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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO:FROM: <br />ERMU Commission Theresa Slominski –Administrations Director <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />December 17, 2019 6.1b <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br /> The auditors from Abdo, Eick, and Meyers will be here on Tuesday, December 17, for <br />preliminary audit work. Typically preliminary audit work involves Inventory observations, <br />Accounts Payable testing, and review of the year’s meeting minutes. The actual 2019 audit is <br />scheduled for Thursday and Friday, February 27-28, 2020. <br /> <br /> Transition of responsibilities from me to Melissa Karpinski, the new Finance Manager, is going <br />well. In addition to the day to day tasks, there are a number of year end reports that we are <br />setting her up as the contact for, as well as meeting with the local bank and investment brokers. <br /> <br /> Setup for the Dayton franchise fee billing is being tested for implementation in January 2020. <br /> <br /> Deposit Interest for 2019 is being refunded to customers this month in the various cycles. This <br />expense has been accrued and offset to a liability throughout the year, so the refund payment <br />to customers is relieving the liability. Also of note, the rate is decreasing from 2.7% in 2019 to <br />1.5% in 2020. <br /> <br /> Discussions have started with NISC on the bill redesign in 2020, the second phase of the bill <br />presentation changes started this year. <br /> <br /> November 19 -21, 2019 was a workflow analysis session, the first step for implementation of <br />Mobile Workforce and AppSuite. The project lead from NISC was onsite working with managers <br />and staff to identify the workflows necessary to be built into the system which will then be <br />tested, with training provided, January 21-23, 2020. The live date for implementation will be <br />February 3, 2020. <br /> <br /> We had Respectful Workplace training on December 3, 2019 provided by Kate Bischoff of Thrive <br />Consulting. The training was attended by everyone in the organization, with the exception of <br />three employees out sick. <br /> <br /> The Employee Handbook revisions will be brought forward for approval in January 2020. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />616 <br />