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Tom Trulove
April 2010
Office of the Mayor
609 Second Street
Cheney, WA 99004
(509) 498-9202 (office)
(509) 979-7931 (mobile)
e-mail: ttrulove@cityofcheney.org
Department of Economics
Eastern Washington University
Hargreaves 007
Cheney, WA 99004-2431
(509) 359-2332 (office)
(509) 359-6732 (office fax)
e-mail: ttrulove@ewu.edu
Education:
B.S., Economics, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 1965
M.S., Economics, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 1968
Ph.D., Economics, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 1973
Employment:
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Professor of Economics, Eastern Washington University, 1969-present
Chair, Department of Economics, 1996Mayor, City of Cheney, Washington, 2010-.
Consultant, Tom Trulove Energy and Natural Resources Consulting, 1994Washington Representative, Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation
Planning Council (Northwest Power Planning Council), 1986-1994.
Appointed by Governor Booth Gardner in 1986 and reappointed in 1989 and
1992. Reappointed by Governor Mike Lowry in 1993.
Chairman, 1988-90
Vice Chairman, 1987
Power Committee Chairman, 1986-87; 1992-93
Liaison for International Programs, 1986-94
 Mayor, City of Cheney, Washington, 1978-1986
Elected for three terms. Resigned during the third term to take a position
on the Northwest Power Planning Council.
Appointments and Service:
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Member, City Council, City of Cheney, Washington, 2005-2009.
Chair, General Government and Finance Committees; Member Public Utilities
Committee.
Member, Kalispel Tribal Gaming Board, Northern Quest Casino, Kalispel Tribe of
Indians, Appointed by the Kalispel Tribal Council, 2000Chair and Economist, Community Economic Revitalization Board, State of
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Washington, Appointed by Governor Locke, 1999-; Appointed Chair by
Governor Gregoire, 2005, reappointed 2007.
Board of Directors, Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest, 1996Secretary-Treasurer 2007-08; Chairman, 2001; Vice Chair, 2000
Alternate, Executive Board, Public Power Council, 2007Board of Directors, Cheney Care Center and Cheney Care Foundation, 1998President 2007 -; Vice-President 2002-2007.
Chair, Infrastructure, Transportation and Economic Development Committee,
Association of Washington Cities, 2007Member, Legislative Committee, Association of Washington Cities, 2008Planning Commission, City of Cheney, 1995-2005. Chair, 2005; Vice-Chair, 20012005.
Board of Directors, Pacific Northwest Regional Economics Conference, 1966-present
Organized the 2003 Annual Conference.
Chair, Selection Committee, Independent Economists Advisory Board, Northwest
Power Planning Council, since 1997
Editorial Board, Perspectives in Energy, 1991An international energy journal published in London
Member and North American Liaison, Moscow International Energy Club, 1990One of 5 U.S. members on this international body of 60 chartered to promote
solutions to global energy problems.
Board of Directors, Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington, 1995President of MRSC, 1997-1999.
Board of Directors, Cheney/Eastern Washington University Cooperation Committee,
1997Member, City of Cheney Budget Review Committee, 1998Co-chair, Eastern Washington University Alcohol Policy Task Force, 1998Member, Scholarship Committee, Hewlett Packard Company, 1998-2000
Member, Competitiveness Task Force, Bonneville Power Administration, 1994-1997
Member, Task Force on Electricity Transmission, National Governor’s Conference,
1986-1987
Member, Advisory Committee on the Application of Solar and Renewable
Technologies, Solar Energy Research Institute, U.S. Department of Energy,
Golden, Colorado, 1987-1993
Board of Directors, Association of Washington Cities, 1979-1986
President, 1984-85
Vice President, 1983-84
Secretary, 1982-83
Chair, Legislative, Resolutions and Executive Committees
Member, Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, State of Washington
1983-1986
Member, Washington State Board of Health, 1984-1986
Chair, Washington State Public Works Advisory Board, 1983-1985.
