The Council is inviting proposals for a comprehensive employee compensation study. The final work product of this effort is a report providing recommended base salary or wage ranges for each position in the organization, an evaluation of existing benefits, and validation of the cost of living differential used for Valdez staff.
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Council issues position on safe crude oil tanker transit and escort vessel operation in the Sound
The Council voted unanimously on January 18, 2018, to pass a resolution stating that oil tankers and escort vessels should not be permitted to transit through Prince William Sound and into the Gulf of Alaska in weather conditions which have been determined by industry to be unsafe for training.
The resolution was prompted by the upcoming change in marine service contract providers by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company’s Ship Escort/Response Vessel System, including crude oil tanker escort vessel services, effective July 2018. Council executive director Donna Schantz stated, “The oil tanker escort system in Prince William Sound is an essential oil spill prevention measure that is vital to reducing the risk of another catastrophic event, such as the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill.”
“If it is unsafe to train personnel, it is unsafe to transport oil,” said Council Board president Amanda Bauer. “This position does not just apply to the incoming contractor, but sets the standard to which the council feels all future new contractors, equipment and crews should be held. We believe strongly that these standards are needed to ensure the economic and environmental safety of the communities and groups we represent.”
Board of Directors meeting in Anchorage
The Council’s Board of Directors met on Thursday and Friday, January 18 and 19 at the Embassy Suites in Anchorage (Map). Final Agenda Items on the agenda included: Presentations by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the Council regarding the change in Alyeska’s marine services contract provider from Crowley Marine Services to … Read more
Science Night 2017
The Council had some great presentations at our recent Science Night! See the list below for the presenter’s slides. Presentations: “Canine Detection of Spilled Oil” by Scott Pegau, PWSSC “We Are Watching: A long-term monitoring program in the northern Gulf of Alaska” by Mandy Lindeberg, Auke Bay Laboratories “PWS Subsistence Survey” by James (Jim) Fall, AK Dept. of Fish & … Read more