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4.2 Governance Manual At the June 14,2016 Commission meeting,the Commission assigned the authority to the Commission Chair to approve entering into contract with Collaborative Learning,Inc.for the revision of the by-laws and governance policies with a not-to-exceed cap of$25,000.On June 15,Commission Chair Dietz and General Manager Adams met with John Miner from Collaborative Learning, Inc.to review the scope of work and discuss the process and costs associated with the project. At that time,John Dietz gave approval to execute the Professional Services Agreement. John Dietz provided a summary of the meeting. John shared that he had told John Miner that the Commission was interested in just the basics to get the by-laws updated and brought into compliance,and that they wished to do so with as minimal a dollar amount as possible.There was discussion. Troy Adams stated that there may be an opportunity for the Commission to meet with John Miner at the MMUA Summer Conference as he will also be attending the event; the Commissioners expressed an interest in doing so and directed staff to proceed forward with the coordination and notice of a special meeting. Al Nadeau made a motion to receive the executed Collaborative Learning,Inc. Professional Services Agreement and Exhibit. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.0 NEW BUSINESS 5.1 Revised Elk River Municipal Utilities Water-General Service Tariff Eric Volk provided some background information on the difference between permanently installed and seasonally installed irrigation meters. Eric shared that having seasonally installed meters has become problematic from an operational and administrative perspective. Staff is proposing a change to the Water-General Service Tariff to have all irrigation accounts billed the same customer charge all year long. In addition,we would no longer require seasonally installed customers to turn in their irrigation meters at the end of the season. Eric explained that because the customer will have the meter in their possession all year long,they would be billed a customer charge every month instead of only when the meter is in service. This will keep all irrigation accounts in the billing system uniform and will help prevent irrigation meters from being installed in the wrong locations in the spring. John Dietz wanted to know if the proposed change would increase the cost for the customers. Staff responded that it would actually decrease the cost. There was discussion. Darryl Thompson made a motion to approve the proposed Elk River Municipal Utilities Water-General Tariff. Al Nadeau seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Page 3 Regular Meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission July 12,2016