Member, Infrastructure Financing Advisory Panel, U.S. Senate Budget Committee,
1985-1987
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Co-chair, Washington State Road Jurisdiction Committee, 1983-1986
Board of Directors, Economic Development Partnership for Washington, 1986-1989
Member, Municipal Research Council, State of Washington, 1980-1986
Vice-chair, Forecasting Subcommittee, Northwest Power Planning Council,
1982-1983
Member, Steering Committee, Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental
Relations, National League of Cities, 1984-1986
Member, A-95 Review Committee, State of Washington, 1983
Member, Spokane County Health Board, 1978-1986
Chair, 1980-1982
Chair, Spokane County Water Utilities Coordinating Committee, 1980-1986
Member, Spokane County Interim Shoreline Review Committee, 1983-1986
Board of Directors, Spokane Expo Plus 10, 1984
Member, Spokane City/County Emergency Medical Services Committee, 1980-1985
Member, Spokane County 911 Committee, 1980-1984
Board of Directors, Spokane Regional Planning Conference, 1979-1982
Board of Directors, Spokane Area Economic Development Council, 1980-1983
Member, Coordination Committee, Partnership for Rural Improvement, 1980-1983
Member, Spokane Cost of Health Care Commission, 1979-1981
Member, Spokane Health Systems Council, 1978-1981
Member, Governing Body, Eastern Washington Health Systems Agency, 1978-1981
Board of Directors, Cheney Federal Credit Union, 1975-1980
President, 1978-79
Chair, Credit Committee, 1975-77
Honors and Awards:
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Eastern Washington University, President’s Medal
Northwest Public Power Association, Honorary Membership Award
Western Montana Generation and Transmission Cooperative, Elite Club
American Society of Engineers, Service Award
Washington Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Service Award
Jeffers Chertok Dean’s Honor Faculty Award, College of Social and Behavioral
Science, June 2006
Experience:
Government/Legislative/Testimony:
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Testified frequently to Congressional Committees and Committees of the Washington
State Legislature
Met regularly with members of Congress and their staffs
Met regularly with Washington State legislators and their staffs
Worked closely with Northwest and Washington governors and their staffs
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Work regularly with state cabinet members and state administrative and regulatory
agencies
Worked regularly with federal administrative and regulatory agencies
Have detailed and intimate knowledge of local, state and federal legislative,
administrative and regulatory processes
Have detailed knowledge of and experience with government finance at all levels
Have detailed experience and close working relationships with Northwest Indian
Tribes
International:
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Led the U.S. delegation in a series of energy industry exchanges with the former
USSR, 1987-1992. Traveled extensively in Russia and the Soviet Union.
 Hosted the Soviet delegation in the U.S. on several occasions.
 Worked on electric energy issues in the United Kingdom for a client, 1998
 Traveled extensively throughout Europe and North America
 Member of Washington team negotiating energy and environmental agreements
with British Columbia and Canada
 Organized international energy conference in Seattle, 1990
 Helped organize UN sponsored international energy conference in Paris, 1992
 Worked on energy issues with officials from Belarus, Canada, Denmark, Germany,
Georgia, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, and USSR
Public Speaking:
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Testified numerous times at hearings before legislative bodies, administrative
agencies and other organizations, at the national, regional, state and local levels.
 Numerous speeches and presentations to national, regional, state and local groups
at conferences, symposia, workshops and meetings.
Publications and Papers:
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“Economic Impact of Eastern Washington University in Spokane County,” with
David Bunting, Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis, 2005.
“The Crisis in Washington Municipal Finance, with Terry Novak, 2005.
“The Economic Impact of Eastern Washington University on the City of Cheney,”
with Genevieve Briand and April Rodda, for EWU president and the City of Cheney,
July 2004.
“Economic Impact of Kaiser Aluminum on the Spokane Area Economy,” with David
Bunting, for the Spokane Chamber of Commerce, 2002
“The Economics of Converting the Spokane Solid Waste Incinerator to a Gas Fired
Electric Power Plant,” with David Bunting, for The Gallatin Group, 2001.
“Electric Power Availability in the Northwest,” for Pacific Gas and Electric, 2001.
“The Economics of Solid Waste Collection and Disposal,” with Grant Forsyth, study
for the City of Cheney, 2001.
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“The Real Northwest Economy: Just How Important Are The Natural Resources
Based Industries?,” paper presented to The Pacific Northwest Waterways
Association, Annual Meeting, November 17, 1998.
“Integrated Electric Resource Planning in the Pacific Northwest Region of the United
States,” Perspectives in Energy, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1992-93, pp. 119-125.
“Integrated Electric Resource Planning in the Pacific Northwest,” in C.P. Zeleski, ed.,
Clean Energy for Europe in Transition, Proceedings of the Third MIEC Conference
(Paris: University of Paris-Dauphine, 1992) pp. 70-82.
