1.5 ERMUSR 11-09-2021UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU Commission Michelle Canterbury– Executive Administrative Manager
MEETING DATE:AGENDA ITEMNUMBER:
November 9, 2021 1.5
SUBJECT:
Recognition of theAmerican Public Power Association Excellence in Public Power
Communications Award
ACTION REQUESTED:
Receive the APPA Excellence in Public Power Communications Award
BACKGROUND \\ DISCUSSION:
The American Public Power Association (APPA) has awarded ERMU with an Excellence in Public
Power Communications Award. ERMU is one of thirty-eight public power utilities in the nation
who were recently recognized for this achievement at the APPA Customer Connections
Conference held in Scottsdale, Arizona, October 24-27.
This year’s entries were judged in three categories: print/digital, web/social media, and video.
Awards were given to those that showed ingenuity and creativity in telling their stories through
outstanding copy, design, financial data presentation, graphics, social media engagement, video
editing, and web layout and interactivity.
Our communications department submitted entries for all three categories and received the
award of excellence for the video “Pole Top Rescue Training.” Viewers have the chance to see
an annual training the ERMU lineworkers participate in, demonstrating a commitment to our
core value of safety, which aims to protect our customers, employees, and assets. In the video
an ERMU lineworker performs a crossarm rescue with captions explaining the steps and process
to safely lower an injured worker in an emergency.
The video is something that we can all be very proud of, and it was produced entirely in-house
through the efforts of Josh the lineworker performing the rescue, Scott the line crew
foreperson driving the bucket, and Tony our communications coordinator. If you haven’t
already seen the video, please be sure to check it out.
ATTACHMENTS:
Picture - Communications & Administrative Coordinator Tony Mauren receiving the
Excellence in Public Power Communications Award
Video Link – Pole Top Rescue Training
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