weekend. Hours are 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the weekend. Contact Bob Bauer, Visitor Center educator, at ext. 4939, to sign up or if you have questions.
More Lineman Rodeo T-shirts available
T-shirts for the sixth annual Andrew York Lineman Rodeo sold out fast at the event in June. If you’d still like to buy one of the commemorative shirts, organizers are taking orders through Sept. 8. Short-sleeve shirts are $10, long-sleeve are $15. Send your order with payment to Sarah DeLozier, ext. 4325.
Communications Update keeps you in the know
Sign up for the weekly e-mail summary of news stories about us, our neighbor PUDs and energy issues. You can read past editions on the Communications page of PUDToday. If you’d like to receive the e-mail every Monday, contact Kimberlee Craig, public information officer.
Welfare and Rec weekly winner
Fleet technician Stanley Pitts, won the Aug. 20 drawing and a certificate to Gerald’s Café. Every week, one lucky member of Welfare and Recreation will win a $10 gift certificate from a local business. Winners are picked by random drawing. Check the W&R page on PUDToday every Friday for the weekly winner.
Healthy living is the topic at Sept. 11 expo
A free Healthy Living Expo is set for 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Wenatchee Center, hosted by the Lifetime Wellness Coalition, a program of the NCW Rural Health Foundation. There will be booths and speakers on home and outdoor safety, medications, how to prevent falls, and general health and wellness topics. Everyone is welcome.