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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU Commission Michelle Canterbury– Executive Administrative Manager <br />MEETING DATE:AGENDA ITEMNUMBER: <br />November 9, 2021 1.5 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Recognition of theAmerican Public Power Association Excellence in Public Power <br />Communications Award <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Receive the APPA Excellence in Public Power Communications Award <br />BACKGROUND \\ DISCUSSION: <br />The American Public Power Association (APPA) has awarded ERMU with an Excellence in Public <br />Power Communications Award. ERMU is one of thirty-eight public power utilities in the nation <br />who were recently recognized for this achievement at the APPA Customer Connections <br />Conference held in Scottsdale, Arizona, October 24-27. <br /> <br />This year’s entries were judged in three categories: print/digital, web/social media, and video. <br />Awards were given to those that showed ingenuity and creativity in telling their stories through <br />outstanding copy, design, financial data presentation, graphics, social media engagement, video <br />editing, and web layout and interactivity. <br /> <br />Our communications department submitted entries for all three categories and received the <br />award of excellence for the video “Pole Top Rescue Training.” Viewers have the chance to see <br />an annual training the ERMU lineworkers participate in, demonstrating a commitment to our <br />core value of safety, which aims to protect our customers, employees, and assets. In the video <br />an ERMU lineworker performs a crossarm rescue with captions explaining the steps and process <br />to safely lower an injured worker in an emergency. <br /> <br />The video is something that we can all be very proud of, and it was produced entirely in-house <br />through the efforts of Josh the lineworker performing the rescue, Scott the line crew <br />foreperson driving the bucket, and Tony our communications coordinator. If you haven’t <br />already seen the video, please be sure to check it out. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Picture - Communications & Administrative Coordinator Tony Mauren receiving the <br />Excellence in Public Power Communications Award <br /> <br /> Video Link – Pole Top Rescue Training <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />4 <br />