[1. Call General Session to Order]
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GOOD AFTERNOON, AND WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 19TH, 2024 HUMAN RESOURCES AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.I'M PEGGY HAGG, COMMITTEE CHAIR.
I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, UH, THIS MEETING'S BEING WA PAST LIVE TO THE PUBLIC ON KOTS WEBSITE.
UH, BEFORE WE PROCEED, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE, UH, TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THE ANTITRUST ADMIN, ADMIN MISSION AND SECURITY MAP THAT ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR MEETING MATERIALS.
WE HAVE A VERY, VERY SHORT GENERAL SESSION AGENDA TODAY.
UH, THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, UH, IN TODAY'S AGENDA IS ITEM TWO.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT, IF ANY.
UH, TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA WAS POSTED PUBLICLY ON AUGUST 12TH AND PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC FOR COM COMMENTING IN PERSON TO DATE, NO ONE HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN COMMENTING.
IS THAT STILL CORRECT, BRANDON? YES, MA'AM.
[3. June 17, 2024 General Session Meeting Minutes]
NEXT IS AGENDA ITEM THREE.GENERAL SESSION MEETING MINUTES.
THERE'S A DRAFT OF THE MINUTES IN THE MEETING MATERIALS.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES OR, OR WISH TO MAKE A MOTION? I THANK YOU, BILL.
THANK YOU, JOHN, FOR A SECOND.
ANY OPPOSED OR ABSTENTIONS? THE MOTIONS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED.
[4. Recommendation regarding Ratification of Officer]
NEXT STEP IS RECOMMENDATION REGARDING RATIFICATION OF OFFICER, UH, WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR.FIRST, LIKE TO WELCOME GILBERT HUGHES.
I SEE HERE GILBERT, UH, TO ERTA INTO THE COMMITTEE AGENDA.
ITEM FOUR IS FOR THE RATIFICATION OF GILBERT HUGHES AS VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, EFFECTIVE JULY 2ND, 2024.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR WISH TO MAKE A MOTION? CAN I HAVE A THANK YOU BILL, SO TO MOVE, AND I HAVE SECOND JOHN.
THE MOTION UNANIMOUSLY PASSED.
[5. Review of Draft Committee Self-Evaluation Surveys]
NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM FIVE, WHICH JUST THE INFORMATIONAL, UH, ITEM.IT'S TO DRAW THE COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION TO THE DRAFT ANNUAL COMMITTEE SELF-EVALUATION SURVEY THAT'S IN THE MEETING MATERIALS.
THIS IS A, UM, UNCHANGED FROM THE COMMITTEE SURVEY THAT WE IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR.
UH, SO YOU, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT, THAT SELF-EVALUATION SURVEY, YOU CAN EITHER PRO PROVIDE THOSE COMMENTS TODAY OR WE CAN TAKE THOSE COMMENTS BEFORE, UH, THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO OFFER TODAY? LINDA? I'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS JUST SO THEY GO INTO THE RECORD.
BECAUSE I, UM, IT'S MY, UM, SENSE THAT THE BOARD IS GOING TO GO FORWARD WITH FINDING OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO EXECUTE THE, OH, AM I ON THE WRONG TOPIC? OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THIS IS JUST FOR THE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE EVALUATION PROCESS AND EACH OF THE COMMITTEES WILL HAVE A, IF WE, I WOULD WITHDRAW MY COMMENT.
A SURVEY, UH, SURVEY OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMITTEE.
I, I THINK THE, UH, I, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT I FOUND, UM, FROM LAST YEAR'S SELF VALUATION SURVEY THAT I THOUGHT COULD BE, THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AT THIS POINT.
SO I'M FINE WITH IT WAY IT IS.
I I THOUGHT IT WENT PRETTY WELL LAST YEAR.
BUT IF ANYBODY HAS ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, THEY CAN PROVIDE 'EM, UM, BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING AND THEN WE'LL KICK OFF THAT PROCESS, WHICH WE WILL, WHEN WILL WE, WE'LL DO THAT, UH, EARLY SEPTEMBER.
WE'LL SEND OUT THOSE EMAIL NOTICES TO GET THE INFORMATION AND MOVE THAT FORWARD.
[6. Future Agenda Items]
STEP IS AGENDA ITEM SIX.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, MARA, GOOD AFTERNOON.
THERE ARE FIVE CHARTERED ITEMS THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR DISCUSSION IN OCTOBER.
FIRST UNDERTAKING THE ANNUAL SELF-EVALUATION PROCESS REVIEW OF ERCOT CEO PERFORMANCE.
WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THE GOVERNMENTAL RELATION EFFORTS.
WE'LL ALSO BEGIN REVIEWING COMPENSATION FOR ERCOT EXECUTIVES AND WE'LL DISCUSS THE SUCCESSION AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CEO AND EXECUTIVE TEAM.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, ADAM MARTINEZ WAS INITIALLY SCHEDULED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TODAY ON THE QA CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT APPROACH AND ROADMAP.
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WE ALSO WILL BE DEFERRING THAT INTO OUR MEETING IN OCTOBER AND OR DECEMBER TO WORK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AND THE OVERALL COMMUNICATION PLAN OF HOW IT FITS WITH OTHER TRANSFORMATIONAL INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON AT ERCOT CURRENTLY.THE LAST ITEM BEFORE WE MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IS THE ITEM SEVEN OTHER BUSINESS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS ANY COMMITTEE MEMBER WISHES TO RAISE?
[Convene Executive Session]
HEARING NONE AT THIS TIME.THE COMMITTEE WILL ADJOURN GENERAL SESSION AND CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NO VOTING ITEMS ARE ANTICIPATED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO GENERAL SESSION WILL NOT BE RE RECONVENED AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
GENERAL SESSION IS NOW ADJOURNED AND THE WEBCAST WILL BE CONCLUDED.