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incurred. Staff thought there was something to that effect currently on the bill,but would follow up to verify that. 5.2 2016 Second Quarter Delinquent Items Theresa Slominski presented the delinquent items for the second quarter which included a delinquent amounts listing report totaling$11,197.04 for all services. Theresa also presented a color-coded recap comparison with last year, identifying the running totals. Theresa noted that we collected approximately $27,000 from Revenue Recapture (RR) in 2016; of that, $10,500 was from a large commercial write-off in 2015. The amount for the second quarter write-offs was ($338.07), a credit due to collections on amounts previously written off, which is typical in the second quarter. Theresa stated that our 2016 budgeted amount for collections and write-offs are $105,000, or .27%uncollectible accounts per revenue dollar. According to APPA's most recent published standard ratios,the industry standard is between .18% and .37%. Our totals, excluding RR, for the year are well below the national average, at .007% (and .047% including RR). The Commission had a few questions on delinquent amounts listing report. Staff responded. Al Nadeau made a motion to approve the Second Quarter Delinquent Amounts Listing. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.3 2017 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 reflected a 14.1% increase over the prior year. She went over the line items for each department and noted which ones had increases from the prior year. John Dietz asked if the increase in the APPA Linemen Rodeo team line item was due to the fact that it was being held out of state. Staff responded that there would be additional expenses due to the event being held in San Antonio, TX in 2017. Another notable line item increase for the electric and water department was for Cross Training School. Mark Fuchs explained how the cross training works and shared how we've benefited from it as a company. John Dietz stated that training is always good, and that he especially liked the idea of cross training the electric and water department so that they have that basic knowledge to be able to help each other out if needed. He added that as we go through the budgeting process we'll need to determine whether we can afford to do everything that is in there. The Dues, Subscriptions, and Fees budget had a 14.6% increase, reflecting various known and projected increases for 2017. Theresa presented the proposed budget and shared that we had identified some dues and fees that we were paying for that had previously not made it onto this itemized list;those line items were identified with an asterisk. She noted that the items added are not necessarily new expenses, but rather ones that were previously being accounted for in other areas. Page 4 Regular Meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission August 9,2016