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Page 4 <br />Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />August 12, 2008 <br />Glenn Sundeen updated Commission on the status of the County Road 39 project along <br />with County Road 1. In Brentwood Addition the contractor is finished installing the cable, but <br />the lineman still have some finish work to do. Staff continues with the change out of old <br />cutouts, and the fuse coordination study. <br />5.2 Review Salary Structure Study <br />At the July Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meeting, staff was directed to <br />obtain a proposal from the City's consultant Riley, Dettmann & Kelsey, to complete a salary <br />structure study. The proposals for Riley, Dettmann & Kelsey, and Hay Group were reviewed. <br />Riley, Dettmann & Kelsey use a different point system than the one currently used by Hay <br />Group. It could be an added complication but they are more familiar with MN Dept of <br />Employee Relations (DOER) which is an added benefit and they are less expensive than Hay <br />Group. <br />John Dietz moved to authorize Riley, Dettmann & Kelsey LLC to perform a salary structure <br />study utilizing the option #2 in their proposal to include employee meetings. Jerry Gumphrey <br />seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br />5.4 Review 193rd Water Main <br />The proposed extension of 193rd Avenue by the City of Elk River apTears to be moving <br />forward. The City has agreed to pay for the trunk water main under 193' Avenue. Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities will be required to spend approximately $120,000 more for 1200'of 12" <br />water line to tie this trunk line into the water system to the east. <br />Staff recommends authorization is given to proceed with our phase of the work. <br />John Dietz moved to proceed with the 193rd Avenue water main project. Jerry Gumphrey <br />seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br />5.5 Update Water Service Policy <br />At the July 2008 Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meeting, a Water Shut-off <br />Request policy was adopted. A situation that arose recently may necessitate a revision to this <br />policy. A water customer had a water pipe failure in her house before the meter and main shut <br />off valve. This required the curb stop in the yard to be shut off. The resident called 911 in a <br />panic and felt someone should do something. The on-call person for the water department <br />informed the customer of the $600 up front fee, the customer refused to pay and became more <br />inflamed. Within the hour the supervisor David Berg responded, went to the residence, loaned <br />them the valve key, and they shut off their own water. Loaning residents curb stop keys so <br />