GRDA OK’s $45K Raise For CEO Sullivan
GRDA chief gets $45,000 raise
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
VINITA — Grand River Dam Authority directors voted a $45,000 raise for Chief Executive Officer Dan Sullivan on Wednesday, bringing the former legislator’s annual base pay to $270,000 a year.
Director Ed Townsend, who made the motion recommending the increase, said Sullivan was being rewarded for “specific accomplishments,” including his “dealings with staff,” his handling of a $390 million bond issue and “his ability to deal with important agencies in Washington.”
Under Sullivan, the state-owned utility’s operating revenues have grown from $411 million in 2012 to a projected $483.8 million for 2015. The GRDA has also contracted to build and install what engineers say is likely to be the most efficient electric generation plant in the United States, with construction scheduled to begin next month.
On Wednesday, GRDA entered into a water quality initiative that is unprecedented for an agency that historically has given low priority to such considerations.