EWEB votes to give general manager 3 percent pay raise.Byline: Jeff Wright Jeff Wright can refer to:
Electric Board General Manager Randy Berggren will receive a 3 percent salary increase this year, thanks to a 3-2 vote by his elected bosses. The salary hike, following an hourlong hour·long or hour-long adj. Lasting an hour: an hourlong television episode. Adj. 1. performance review by EWEB EWEB Eugene Water and Electric Board (Oregon) commissioners in closed session Tuesday, bumps Berggren's base to $198,343 from $192,566. EWEB President Mel Menegat and member John Simpson
John Cody Fidler-Simpson CBE (born August 9, 1944), commonly known as John Simpson voted against the increase - because they felt Berggren deserved a salary adjustment closer to 5 percent. "We were faced with numerous situations that required Randy to step up and step in, and he addressed those issues very well," Menegat said. Berggren last year received a 7 percent salary increase. This year's 3 percent hike is closer to the 3.6 percent average increase budgeted this year for EWEB employees. Berggren, 59, has run the utility since 1990. His current salary is "slightly above market," Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Manager Jean Meyers told the board. The midpoint mid·point n. 1. Mathematics The point of a line segment or curvilinear arc that divides it into two parts of the same length. 2. A position midway between two extremes. salary for general managers at similarly sized utilities is $184,647, Meyers said. The merit pay Noun 1. merit pay - extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers) pay, remuneration, salary, wage, earnings - something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all comes one year after EWEB endured its first-ever strike by union-represented employees. In their evaluation of Berggren, commissioners praised him for his planning efforts in preparing for the strike, while also marking him down for failing to avoid the strike, Meyers said. Commissioners also lauded Berggren for his efforts in securing a new federal license for the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project, in seeking to build a new operations complex in west Eugene, and in negotiating a new power usage contract with Hynix, Meyers said. Commissioners said controversy related to building a new fish ladder at Trail Bridge Dam could have been better managed, Meyers said. The commissioners also indicated they want to see Berggren build stronger relationships with the city of Eugene and EWEB employees, and to be an "influence leader" with a higher public profile, Meyers said. Overall, Berggren met or exceeded the commissioners' goals in all performance areas, Meyers said. He had a 3.75 composite score - just above the range for "meets expectations" and just below the range for "exceeds expectations." In addition to his base salary, Berggren receives a car allowance, 5 percent deferred compensation contribution and an extra week of paid vacation Noun 1. paid vacation - a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted holiday, vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico" that together adds roughly another $18,000 to his annual pay. |
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