(IID approves a new department)...It happened at their meeting this week.

The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors unanimously approved the formation of a Public Affairs Department. Human Resources proposed the expansion. The new department will have 13 employees. There will be a manager, an administration assistant, a government affairs officer, a community outreach officer, two community outreach representatives, an education specialist, a public information officer, Two multimedia specialists, and two communications specialists. The Directors said they all recognized the need to have healthy communication between the IID Board and the rate payers. Costs reportedly will be close to just over $257,000 the rest of this year, and close to $1.2 million in the next budget year.