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<br />MONTROSE CHRMBER COMM, TEL:I-303-249-2907
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<br />Oct 18,95
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<br />In ~ovember 1993, w!"Wtiateda strlLtegicplal\ning process for, Western, At the time, we '
<br />recognite~1!i8t comp~itipn' in the electric utility industry would only increase pressure to keep
<br />our 'rates as low aspossible,whUe we alsQ would facethe pressure of declining appropriations,
<br />Westcm;sSt!'lltegicPJan,a(iopted il,l$eptember 19.94 after employeea!ldcustomer input,
<br />respond~l1to~hese pi'~~~~f~~,by adopting a 'i1\!mbei', of go~s. decision rules and operating rules:
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<br />, q ",aCO$tGO~:. ';W~ternWiIOimii.incr~ses':jnat)nual o~ta~g C1':pensesto less than 2
<br />" ',,<: ,percent pery~thTOiJgnFiscalY.ear J996 and thereaf\er. aMual..operating expenses shall
<br />, .>n()t,exceedth~'annu~1.r.te,o(inf1atiol("" "', "";. :-'" "'.
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<br />, ',o,;'<:'~~~e~~4;~'~~~f'W~~en{~;.~iAe:in~~~,ag~llt}or(Federalpo~er, ','
<br />,." " ,: "'participate inJhedecision-m8kingprocesswMr!Wcr possible With other resource agencIes "
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<br />,,' ", ,', "whoseop~Wt~dec;ifc:lllSsi~~tJYaff~,F,~!lfjl1,jJow!'u~tesandr~payment , ',,'
<br />, obligations, .we Will do so to suStaiJ1 the marketal:1i!itY of the Federal hydroelectric
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<br />, 0' ,a t:6D~ruttion,Ope...tIDg Rule:', West~ haS aSsessed ptpposalsfor constnlCtlon of
<br />,: "nevifaciiities~s\ngUitegiat~ ~u~:planhiqgprinciples whiCh were defined through a
<br />public pro~~~tWeSten,oompleted inJune ~~95. Iiia4ditipn, prqposals must pass at, '
<br />,,' least one of#eeCQ~a before we Willcorislaer,co~siruciion:: increased reVenues from
<br />, the nevica9lltimnUSiexbeedthe'arinuiUoostoverthcoost"evaluatioilperiod; or
<br />" ,'tustoirierS!ri~~(~,en:di~s\lfficient1Ytosuppoit the neW faciUtiesin spite ofa possible rate
<br />increiLse; orth'e new facilities Will be funded by others. '
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<br />The FO~s, qrolip ~ort~a8,nassive;invOlvirig int<;rVie\Vs with employees and customers, and ,
<br />consid~r.a~io!l of a"a~t 'aIrlLy.:of commentsand,suggestiohs, rOcQ!nplemeni the work of the
<br />Jlocus,Group;th~senior milnagementteam chanereda Transition Process Team ii1late June, The
<br />g.)a! of that team was to 'develop processes and procedures for stamni the '~new" Western, to
<br />"develop a meanS of potential soft landings, and to develop alterJ,1lLtivesfor employees who might
<br />be without positions m the "new" Western, We were pleased to have representatives from our
<br />employee uqions onthe teams. '
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<br />, The result ofihe F~<;us Group effort was a thorough reView of all ofWeslern's processes and
<br />functions, The Focus Group and the Transition Process Team made their reCommendations to the
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