Seattle City Light Employee Survey Records, 1992-1995
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle City Light
- Title
- Seattle City Light Employee Survey Records
- Dates
- 1992-1995 (inclusive)19921995
- Quantity
- .8 cubic feet, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 1221-03
- Summary
- Survey of City of Seattle employees
- Repository
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Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Access Restrictions
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Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Historical Note
City Light provides electricity and electrical and conservation services to its public and private customers. It is the largest public utility in the Pacific Northwest. Public responsibility for electrical energy dates to 1890 with creation of the Department of Lighting and Water Works. In 1902, Seattle voters passed a bond issue to develop hydroelectric power on the Cedar River under the administration of the Water Department. Electricity from this development began to serve Seattle in 1905. A City Charter amendment in 1910 created the Lighting Department. Under the leadership of Superintendent James D. Ross, the department developed the Skagit River hydroelectric project which began supplying power in 1924. Both public and private power was supplied to Seattle until 1951 when the City purchased the private electrical power supply operations, making the Lighting Department the sole supplier. The Boundary Project in northeastern Washington began operations in 1967 and supplied over half of City Light's power generation. By the early 21st century, approximately ten percent of City Light's income came from the sale of surplus energy to customers in the Northwest and Southwest with the remainder of City Light's financial support coming from customer revenue. The current name of the agency was adopted in 1978 when the Department was reorganized.
Content Description
Questionnaires, survey results, committee records, plans and memoranda relating to 1992 and 1993 surveys which sought employee feedback in order to improve City Light services and organizational development.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Seattle City Light Employee Survey Records , Record Series 1221-03. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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1221-03: Employee Survey Records, 1992-1995
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Description: Action Plans 1992 Employee SurveyDates: 1992-1994Container: Box/Folder 1/1
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Description: Action Plans 1993 Employee SurveyDates: 1994Container: Box/Folder 1/2
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Description: Communications Strategy 1992 Employee SurveyDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/3
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Description: Documentation Plan 1993 Employee SurveyDates: 1994Container: Box/Folder 1/4
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Description: Employee Survey Advisory Committee (1993 Survey)Dates: 1993-1995Container: Box/Folder 1/5
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Description: Focus Groups 1993 Employee SurveyDates: 1993Container: Box/Folder 1/6
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Description: OverviewDates: 1993Container: Box/Folder 1/7
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Description: Project Team and Schedule, 1992 Employee SurveyDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/8
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Description: Steering Team Meetings, 1992 Employee SurveyDates: 1992Container: Box/Folder 1/9
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Description: Steering Team Meetings, 1993 Employee SurveyDates: 1994Container: Box/Folder 2/1
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Description: Steering Team Meetings, 1993 Employee SurveyDates: 1993Container: Box/Folder 2/2
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Description: Survey Results Written and Questionnaire, 1992 Employee SurveyDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/3
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Description: Survey Results Written and Questionnaire, 1993 Employee SurveyDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/4
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Description: Timeline, 1993 Employee SurveyDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/5
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Description: Union Involvement, 1993 Employee SurveyDates: 1993Container: Box/Folder 2/6
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Employee-management relations in government--Washington--Seattle
Corporate Names
- Seattle City Light
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)
