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DRAFT POLICY (12-05-16) <br /> ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES - COMMISSION POLICY <br /> Category: GOVERNANCE Title: COMMISSION-CITY COUNCIL <br /> G RELATIONSHIP AND ROLES <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> Date of Adoption: Policy Reference: G-1.1 <br /> Purpose: <br /> With this policy, the Commission describes its role in relation to the Elk River City Council and <br /> the way in which it desires to interact with the City Council. <br /> Legal Authority: <br /> As established by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 412, the Commission has complete and sole <br /> control, authority and jurisdiction over ERMU, except that the City Council appoints each <br /> member of the Commission and has its own designated representation on the Commission. <br /> Policy: <br /> The Commission and the City Council share the responsibility for ensuring effective governance <br /> of ERMU for the benefit of the City, its citizens, and ERMU's utility customers. The Commission <br /> desires to maintain a working relationship with the City Council that will enable both bodies to <br /> coordinate and carry out their separate responsibilities so that ERMU is governed with <br /> excellence. <br /> Although governed autonomously by the Commission, ERMU is part of the City of Elk River's <br /> City government. The intent and purpose of separate governance, as authorized by state statute, <br /> is to enable the operation of the City's utility enterprises in a business environment rather than in <br /> the environment of general city government. This creates opportunities for bringing greater value <br /> to the stakeholders of both the City and ERMU through a hybrid of private and public <br /> governance and management practices. It is the intent of both the Commission and the City <br /> Council to align their respective governance structures and processes in ways that will realize <br /> these opportunities for greater value. <br /> Consistent with the preceding, the Commission will not fail to: <br /> 1. Routinely monitor, evaluate, and strive to improve its performance, keeping the City Council <br /> informed in a thorough and timely manner about the effectiveness of the Commission's <br /> governance with respect to the following: <br /> a. Compliance with legal and fiduciary responsibilities; <br /> Elk River ---- <br /> Municipal Utilities <br /> q2 <br />