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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities COMMISSION POLICY <br /> Section: Category: <br /> Governance Delegation to Management Policies <br /> Policy Reference: Policy Title: <br /> G.4i Financial Condition and Transactions <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> With this policy, the Commission sets forth its expectations for the General Manager <br /> concerning ERMU's financial condition and transactions. <br /> POLICY: <br /> The General Manager shall not intentionally cause or allow ERMU's financial condition to <br /> become precarious or to materially deviate from the Financial Plan or Business Plan/Budget. <br /> The General Manager shall not allow financial transactions to occur outside of the boundaries <br /> established by other applicable provisions of the Commission's governance policies. The <br /> General Manager shall not allow financial reporting that fails to comply with applicable <br /> standards for governmental accounting. <br /> Consistent with this general statement, the General Manager shall: <br /> 1. Provide monthly financial reports to the Commission which accurately and adequately <br /> describe ERMU's financial condition. <br /> 2. Provide quarterly financial report presentations which discuss any material changes (1% or <br /> greater of annual revenues or expenditures for each utility enterprise) to the projections for <br /> the balance of the fiscal year including any appropriate remedial actions. <br /> 3. Not allow the cumulative expenditure of funds during a fiscal year to exceed by more than <br /> $1 million the amounts that have been allocated through the approved capital and <br /> operating budgets without prior approval by the Commission in the form of a budget <br /> amendment. <br /> 4. Advise the Commission of any individual project expenditure in excess of 10%above the <br /> approved budgeted amount. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> 38 <br />