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Elk River .M Municipal Utilities COMMISSION POLICY Section: Category: Governance Governance Policies Policy Reference: Policy Title: G.2g Commission Committees PURPOSE: With this policy,the Commission establishes and communicates its purposes and the means by which it creates and empowers committees to assist the Commission in its work. This policy applies to any group formed by Commission action,whether or not it is called a committee and whether or not the group includes Commission members. It does not apply to committees formed under the authority of the General Manager. POLICY: Commission committees, when created, will be used to reinforce the wholeness of the Commission and never to interfere with the delegation of authority from the Commission to the General Manager or to any officer of the Commission. Commission committees will not have direct involvement with current management and staff employee functions. Consistent with this general statement: 1. The Commission will use committees sparingly and only for as long as required to accomplish its purposes. Committees may be appropriate in circumstances where the Commission recognizes the need for more in-depth review of information and issues, and where a committee is the best way to make effective and efficient use of available Commission member expertise and time. Committees may also be appropriate where it is necessary or desirable for the Commission to visibly demonstrate regulatory compliance or accountability to its stakeholders (e.g. Financial Reserves and Investments Committee). 2. Committees ordinarily will assist the Commission in the following specific ways by: a. Monitoring organization performance metrics and related information; b. Preparing policy alternatives and their implications for Commission deliberation and action; Page 1 of 2 66