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be communicated to customers through the ERMU phone greeting. There was further discussion. Al Nadeau made a motion to close the office at 3:30 p.m.on Thursday,August 27th in preparation for thel00th anniversary. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The commissioners were given a copy of the completed history book. Tom Sagstetter explained that the current plan was to also provide a complimentary copy to each employee. Staff was looking for discussion on the possibility of providing past commissioners,and employees that left in good standing,with complimentary copies as well. If approved,ERMU would offer a copy to those individual that were easy to locate and didn't cause a burden on staff to do so. There was further discussion.The commission was in consensus to provide a copy to past commissioners or their families,and to Wade Lovelette who just retired. John Dietz offered to track down the individuals,and families of the deceased commissioners,to get the information needed to mail them out. John Dietz made a motion to try to provide a copy of our history book to all past commissioners or their families.Al Nadeau seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.0 NEW BUSINESS 5.1 2015 Budget Schedule; Travel and Training; Dues, Subscriptions, and Fees Theresa Slominski gave an overview of the budgeting process schedule and presented the Travel and Training budget which has a 5.4% increase over the prior year. She explained that staff took the time to make sure that each of the departments were balanced taking into consideration the amount of employees they have. The commission had a few questions. Staff responded. The Dues, Subscriptions, and Fees budget has a 44.9%increase, reflecting various known and projected increases for 2016. Theresa presented the proposed budget and explained that it had very little change from the prior year except for two line items; the SCADA OSI Fee and the Software Support. Theresa distributed a handout with a breakdown of the monthly fee we pay for software support and went over each line item. There was further discussion. 5.2 Petition for Water Main Looping and Extension Variance Eric Volk shared that13296 Mississippi Road is in the process for development. The lot is going to be split into three different lots. The developer,Alex Bodnar, is required to loop the water main when it's installed. The plan to loop the watermain from Gary Street to Joplin Street has already been approved by city council. Troy Adams and Eric Volk were Page 3 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission August 11,2015 23