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DRAFT POLICY (02.14-17) <br /> ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES - COMMISSION POLICY <br /> Category: COMMISSION - Title: COMMISSION - MANAGEMENT ROLES <br /> G3 MANAGEMENT <br /> CONNECTION <br /> Date of Adoption: Policy Reference: G.3 <br /> Purpose: <br /> With this policy, the Commission describes the general nature of its working relationship with the <br /> General Manager and distinguishes its role as the governing body from the role of the General <br /> Manager, management and staff. <br /> Policy: <br /> The Commission will work with the General Manager as a leadership team. <br /> The Commission's principal role is to: <br /> • Hire a competent General Manager and support the General Manager by routinely <br /> engaging in collaborative performance planning and evaluation. <br /> • Develop and adopt policies for the governance of ERMU that set forth the results ERMU <br /> is to achieve and place limits on the authority of the General Manager to determine how <br /> those results are achieved. <br /> • Review and approve major plans, programs and budgets proposed by the General <br /> Manager(as required by the Commission's Delegation to Management Policies). <br /> • Routinely monitor organizational performance and accept accountability for that <br /> performance. <br /> The General Manager's principal role, with the support of management and staff employees, is to: <br /> • Support the Commission in its development of policies. <br /> • Carry out the Commission's policies. <br /> • Keep the Commission fully informed about compliance with the Commission's policies <br /> and the outcomes of those policies, including the achievement of results and the use of <br /> resources. <br /> • Manage and operate ERMU, accepting accountability for the performance of the <br /> organization in relation to the Commission's policies. <br /> Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities <br /> 115 <br />