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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 /> Minnesota Municipal Power Agency <br /> G.4k Relationship, Representation, and <br /> Governance <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> With this policy,the Commission sets forth its expectations for the General Manager <br /> concerning the relationship between Elk River Municipal Utilities(ERMU) and the Minnesota <br /> Municipal Power Agency (MMPA). By ERMU accepting the provisions of the Agency <br /> Agreement and By-Laws of MMPA through Resolution 13-5, and as parties to a full- <br /> requirements Power Sales Agreement and Membership Agreement,ERMU and MMPA have <br /> long-term obligations to each other with respect to wholesale power supply and delivery in <br /> which MMPA is the service provider and ERMU is the member. As parties to these <br /> agreements,ERMU represents the interests of its electric customers and the City of Elk River <br /> as one of MMPA's Member communities. ERMU also participates in the governance of <br /> MMPA through its representation on MMPA's Board of Directors. <br /> POLICY: <br /> The ERMU General Manager shall be ERMU's representative on the MMPA Board of <br /> Directors and a Commissioner shall serve as the alternate representative. The General <br /> Manager shall ensure that ERMU's contractual and working relationships with MMPA are <br /> handled in a collegial manner and with diligent attention to ERMU's best interests when <br /> ERMU is acting as an MMPA customer, and to balance the best interests of MMPA when <br /> ERMU is acting as an MMPA member. The General Manager shall make every reasonable <br /> effort to prevent the relationship between ERMU and MMPA from becoming contentious or <br /> unproductive. <br /> Consistent with this general statement,the General Manager shall: <br /> 1. Support MMPA by providing the staff time and other resources that may be reasonably <br /> ice to and ongoing business relationship <br /> by MMPA in connection with its services g g <br /> with ERMU as a customer. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> 48 <br />