" does this mean if barbera screws up will the the people who hired him and recommended him be held accountable?
WILL OUR IID RATES INCREASE IN ORDER TO MAKE UP FOR ANY LOST OR MISMANAGED FUNDS if he starts another hedging plan .
"

" I think the IID should have released the information, although it potentially could have before officially hiring Barbera. If this had slipped through, the public's perception of the IID Board would have plummeted (as opposed to the great image it has now). "

" dunebug...all you can bring to the discussion is to tell me to shut up? thats it? no opinions? no interpretations? no suggestions? no nothing? how can I get a debate going with someone whose only defense is to be offensive? "

" My sentence should have read, "As soon as I had the documents, I made the connection..."
Even writers make typos.
Staff Writer Brianna Lusk "

" Holtville1: I came across this information, about Barbera's connection to the hedging, while working on an in-depth piece for Sunday's paper. As soon as I the documents I had made the connection, we published the story.
Staff Writer Brianna Lusk "

" me2, A better question would be: why wasn't this information released earlier? I t certainly seems important. A cheap shot? No. "

" All is normal around the IV. Certain things don't vary much around here, as usual. "

" Perhaps retraining this guy to "trim the hedges" instead,would be good for the ratepayers. "

" Let me get this straight: the IID board and general manager allowed a rogue group in the IID to violate its guidelines (where were the energy lawyers and the oversight committee? Oh, the guy in line to get the job was the oversight committee big cheese!), people inside and outside the IID told board members the energy traders were gambling on the energy market and they did nothing (including Menville, and that is a fact), there are still people involved in this disaster still working at the IID!, consultants involved with the energy department are screening applicants, general manager is not involved in the hiring process, legal counsel says its all a conflict of interest. Is this the fact pattern? All 5 IID board members need to be recalled and a new board elected and that board needs to hire a professional general manager to clean this mess up. "

" Are there any openings at IID. Come on people, it's the best place to work in. You are involved in a messy situation and as a result you get promoted, who cares the rate payers pick up the tab anyways. They make so much money that an increase in their energy bill is the least of their worries. What we should really be worried about is the California cuts in education that could potentially lead to more incompetent people running such energy programs and districts. "

" I totally agree with you 'aesco1', all the ones that messed up should be held accountable for their actions. Rate payers are getting tired...gosh! I am getting tired of paying for someone else's ineptitude, while they laugh all the way to the bank to cash in their large salary checks. "

" It doesn't matter as to who could be deeply affected by this persons promotion. I know one thing, the only one's affected by this hedging mess were the rate payer's. So if this person was involved he should not be promoted to energy manager. "

" The way I see it is that someone is really afraid of Mr. Barbera being hired as the new Energy Manager. In deep desperation this anonymous source pulled a cheap shot. This information was not released until the decision seemed imminent. I would recommend Brianna Lusk to delve deeper and investigate who would be deeply affected by his promotion (perhaps someone ineffective and inefficient?). Who would have or would be his reporting supervisors? How many more will keep hurting this organization and will not be held accountable? Everyone is so focused on the “Manager”, but what about the “Micro-Managers”? They have also contributed to the detriment of this utility. "

" ricocafe99..........Shut up! "

" To play the devil's advocate here there is something to be said for someone who has made a mistake and was intelligent enough to learn from it so a mistake of this magnitude and its consequences are not repeated. It is noteworthy that he stuck around and took the punishment rather than running like the others did. Someoene once said "That which does not kill me makes me stronger"...so maybe he is a good candidate for the job. "

" Great, that's all we need is a person that was involved in this hedging mess appointed to the energy manager position. What little confidence I had left in this board is going right out the window. "