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11 Appointment of AGM
AgendaItem#•111TRUCKEEDONNERPublicUtilityDistrictACTIONTo:BoardofDirectorsFrom:MichaelD.HolleyDate:March18,2020Subject:ConsiderationtoAppointJoeHorvath,ElectricUtilityDirectorandBrianWright,AssistantWaterUtilityDirectorasAssistantGeneralManagers1.WHYTHISMATTERISBEFORETHEBOARDTheBoardApprovesSalaryRangesfortheDistrict.2.HISTORYSpecialdistrictsarelocalgovernmentagenciesthatprovideessentialservicestomillionsofCalifornians.Specialdistrictsareformedandgovernedbylocalresidentstoestablishorenhanceessentialservicesandinfrastructureintheircommunities.Assuch,eachspecialdistrictgenerallyfocusesonprovidingspecifictypesofservices.Thisallowsthespecialdistricttoinnovateandplanlong-termtomeetacommunity’sneeds.Manyspecialdistrictsfocusonakeyserviceortwothatintertwine.AnexampleisSouthTahoePUD,focusesonwaterandsewer.TahoeCityPUDfocusesonwater,sewerandhasrecreationandpark.VeryfewspecialdistrictsinCaliforniahavepublicpowerandwaterunderthesameumbrella,makingtheTDPUD(District)auniquespecialdistrict.TheDistricthadalongservingemployeewhomanagedtheelectricutilityandservedasAssistantGeneralManager(AGM).However,thisindividualdidnothavethecapacitytoserveothertypicalrolesofanAGM.Uponretirement,thePublicInformationOfficer/StrategicAffairsDirectorwasappointedtotheAGMpositionforalimitedtwoyearterm.ThistermsunsetsMay2020.3.NEWINFORMATIONAssistantgeneralmanagersassistthegeneralmanagerinplanninganddirectingtheutility’soperations,coordinatewithfinanceforcontinuity,pushtheflowofbusinessoperations,assistthegeneralmanagerinorganizationalandstaffingplans,andoverseedepartmentsorspecialprojectsasneeded.Thesecorefunctions,recently,havebeenfilledwithgreatsuccessbyourAssistantWaterUtilityDirectorandElectricUtilityDirector. —____-J—TheAssistantWaterUtilityDirectorwillbepromotedtotheWaterUtilityDirectorandanewwateroperationsmanagerwillbehiredinthefuture.Withthecurrentdirectorpromotions,anewsuccessionplanisbeingdevelopedandimplemented.TheElectricUtilityDirectorwasinthesuccessionplanandfilledthatrolewitheasetwoyearsago.ConcludingthattheWaterandElectricDirectorrolesaresensitivefortheimmediatefuture.However,successionandtransitionplansareintheworks.CoupledwiththeDistrictembarkingonnewculture,thetwoutilitydirectorrolesareparamountinfurtheringthisstrategicgoal.TheExecutiveTeam,withnewlyheldpositionsismadeupofhighperFormingindividuals,furthermore,withanyteamdevelopmentleadersarenaturallyselected.ItisimportanttonotethecommitmentandhardworktheDistrict,GeneralManager,andExecutiveTeamhavemadetowardsculturalandteamdevelopment,including;training,integration,andleadershippriorities.TheDistrictcomparedstaffingstructureswithspecialdistricts.TrinityPUD,serving7,200metersintotalisasmallruralorganizationthatdoesnothaveastructuretosupportanassistantgeneralmanager.OntheotherspectrumImperialIrrigationDistrict,isalargeenoughorganizationemploying1400employees,havetwodepartmentheadsforeachutility,bothwaterandelectricandtheassistantgeneralmanagerofthatorganizationisspecifictosupportingoperationsandthegeneralmanager.However,arecenttrendinutilitydistrictswithpowerandwaterlikeModestoandTurlockIrrigationDistrictsarehavingmultipleAGM’s.Generally,theAGM’scomefromtheutilitiesinadualroleofutilitydirectorandassistantgeneralmanager.Thisalleviatestheneedforaspecificpositionandsplitsuptheworkloadtothedirectors.Currently,JoeHorvathandBrianWright,workcloselyonitemssuchasculture,negotiations,personnel,unionrelations,transitionplanning,andstrategicallysettinggoalsforbothutilitieswiththeGeneralManager.Thisappointmentwillmemorializingthecurrentworkloadandparticipationfromthesetwoindividualsoutsidetheircorefunctions.Aswellas,supportingtheculturalarchitectureoftheDistrictwhileprovidingcontinuityinoperationsandteamfunctions,strongleadershiproles,andensuringandsuccessfulGeneralManagertransitionsandthesuccession.4.FISCALIMPACTSufficientfundshavebeenbudgetedintheFY20&FY21budgetsforthissalaryadjustment.Therewillbeanadditional5%benefitfortheappointmentsforatwo-yeartermstartingMay1,2020. 5.RECOMMENDATIONTheBoardofDirector’sappointBrianWright,WaterUtilityDirectorandJoeHorvath,ElectricUtilityDirectorasassistantgeneralmanagersforatwo-yearterm,startingMay1,2020andendingApril30,2022.,b%t,MichaelD.HolleyGeneralManager