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Grant PUD Reaches Settlement in Litigation with Former Manager Don Godard
March 11, 2008
EPHRATA, WA – A mediated settlement was reached last week in Grant County PUD’s litigation case against former general manager Don Godard. In the settlement, Godard will pay Grant PUD $50,000.
The utility filed its amended complaint against Godard in Grant County Superior Court in Dec. 2005 asserting that actions directed by Godard resulted in the improper payment of funds to Benton REA, its subsidiary and others as reported in a 2003 Washington State Auditor’s report.
The settlement has been approved by the Washington state Attorney General’s office.
Godard served as the utility’s general manager for 12 years and resigned effective Feb. 29, 2004.
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Grant County Public Utility District is a Washington state municipal corporation that began electric service in 1942. Owned by the people it serves, Grant PUD generates and sells electricity to Grant County residents and millions of customers throughout Central Washington and the Pacific Northwest. The Priest Rapids Project, comprised of Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams, produces nearly 2,000 megawatts of clean, renewable and reliable electricity – enough to supply a city the size of Seattle. A leader in science based technology; Grant PUD is committed to finding effective measures for the protection, mitigation and enhancement of salmon, steelhead and other natural and cultural resources.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Rita Bjork
(509) 766-2530 / rbjork@gcpud.org |
