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DRAFT POLICY (12-05-16) <br /> the Commission and Management are clearly delineated, understood, and mutually <br /> supported. <br /> 6. The Commission will promote a sense of partnership, trust, and mutual respect among its <br /> individual members, with ERMU Management and staff employees, and with customers, <br /> City, and community interests to provide value to all stakeholders. <br /> 7. The Commission will establish and use a variety of methods to promote two-way <br /> communications and dialogue about ERMU's future direction, accomplishments, and major <br /> challenges among its stakeholders. <br /> 8. The Commission will support the development of a values-based organization with high <br /> standards of professional conduct, interpersonal behaviors, and self-accountability for <br /> results. <br /> 9. The Commission will encourage mutual respect, open dialogue and expression of diverse <br /> viewpoints among Commission members and Management; the Commission will <br /> acknowledge and effectively handle disagreements, working toward consensus in its <br /> deliberations and decisions. <br /> 10.The Commission will support the hiring and retention of a capable General Manager, who <br /> will be responsible to the Commission for the management and operation of ERMU's utility <br /> businesses. The Commission will also support the General Manager in creating an <br /> organization which attracts and retains capable management and staff employees, and <br /> develops leaders. <br /> 11.Commission members will devote appropriate attention, time and energy to govern <br /> effectively. They will understand their responsibilities and take advantage of opportunities <br /> for continuing education and development that improve their governance capabilities. <br /> 12.The Commission will seek to create a reputation that attracts qualified and dedicated <br /> persons to become Commission members. It will do this by building public understanding <br /> of its governance role, as well as the commitments and contributions of its individual <br /> members. <br /> 13.The Commission will periodically evaluate and discuss its policies and the performance of <br /> the ERMU organization in relation to those policies, with particular attention to the needs <br /> and expectations of its various stakeholders. <br /> Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities <br /> P6 <br />