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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Theresa Slominski—Finance and Office <br /> John Dietz, Chair Manager <br /> Allan Nadeau, Vice-Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson, Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> March 13, 2017 5.7 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Employee Handbook Annual Updates <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Annually, staff and legal counsel review the existing personnel policies incorporated into the <br /> ERMU Employee Handbook for compliance with changing labor laws. The Wage and Benefits <br /> Committee may recommend to the Commission to adopt employee benefit changes. Staff may <br /> recommend operational changes that affect the personnel policy be adopted by the Commission <br /> for incorporation into the handbook. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> There are only a few changes to the handbook since its last revision November 2015. Changes <br /> are the removal of language related to the security department as the business line was sold in <br /> 2016, updated language regarding meal time breaks, insertion of a Fair Pay Policy per counsel <br /> recommendation, clarification on Lead Pay differential calculation, clarification on vacation <br /> accrual, and insertion of additional vacation pay for two management positions. Attached is a <br /> revised ERMU Employee Handbook reflecting the proposed changes. Please note that the Table <br /> of Contents still needs to be updated with the correct page numbers once the proposed changes <br /> have been approved. <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> Staff recommends the Commission adopt the revised ERMU Employee Handbook. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> • Proposed ERMU Employee Handbook revisions <br /> E. <br /> POWEREO 8 ! <br /> NATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> Power Provider POWERED To SERV E <br /> 113 <br />