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Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: ERMU Commission Troy Adams, P.E.—General Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: September 12,2017 2.4 SUBJECT: 2017-2018 Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Safety Management Program Contract ACTION REQUESTED: Approval to execute the 2017-2018 MMUA Safety Management Program renewal. BACKGROUND: Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) contracts with Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA)to provide safety training through their Safety Management Program and Job Training and Safety(JTS)Program. The Safety Management Program provides required trainings on topics such as blood borne pathogens and right to know. The program also provides customer specific trainings like Pole Top Rescue training and OSHA compliance inspections for water and electric facilities. Elk River Municipal Utilities is one of 13 municipals in the Central Group of the Safety Management Program. The Job Training & Safety Program (JTS)provides training more specifically for the electric and technical service departments. Elk River Municipal Utilities is one of seven in our JTS group. The contract period runs from October— September. DISCUSSION: For the 2017-2018 MMUA Safety Management Program contract period, ERMU's costs increase $350 to an annual total of$22,850. This provides two days per month. Since 2009,the MMUA JTS Program's cost for ERMU has been $6,000 annually. There will be no increase for this program for the 2017-2018 program period. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total cost for the 2017-2018 annual period for the Safety Management Program and JTS Program is $28,850. ATTACHMENTS: • 2017-2018 Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Safety Management Program Memo and Amendment to Services Agreement—dated July 11, 2017. Page 1 of 1 42