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1.4 Recognition of Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Lineworker Rodeo Participants <br />Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) held their annual Minnesota <br />Lineworker Rodeo on October 15 in Marshall, MN. Mr. Geiser introduced and recognized <br />the three lineworkers who competed at the event: Zac Johnson, Nick Hommerding, and <br />Matt Zipp. It was noted that Zac placed in two of the three events. Mr. Geiser shared that <br />Lead Lineworker Scott Thoreson also attended and served as a judge for the rodeo events. <br />The Commission had a few questions. The lineworkers responded. <br />1.5 <br /> <br />Mr. Sagstetter announced that Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) recently received the <br />American Public Power Association (APPA) Smart Energy Provider (SEP) designation. ERMU is <br />one of sixty public power agencies in the nation to receive the two year designation. He shared <br />that the designation recognizes public power utilities for leadership in four key areas: <br />smart energy program structure, energy efficiency and distributed energy programs, <br />environmental and sustainability initiatives, and the customer experience. Mr. Sagstetter <br />also talked about the environmentally sustainable initiatives ERMU and the City of Elk <br />River have worked on together, and how that relationship contributed to receiving the <br />designation. <br /> <br /> <br />1.6 Recognition of Employee Promotion <br /> Ms. Slominski introduced Melissa Karpinski and announced that she had been internally <br />promoted to the Finance Manager position. The Commission congratulated Ms. Karpinski <br />on her promotion. <br /> <br />2.0 CONSENT AGENDA (Approved By One Motion) <br /> <br /> Ms. Slominski addressed two questions the Commission had on the check register. <br /> <br /> Moved by Commissioner Nadeau and seconded by Commissioner Stewart to approve the <br />Consent Agenda as follows: <br /> <br /> 2.1 October 2019 Check Register <br />2.2 October 8, 2019 Regular Meeting Minutes <br />2.3 2019 Third Quarter Utilities Performance Metrics Score Card Statistics <br />2.4 2019 Third Quarter Delinquent Items <br />2.5 2019 Assessments <br /> Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />3.0 OPEN FORUM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Meeting Minutes <br />November 12, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />32 <br />