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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E.—General Manager <br /> John Dietz—Chair <br /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> September 13, 2016 2.7 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Safety Management Program Contract Renewal <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) contracts with Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association <br /> (MMUA)to provide safety training through their Safety Management Program and Job Training <br /> and Safety(JTS) Program. The Safety Management Program provides required trainings on <br /> topics such as blood borne pathogens and right to know. The program also provides customer <br /> specific trainings like Pole Top Rescue training and OSHA compliance inspections for water and <br /> electric facilities. Elk River Municipal Utilities is one of 11 municipals in the Central Group of <br /> the Safety Management Program. The JTS program provides training more specifically for the <br /> electric and technical service departments. Elk River Municipal Utilities is one of six in our JTS <br /> group. The contract period runs from October— September. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> For the 2016-2017 MMUA Safety Management Program contract period, ERMU's costs <br /> increase $600 to an annual total of$22,500. This provides two days per month. Since 2009, the <br /> MMUA JTS Program's cost for ERMU has been $6,000 annually. There will be no increase for <br /> this program for the 2016-2017 program period. <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> Staff recommends approval to execute of the 2016-2017 MMUA Safety Management Program <br /> renewal. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> • 2016-2017 Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Safety Management Program <br /> Memo and Amendment to Services Agreement—dated July 14, 2016. <br /> POWERED BY <br /> Page 1 of 1 NATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> Power Provider P p w r a[c T o S t a y <br /> 56 <br />