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DRAFT POLICY (01-05-17) ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES - COMMISSION POLICY Category: GOVERNANCE Title: COMMISSION COMMITTEES G Date of Adoption: Policy Reference: G-1.8 Purpose & Summary: With this policy, the Commission establishes and communicates its purposes and the means by which it creates and empowers committees to assist the Commission in its work. This policy applies to any group formed by Commission action, whether or not it is called a committee and whether or not the group includes Commission members. It does not apply to committees formed under the authority of the General Manager. Policy: Commission committees, when created, will be used to reinforce the wholeness of the Commission and never to interfere with the delegation of authority from the Commission to the General Manager or to any officer of the Commission. Commission committees will not have direct involvement with current management and staff employee functions. Consistent with this general statement: 1. The Commission will use committees sparingly and only for as long as required to accomplish its purposes. Committees may be appropriate in circumstances where the Commission recognizes the need for more in-depth review of information and issues, and where a committee is the best way to make effective and efficient use of available Commission member expertise and time. Committees may also be appropriate where it is necessary or desirable for the Commission to visibly demonstrate regulatory compliance or accountability to its stakeholders (e.g. Audit Committee). 2. Committees ordinarily will assist the Commission in either or both of two specific ways: (1) by preparing policy alternatives and their implications for Commission deliberation and action, and (2) by determining the level of compliance with existing Commission policies and evaluating the results of policy compliance or non-compliance. 3. When the Commission creates a committee, it will develop and approve by resolution a written charter that sets forth the purposes, duration, expected outcomes, leadership, membership, delegated authority, available resources, and other information needed for the committee to function successfully. The General Manager will designate management/staff committee members if so requested. The Commission, by majority vote, will appoint Commission members to committees and remove or replace them, as appropriate. The Commission, by majority vote, will also appoint, remove, and replace a Committee Chair, Vice-Chair and any other positions of leadership that the Commission determines appropriate. Elk River Municipal Utilities 105