“Approach of the Northwest Power Planning Council,” in Barry Hyman and R.
Charles Peterson, eds., Electric Power Systems Planning (Seattle: University of
Washington Press, 1988), pp. 115-125.
“Issues in Electric Power Planning,” in Hyman and Peterson, eds., Electric Power
Systems Planning, (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1988), pp. 126-144.
“The Washington Public Works Report and the Public Works Trust Fund: Beginning
to Finance Our Infrastructure Problems,” paper presented to the 5th Annual Western
Regional Planners Conference, Coeur d’Alene, ID, July 1985
“Community Involvement in Economic Development,” presentation to the 1985
Economic Forecast Workshop, Seattle, January 1985
“Economic Development and Infrastructure: The Critical Link,” paper presented at
the 18th Annual Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference, Olympia, May
1984.
The Washington Public Works Report, with Nancy Rutledge, (Olympia: Department
of Community Development, 1984)
“The Infrastructure Problem in Washington’s Cities and Towns,” in Our Nation’s
Infrastructure, Hearings before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the
United States, 98th Congress 1st Session, August 9, 31 and September 7, 1983
(Washington, D.C.: USGPO, 1984), pp. 382-398.
“A Survey of States’ Approaches to Infrastructure Finance,” paper presented to the
61st Annual Congress of Cities, National League of Cities, Indianapolis, November,
1984.
“Washington’s Crumbling Infrastructure,” Northwest Business Review, Vol. 8, No. 3
(Spring 1983), pp. 3-7.
“Coming to Grips with the Infrastructure Problem,” City News, (Seattle: Municipal
Research and Services Center, October 1983), pp. 1-8
“Financing Washington’s Infrastructure Problem,” paper presented at the 17th Annual
Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference, Bellingham, WA, May 1983
“The Washington Infrastructure Problem – A Call for Action,” paper presented to the
Governor’s Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, December 1982
“Managing Economic Development: Local Assessment and Strategy,” paper
presented to Washington Chapter, American Planning Association, Pasco, May, 1984
“Economic Development as a Public Purpose: Economic Development for Whom?,”
paper presented at the Conference on Economic Development for the Northwest,
sponsored by the Puget Sound Council of Governments, HUD and the City of Seattle,
September 1983
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“The Economic Impact of Federal Indian Policy: Incentives and Response of the
Klamath Indians,” in David F. Getcher, Daniel M. Rosenfelt and Charles F.
Wilkinson, eds., Cases and Materials on Federal Indian Law (New York: Pergamon
Press, 1980)
“Some Experiences With Guaranteed Incomes and Lump Sum Payments: The Case
of the Klamath Indians,” in Arie Lewin and Melvin F. Shakun, eds., Policy Sciences:
Methodologies and Cases (New York: Pergamon Press, 1976), pp. 343-366
“Property Rights in a Cross-Cultural Context,” with David Bunting, paper presented
at the Annual Meeting, American Economics Association, San Francisco, December
1974
“The Economic Impact of Mt. St. Helens on Small Communities,” presentation to the
Mt. St. Helens Workshop, Portland, December, 1980
“College Professors as Elected Public Administrators,” paper presented at the Annual
Meeting, American Society of Public Administrators, San Francisco, April, 1980
“Oregon Personal Income by County,” Oregon Business Review (February, 1967), pp.
1-9.
Economics of Paternalism: Federal Policy and the Klamath Indians, Ph.D.
dissertation, Department of Economics, University of Oregon (1973), 326 pages.
Consulting Activities:
Numerous papers, analytical studies, work with state and federal agencies and testimony
for clients. Continuous activity through 2004. Details of many projects cannot be
reported due to confidentiality agreements.
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Need for power studies
1. Ida-West Energy, 1995
2. KVA Resources, Inc., 1996
3. Northwest Power Enterprises, Inc., 1997
Coordinated environmental studies and power plant licensing for Northwest Power
Enterprises, Inc., 1995-1998
Economic Analysis of the Western power market and power plant economics for
Northwest Power Enterprises, Inc., 1997-1998
Governmental affairs coordination for Northwest Power Enterprises, Inc., 1995-1998
Economic profile of Grant County and value of power for Grant County PUD, 1996
Testimony for clients on need for power, environmental regulation, power planning,
power plant siting issues and hydro relicensing.
