Ordinance 1925-93 - Laserfiche WebLink

demographics. The information from the voluntary survey attachment will be treated confidentially and used for planning and research purposes only. In addition, the employer may add its own supplemental questionnaire to the official survey for the purpose of developing its own CTR program. The employer may voluntarily provide the information derived from the additional questions to the Washington State Energy Office to be used for evaluation purposes; it could be very valuable in helping the State assess the effectiveness of elements in the CTR Law. The employer also may voluntarily provide the information derived from the additional questions to the City. All information given to the State and City will be kept confidential, and will not be released except in aggregate form. Sampling at Worksites Employers with more than 500 affected employees may choose to do sampling as opposed to census surveys, provided that the sampling is done by qualified persons with demonstrated experience in sampling techniques. Employers desiring to use sampling must receive prior permission to do so from the City. General guidelines for sampling will be provided by the state technical assistance team. Samples shall be random. Stratification may be done to ensure that all major work groups are represented in the sample. The employer shall demonstrate to the City and/or the State that the sampling method is in accordance with generally accepted research sampling methods before sampling is undertaken. The sampling method used at a specific worksite shall be developed by staff professionals (from the employer of a consultant) with expertise in sampling techniques, in consultation with the local government and the state technical assistance team. Employers must, for example: • Use a professional survey firm to draw the sample; or • Use its own staff, with demonstrated expertise in sampling techniques, to draw the sample. In this case, the sampling methodology must have prior approval from the City of Everett, with guidance from the state technical assistance team; or • Use a public agency with staff that has demonstrated expertise in sampling techniques. Guidelines for sampling will be provided to employers in the technical assistance document to be prepared by the state technical assistance team. Employers should be aware that there are costs associated with developing valid samples. Distribution and Collection of Survey Forms Employers are responsible for the distribution and collection of surveys at their worksites. The accomplishment of these tasks is at the discretion of the employer, but certain techniques are effective in increasing response rates. Recommendations for increasing survey response rates will be provided by the City and Community Transit. If the employers cannot adequately document 15