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Elk River Municipal Utilities COMMISSION POLICY Section: Category: Governance Governance Policies Policy Reference: Policy Title: G.2h4 Independent Advisors to the Commission PURPOSE: The Commission expects to engage the services of independent advisors in order to effectively perform its functions. With this policy, the Commission establishes and communicates the purposes for which it may engage independent advisors and the process by which it engages those advisors. POLICY: Independent advisors are engaged to assist the Commission in its governance of ERMU. The Commission will engage independent advisors in the same manner that it expects management to engage independent professional service providers for other purposes. Only decisions of the Commission acting as a legally authorized decision-making body are binding on the independent advisors. Independent advisors; however, are expected to interact with the General Manager, management, and staff employees in the course of their work, and may have accountability to the General Manager. Consistent with this general statement: 1. The Commission may request and receive recommendations from the General Manager; however, the Commission will select its independent advisors and the independent advisors will have a direct reporting relationship and accountability to the Commission. 2. When engaging the services of any independent advisor,the Commission will comply with all applicable legal requirements, appropriate policies and procedures for requesting, receiving and evaluating proposals, and for contracting with professional service providers. Fees for the Commission's independent advisors will be paid from the Commission's budget account for Governance. 3. The Commission will engage the services of General Counsel to provide required or appropriate legal advice and assistance on all corporate matters related to the functions and Page 1 of 2 7A