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Al Nadeau moved to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: <br />2.1 July Check Register <br />2.2 July 15, 2014 Previous Meeting Minutes <br />2.3 Financial Statements <br />2.4 Second Quarter Utilities Performance Metrics Update <br />Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br />3.0 OPEN MIC <br />Ryan Utsch, Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) Customer — addressed the Commission <br />regarding some concerns he had regarding his electric meter and billing. Recently staff <br />discovered that his electric meter wasn't reading correctly. Staff replaced the meter and <br />determined that it had been malfunctioning for approximately three years. The customer was <br />back -billed for one year of the estimated charges and was given an extended period of six <br />months to pay the back charges. Mr. Utsch voiced his concerns that ERMU staff went onto his <br />property to replace his meter without notifying him, the year of back billing and the limited time <br />he has to repay it, the $50.00 fee for checking the new meter, and why his household is using <br />more electricity than his neighbors. He stated that he's willing to pay back the charges, but to do <br />so within a six month period would be a financial hardship. Discussion followed. The <br />Commission agreed that the longest they would be willing to extend the payments would be one <br />year. They will give staff their recommendation and request it be added to the September 9, <br />2014 Utilities Agenda for ratification. Commission Trustee Daryl Thompson requested that the <br />topic of ERMU access to private property be added to the September agenda for additional <br />discussion. <br />4.0 OLD BUSINESS <br />There is no old business. <br />5.0 NEW BUSINESS <br />5.1 2015 Budeet Schedule; Travel & Trainina. Dues/Subscriptions/Fees: and Personnel <br />The Travel and Training budget has a 3% increase over the prior year. John Dietz and <br />Daryl Thompson voiced their concerns on the cost to attend out of state APPA meetings <br />and recommended that staff go every other year, choose either the summer conference or <br />the Washington Legislative Rally, and that either a staff member or a commissioner attend, <br />not both. Troy Adams explained that the summer conference focuses more on education <br />and the Washington conference on activism. Greg Oxley with MMUA was present and <br />Page 2 <br />Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />August 12, 2014 <br />17 <br />