FMPA Weekly
A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members
Feb. 16, 2015
LAST WEEK
FMPA Staff Organizational Changes
Two FMPA employees began new roles effective Feb. 2. Denise Fuentes has been named Accountant II, and Ellen Leatherman has been named Contract Compliance Auditor II. Denise now reports to Rick Minch, and Ellen now reports to Liyuan Woeer.
2014 Annual Report
FMPA’s fiscal 2014 Annual Report was printed last Tuesday. The report, titled “Mind + Metal + Mission will be distributed to members, staff and business associates later this month. Contact: Mark McCain
THIS WEEK
Concurrent Board and Executive Meeting
FMPA’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee will hold a special-called concurrent meeting on Monday at 10 a.m. in the Board room to discuss the approval of FMPA’s response to the Auditor General’s preliminary and tentative findings. The full agenda package is available on the Member Portal. Contact: Nick Guarriello
Fiscal 2016 Budget
Budget season officially begins Monday. A budget calendar detailing events leading up to approval of the fiscal 2016 budget in July was distributed last week to FMPA managers. Agency budget inputs are due from FMPA staff by March 2. Contact: Mark Larson
Public Records Request Webinar
The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) hosts a webinar on Wednesday at 10 a.m. to discuss Florida’s Public Records Law and how to respond to public records requests. FMPA Associate General Counsel Dan O’Hagan will provide examples of how people have exploited the law by making a request and then filing a lawsuit if city staff fail to comply. Dan will provide recommendations for developing response policies and employee training. The webinar is free for FMEA members, and https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8532316148673545473>
Board of Directors
FMPA’s Board of Directors is scheduled to meet Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Board room. Contact: Nick Guarriello
ARP Executive Committee
The ARP Executive Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday in the Board room at 10:30 a.m. or immediately following the Board of Directors meeting. Contact: Nick Guarriello
All-Requirements Project Weekly Load Statistics
The weekly update of the All-Requirements Project historical load graph has been posted on the Member Portal. The graph is updated through Feb. 15. Contact: Jim Atz
COMING UP
Substation Training
FMPA will host a Substation Training series at FMPA’s Orlando office beginning April 7. The series will include four, two-day training sessions that focus on substation safety, inspection, testing and maintenance. Session one is scheduled for April 7 and April 8 and will discuss substation safety awareness basics. Session two is scheduled for Oct. 13 and Oct. 14 and will discuss substation inspection and testing basics. Session three and session four dates will be scheduled at a later date, and those sessions will discuss substation maintenance and substation protection and theory. Participants can attend the entire series or individual sessions. The cost is $900 per two-day session. http://fmpa.com/event/substation-training-series-session-1-substation-safety-awareness-basics/>
INDUSTRY NEWS
House Energy Committee Unveils Framework for Comprehensive Energy Package
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled a legislative framework for a comprehensive energy package. The committee said last Monday that it will release a series of discussion drafts that address four key policy areas: 1) modeizing infrastructure, 2) a 21st century energy workforce, 3) energy diplomacy, and 4) efficiency and accountability. The framework provides details on what will be in the discussion drafts. For example, regarding infrastructure, the framework states that the draft to modeize the transmission, reliability and security of energy distribution will address the permitting challenges for current domestic and cross-border pipelines and transmission lines. It will also seek to protect critical energy infrastructure with improved emergency coordination and information sharing, ensure robust and transparent energy markets, and bring added levels of accountability to decision-makers. The committee plans to advance the discussion drafts in the coming months with the goal of bringing an energy package to the House floor later this year.
FMPA Weekly is published by FMPA for employees and goveing boards of FMPA member utilities. Questions or comments about this newsletter may be directed to Ryan Dumas or Christin Senior in FMPA’s Public Relations Department.
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