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2.4 Paymentus <br /> John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. <br /> 3.0 OPEN FORUM <br /> No one appeared for open forum. <br /> 4.0 OLD BUSINESS <br /> There is no old business. <br /> 5.0 NEW BUSINESS <br /> 5.1 Frost Trenching <br /> More than two decades ago ERMU stopped doing frost trenching for new services and <br /> outsourced this work to local contractors. This was due to the retirement of equipment, <br /> system growth, and company priories. With the addition of an experienced Lead Bore Rig <br /> Operator this year, now would be an ideal time to bring frost trenching back in-house. This <br /> year ERMU purchased a new Vermeer RTX550 cable plow that could do this type of work <br /> if we were to add a trenching attachment. This attachment would cost$15,000. Troy <br /> Adams shared that there has been sufficient savings in the 2014 capital budget to pay for <br /> the unbudgeted $15,000 for this proposed frost trenching attachment, and the proposed <br /> frost trenching rate would have a breakeven point of about two years for a piece of <br /> equipment that should last more than five. Mark Fuchs added that this would be an ideal <br /> time to do this as the frost trenching season begins November 1St. John Dietz had some <br /> questions. Staff responded. <br /> Al Nadeau made a motion to approve the purchase of an unbudgeted frost trenching <br /> attachment for$15,000. John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. <br /> 5.2 Wage and Benefits Committee Update—Health &Dental Insurance <br /> At the September 9th Commission meeting, the Commission approved the 2015 renewal of <br /> the health insurance plans. The Wage and Benefits Committee (W&BC)met on September <br /> 18th to discuss the details of the insurance renewal and Health Savings Account(HSA) <br /> Insurance Plan employer contribution. <br /> Troy Adams recapped that last year was the first year of offering an alternative health <br /> insurance plan to help the company save money. The Commission agreed to take the <br /> savings and put it back into the employees HSA to incentivize employees to migrate to the <br /> Page 2 <br /> Special meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> October 21,2014 <br /> 28 <br />