1. Before the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council for Ida-West Energy and Idaho
Power Company, 1994 and 1995
2. Before the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council for KVA
Resources, Inc., Northwest Power Enterprises, Inc., Central Southwest Co., and
Kansas City Power and Light, 1995, 1996, 1997
3. Before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for Grant County PUD, 1996
4. Before the Federal District Court and Arbitration Panel for Bonneville Power
Administration in Denver concerning the Tenaska settlement, 1997
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Policy analysis papers for members of the Northwest Power Planning Council,
1994,1995, 1996, 1997 , 1998
Policy analysis for the Washington PUD Association, 1994, 1995, 1996
Policy Analysis for the Columbia River Alliance, Direct Services Industries, Inc., and
Kaiser Aluminum, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Analysis of Box Canyon Dam for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians in their hydro
relicensing activities with Pend Orille County PUD, 1997, 1998
Policy analysis and representation on behalf of the Kalispel Tribe and other Upper
Columbia tribes in the Bonneville Power Administration budgeting and power sales
subscription process
Advisor on electric power, City of Cheney Light Department, since 2001
Other Activities:
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Invited testimony to the Northwest Power Planning Council on their fish and wildlife
program, Portland, February 20, 1997
Invited testimony on electric industry restructuring, Energy and Utilities Committee,
Washington State House of Representatives, March 5, 1997
Advice to the City of Cheney City Council and Light Department on their approach to
electric industry restructuring, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Served on the organizing committee and as a co-sponsor of a one day regional
conference, “The Energy Summit,” in Boise and participated as a discussion leader,
June 30, 1997
Invited testimony to the Northwest Energy Transition Board on electric industry
restructuring, November 20, 1997
Served on the organizing committee and as a co-sponsor of a one day regional
conference, “The Energy Summit: Competition for Energy,” in Seattle and led a
discussion group, January 14, 1998
Invited testimony to the Northwest Energy Transition Board on electric industry
restructuring in the Northwest, March 19, 1998
Reviewed Montana’s electric industry deregulation legislation, records of the
Montana Public Service Commission on the subject, Montana Power Company’s
response and position, and drafted testimony for the Montana Governor’s Office,
March and April 1998
Served on a scholarship selection committee for the Hewlett Packard Company
Employee Scholarship Program, March 26, 1998
Invited testimony to the Northwest Power Planning Council on the Council’s future
role, Spokane, June 10, 1998
Research on electric power industry restructuring and privatization in the United
Kingdom, England, July and August, 1998
Research project on the effect of international trading agreements such as
MERCUSOR, EU and NAFTA on trade volumes and economic growth and
development, 1999
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Research/consulting project on solid waste and recycling for the City of Cheney
looking at alternative forms of service and service delivery, developing cost estimates
and completing a cost of service study, 2000-2001
Organizing and overseeing a new Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis
at Eastern Washington University, 2000-2003.
Organizing and overseeing an ongoing economic forecasting function for the EWU
Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis, 2000-present
Participating in an electric power availability study for Pacific Gas and Electric,
2000-2001.
Research/consulting project and report on the economics of converting the Spokane
solid waste incinerator to a gas fired electric power plant, for The Gallatin Group,
2001.
Research and Report on the primary and secondary economic impacts of Kaiser
Aluminum on the Spokane area economy, for the Spokane Chamber of Commerce,
2002.
Numerous speeches and presentations to civic groups and chambers of commerce.
Economic analysis of the economic impact of Eastern Washington University on the
economy of Spokane County with David Bunting, 2004.
Research on Fiscal Plight of Washington Cities, 2006.
Assessment of Economic Development and Infrastructure Programs in Washington,
2007.
Working with the Washington State Legislature to revise and extend enabling
legislation for the Community Economic Revitalization Board, 2008 – 2009.
Working with public and private stakeholder groups to develop legislative strategies
to assure the future viability of association group health insurance plans in
Washington. 2008-2009.
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Current Projects:
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Conducting a study and preparing a paper on infrastructure finance in Washington
State. 2009-.
Completing a paper on tax increment financing using the Local Infrastructure
Financing Tool (LIFT) as a community development tool for Washington cities,
2010.
Critical review and analysis of economic development programs and initiatives in
Washington State for the Department of Commerce, 2009-10.
Leading takeover of garbage service in Cheney and formation of a Solid Waste
Division of the Cheney Public Works Department, 2009-2010.
Serving on the steering committee to create the Washington State Department of
Commerce from the previous Washington State Department of Community, Trade
and Economic Development, 2009-2010.