| The Business Services Division is overseen
by the General Manager and is comprised of two departments: Human
Resources and Corporate Communications and Records Management. The
Division’s primary responsibilities include human resources,
benefits, labor relations, insurance, communications, records management
and legislative affairs. Human
Resources
The Human Resources (HR) Department maintains the knowledge
of all the legal requirements and government reporting regulations
affecting human resource functions and ensures policies, procedures,
and reporting are in compliance with the law. The department administers
and develops programs relating to many facets of human resource
functions including the daily administration of company programs.
In addition, HR administers all benefit programs for the Administrative
Office Building and union employees at the Stony Brook Energy
Center.
Corporate
Communications
The MMWEC Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
department is responsible for maintaining, and promoting, a positive
relationship between the company and surrounding community, and
the company with its member systems. The Communications staff
provides member systems with writing and editing services, publication
design and production services, and media and public relations
services.
Records Management
The Records Management Department is responsible for
the maintenance and retention of corporate documents in accordance
with federal and state regulations, and Massachusetts General
Law. There are over 50 different regulations MMWEC must comply
with including various Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
and Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations. The purpose of
the department is to estimate what regulations the company must
adhere to and maintain and retain those records accordingly.
Legislative
Affairs
MMWEC provides representation for MMWEC
and public power utilities in a variety of legislative and regulatory
forums. This includes the U.S. Congress, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC), Massachusetts legislature, New England Power
Pool / ISO-New England, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities,
and other federal, state, and local regulatory government agencies.
Information Systems
MMWEC's Information Systems Department provides a wide range of computer and information technology services to support MMWEC's corporate functions as well as the needs of the organization's Member and Project Participant utilities. These services include the operation and maintenance of computer and information management systems, including corporate websites. The Information Systems Department reports directly to MMWEC's General Manager and is not part of the Business Services Division.
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