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• Innovative services for municipal utilities Energy Services MMUA provides expertise that the typical municipal utility cannot provide on its own. For example, MMUA's Director of Engineering and Policy Analysis advocates for municipal utili- ties with state government on conservation, renewable energy, and related issues. This MMUA staff person also coordinates de- velopment of new CIP programs and educates MMUA members on new conservation and low - income spending requirements and the types of programs and activities that will be necessary to comply. •MMUA Finance Program The Finance Program provides a simple, flexible, low -cost financ- ing option for municipal projects. • Utility Management/ Operations This service enables smaller systems to have access to qual- ity management services at an affordable price. An experienced municipal utility manager, em- ployed by MMUA, will spend the amount of time your city desires in your community, helping lo- cal staff with a wide variety of tasks and issues, from hands -on line work to filling out and filing reports. Full line -crew services will also be made available upon demand. The Minnesota Municipal Utilities Associa- tion is a nonprofit corporation representing the interests of the state's municipal electric and natural gas utilities. There are 125 municipal electric and 31 municipal gas utilities in Min- nesota. (MMUA also has a number of Minnesota municipal water utilities as members, and North and South Dakota municipal electric utilities as associate members.) MMUA was formed in 1931 and provides a wide variety of services to its members. Government Relations MMUA's legislative team, including staff lobbyists along with contract lob- byists from the McGrann Shea firm, actively represents members' interests on a wide variety of state legislative and regulatory issues in St. Paul. The MMUA Government Relations Commit- tee takes the lead in developing posi- tions. We work closely with the League of Minnesota Cities and other local government organizations on state is- sues. Our two major legislative events of the year include the MMUA Winter Legislative Conference and our trek to the American Public Power Associa- tion Rally in Washington, D.C. MMUA retains a Washington firm to monitor Congressional activity and represent member interests on federal issues. MMUA works closely with the American Public Power Association (APPA) and the American Public Gas Association (APGA) on federal issues. We've got a place for you! MMUA membership classes include: Regular, Affiliate and Associate. Regular Members: Any city in the State of Minnesota owning and operating a municipal electric, district heating, gas or water util- ' ity is eligible for membership as a Regular Member. Only the Regular Members have voting rights. Affiliate Members: Any municipal power 2 4 agency or municipal gas agency orga- nized under certain state statutes is eligible for membership as an Affiliate Member. Associate Members: Any natural or legal person not eligible as a Regular or Affiliate Member may apply for admission as an Associate Member.