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AK <br /> y of Item 5.4. <br /> 1R-6IRiver <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> FROM: Pat Klaers, City Administtl <br /> DATE: April 1, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: Consider Increase in Pay for Utilities <br /> Commission <br /> In April, 1989, the City Council increased the pay of the Elk River Municipal <br /> Utilities (ERMU) Commissioners to $100 per month. This was the first <br /> increase in many years, and this rate has not changed since. <br /> Attached for your information is some material from the Minnesota <br /> • Municipal Utilities Association regarding compensation for utility boards and <br /> commissions. Based on this information, it is appropriate for the Council to <br /> consider an increase in the monthly payment to the ERMU Commissioners. <br /> At this time the Commissioners are holding a lot of extra meetings as they <br /> work through the process of replacing the general manager. Also, it is <br /> possible that the commission may begin meeting on a bi-monthly basis or 24 <br /> times per year versus its currently scheduled 12 times per year. This revised <br /> meeting schedule has yet to be determined, but this issue is expected to <br /> receive a great deal of discussion in later 1996. <br /> It is suggested that the Council increase the ERMU Commissioners pay to <br /> $200 per month for 1996 and 1997 and that this payment be reevaluated at <br /> the end of 1997. At that time, it may be that the pay goes back down to $100 <br /> per month or it could stay at the $200 level or even increase based on the <br /> work load of the commission. <br /> s:\council\commpay.doc <br /> • <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />