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TherearesevenpolicydocumentsintheElectricandWatersectionswhichareproposedtobe movedandincorporatedintotheGovernancesection.Thisretainsthe Commission’sdirect authorityoverthesedocumentsastheywillbecomepartoftheCommissionPolicyManual.The six policy documents and their new policy numbers are: E.5MutualAidPolicy: Proposed to move policyto G.4r Mutual Aid. E.6PoleAttachment Policy: Proposed tointegratepolicyinto new policyG.4l4 Third Party Attachment to Assets along withadditionallanguage regarding attachment to water towers and street lights. E.10StreetLightInstallationandMaintenance – MemorandumofUnderstanding: Proposedto move to G.2a2 Street Light Installation and Maintenance – Memorandum of Understanding as a sub-policy to G.2aCommission – City CouncilRelationshipand Roles. W.5LoopingWater Mains: Proposed toincorporate policyinto W.1 Water Department Rules. W.6PaymentofPrivate Water LineConnection and Repair Cost – Memorandumof Understanding: Proposed to move policy toG.2a3Payment of PrivateWater Line Connection and Repair Cost – Memorandum of Understanding as a sub-policy to G.2a Commission – City CouncilRelationship and Roles. W.7Side Lot Easements: This policydirectly relates to W.5 Looping Water Mains; and along with W.5, this policy should be incorporated into W.1 WaterDepartmentRules. To be enforceable, this policy or the intent thereof should also be added into ordinance. W.9 Water Use Restrictions: Proposed to move to policy G.4o1 Water Use Restrictions as a sub-policy under the G.4o Environmental Stewardship policy. And, there are nine policy documentsin the Electricand Water sections which are proposed to be moved to the Management Policy Manual. This action would delegate the authority over these policies to management, while the Commission would retain indirect authority over through their oversight of the General Manager. These policy documents and their new policy numbers are: E.2Distribution ReliabilityStandard: Section 6 of Commission Policy G.4e Core Customer Servicesstates that theGeneral Manager shall establishstandards for reliability. Policy E.2 established those standardswhich are required by G.4e for the General Manager to establish through management policy. Policy E.2 should be delegated to management to oversee and periodically revise with a requirement to provide annual reporting to the Commission. E.3IntegrityTestingPolicy: This policyprovides procedural guidelines for an integrity testing program for qualified large demand electric customerswith generation. This document does not need to be a commission policy and should be delegated to management to oversee and periodically revise as needed. Reference to the integrity ______________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 5 48