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Page 4 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission December 14, 2010 5.2 Review and Consider Hiring of Replacement Water Operator At the November 17, 2009 ERMU Commission meeting, the Commission was informed of the resignation of one of the water operators. At that time the recommendation to the Commission was to hold -off on replacing the water operator. Due to the work load and maintenance issues, staff now recommends hiring a replacement water operator. Jerry Gumphrey moved to approve the hiring of a replacement water operator. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.3 Review and Consider Gary Street Water Tower Engineering Bids Bids were recently received for engineering services for the painting of the Gary Street Water Tower. Staff recommends awarding the bid to Bolton & Menk, Inc., the lowest responsive bidder. Jerry Gumphrey moved to award the bid to Bolton & Menk, Inc, the lowest responsive bidder. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.4 Review and Consider 2011 Budget, Rates, and Fees The blended wholesale power cost increase to ERMU is approximately 2%. The proposed 2011 rates for residential and non -demand commercial customers is 2.1%, with an increase of 1.8% for demand commercial customers. Another item for discussion was the 10% late fee being charged to customers that do not pay their bill on time. Discussion followed. Consensus of the Commission was to keep this policy as it is a good incentive for customers to pay their bill on time. As determined by the recent water rate analysis, water rates are proposed to remain unchanged for 2011. The water access charge is budgeted to increase from $2500 to $3000. This increase was already approved by the Commission and adopted into City ordinance with the City's fee schedule. Jerry Gumphrey moved to approve the 2011 budget as presented. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 5.5 Review and Consider Write -Offs Write-offs for miscellaneous invoices from Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable totaling $10,773.34 were reviewed. Discussion followed. Jerry Gumphrey moved to accept the write-off listing for the miscellaneous invoices as presented. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.