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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.2f Commission Officer Roles, <br /> Responsibilities, and Succession <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> With this policy,the Commission communicates the functions for which ERMU's officers are <br /> accountable and the limits of authority that the Commission delegates to its officers. <br /> POLICY: <br /> The offices of the ERMU Commission include a Chair, a Vice-Chair, and a Secretary. The <br /> Commission elects the Chair and Vice Chair to one-year terms each year during its regular <br /> meeting in the month of March. An officer's term begins that day and expires without action of <br /> the Commission upon resignation or death of the officer or upon failure of the officer to comply <br /> with the criteria necessary to hold the office. An officer's term is extended without action of the <br /> Commission until a successor is duly elected. Any Commission member is eligible for office at <br /> any time; however, a Commission member nominated for the position of Chair will normally <br /> have served at least one term as Vice-Chair. The office of Secretary is held by the General <br /> Manager; however,the General Manager may appoint another employee as Secretary,with the <br /> concurrence of the Commission. <br /> Chair <br /> The Chair is accountable to the Commission for the integrity of the Commission's governance <br /> process. The Commission authorizes the Chair to call and schedule special meetings, set its <br /> meeting agendas,preside over its meetings and,with limitations,represent the Commission to <br /> outside parties. The Commission expects the Chair to set and maintain a friendly and productive <br /> tone for all meetings, encouraging full participation of all Commission members, effective <br /> deliberation and decision-making, and constructive resolution of disagreements. More <br /> specifically: <br /> 1. The expected result of the Chair's function is that the Commission behaves in a manner that <br /> is consistent with its own policies and in full compliance with those obligations that others, <br /> with legitimate authority, impose on it from outside the organization. The Chair,by planning <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br /> 4 <br />