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Page 3 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission February 8, 2005 Motion by James Tralle to accept staffs recommendation to move Theresa Slominski to Finance Director/Office Manager, Staci Althouse to A/P-P/R clerk, and hire a replacement for receptionist. John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carred 3-0. 6.4 Commercial Meter Policy The Elk River community is having more multi tenant facilities being constructed both residential and commercial. Meter reading and meter maintenance in and around buildings is getting more challenging and difficult. Staff is recommending the following language be added to the Metering Facilities section of our Electric Rules. "In multi tenant facilities, both residential and commercial except apartment complex's and town homes, shall have all electric meters banked in one area on the exterior of the building. The meter box shall be clearly and permanently marked identifying what individual space the meter serves." Motion by James Tralle to add to our Electric Rules the above recormnended language. John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Other Business John Dietz added an item regarding the insurance and benefit survey however, that was covered in the staff updates. Jerry Takle shared a few articles from the MMUA newsletter. One regarding the importance of electric primary equipment placement to minimize damage by third parties, including vehicles thus avoiding major outages. The other was regarding low income assistance programs. Discussion followed regarding the status of our customers and the assistance programs. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission will be Tuesday, March 8, 2005. President Jerry Takle adjourned the regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission at 5:15 p.m. .dg Clerk � \ • •.