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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities COMMISSION POLICY <br /> Section: Category: <br /> Governance Governance Policies <br /> Policy Reference: Policy Title: <br /> G.2de Commission Member Role, <br /> Responsibilities, and Orientation <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> With this policy,the Commission describes the role and responsibilities of ERMU Commission <br /> members when acting in their capacity as a Commission in accordance with applicable law. The <br /> Commission also establishes its expectations for the orientation of new Commission members. <br /> POLICY: <br /> The Commissioners of ERMU act are trustees, acting in the interests of customers, employees <br /> and other stakeholders. ERMU stakeholders expect the Commission to make policy decisions <br /> that ensure appropriate organizational performance as set forth in the Commission's adopted <br /> Vision, Core Purpose, Mission, and Core Values. <br /> Consistent with this general statement: <br /> 1. The Commission will continuously create and enhance connections between ERMU and its <br /> stakeholders. <br /> 2. The Commission will produce, maintain and use written governing policies that, at the <br /> broadest levels, address each of the following categories of deliberation and decision- <br /> making. <br /> a. Authority and Purpose: Policies that recognize the Utilities' and Commission's right to <br /> exist, and authorities and policies to define organizational core purpose. <br /> b. Governance: Policies that specify how the Commission conceives, carries out and <br /> monitors its own tasks. <br /> c. Commission-Management Connection: How organizational authority is delegated, its <br /> proper use is monitored, and the General Manager is accountable for ERMU's <br /> performance. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> A5 <br />