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MAY-]B-2002 08:SgAM FEOM-ERMU 783-441-80gg T-gS] P.004/005 F-241 <br /> <br />Page 4 <br />Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />May 14, 2002 <br /> <br /> James Tralle moved to adopt Option 2 of the 2002-2003 Salary Increase Options, <br />without the additional 457 plan. George Zabee seconded the morion. Motion carried 2-1. <br />John Dietz voting nae. <br /> <br />5.6 Review On Call Reporting Distance <br /> <br /> Presently, the ERMU employee handbook requires the On-Call employees to live within <br />a 10 mile radius of the power plant. Exceptions will be heard by the Utilities' Commission. <br />An employee has made a request to buy a house 10.3 miles from the power plant. <br />Verification has been made, that the paging system and on-call cell phone has good reception <br />at proposed residence. <br /> <br /> John Dietz moved to approve the request for an exception to the 10 mile radius of the <br />power plant. George Zabee seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />5.7 Booster Station - Easement vs. Purchase <br /> <br /> During the process of recording the deed for property acquired to relocate a booster <br />station, it was discovered that there were additional requirements for land purchase, including <br />a certificate of survey, and variances from the Planning Commission and City Council <br />because the lot size is less than 122,000 square feet. An alternative to the restrictions would <br />be to obtain an easement, rather than purchase. The land owners have agreed to an easement <br />at the same price as the purchase, in the amount of $3,500.00. <br /> <br /> John Dietz moved to approve changing the purchase of the property to relocate a <br />water booster station to an easement, at the agreed upon price of $3,500.00. George Zabee <br />seconded the motion. Motion carded 3-0. <br /> <br />6.1 Review Snowbird Water Policy <br /> <br /> The policy of ER_MU has been to render water accounts, as welI as sewer charges <br /> inactive for people who leave for the winter months. The policy is unwritten at this time. <br />Commission, and Staffdiscussed the policy. <br /> <br /> James Tralle moved to discontinue the policy of rendering water, and sewer accounts <br />inactive during the months customers are away from their homes. John Dietz seconded the <br />motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br /> <br />