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Moved by Commissioner Westgaard and seconded by Commissioner Stewart to receive <br />the October 2021 Financial Report. Motion carried 4-0. <br /> <br />5.2 Wage & Benefits Committee Update <br /> <br /> Ms. Slominski shared that the Wage & Benefits Committee (W&BC) met on November 29 to <br />discuss wage adjustments for 2022. The Committee reviewed the metro average for the <br />Lineworker pay group and the 3% wage adjustment included in the budget. The Committee <br />also discussed plans for benchmarking the other pay groups of Office, Field, and Management <br />in the future. <br />Based on the metro average benchmarking, the W&BC recommended awarding the metro <br />average wage increase of 2.8% for the Lineworker pay group and awarding the 3% wage <br />adjustment included in the budget for the Office, Field, and Management pay groups. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slominski highlighted future plans for benchmarking the other pay groups which include a <br />thorough review of all position descriptions, participating in an all-position wage <br />benchmarking survey, and determining a compensation review process. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Westgaard asked if there was information available from Minnesota Municipal <br />Utilities Association. Ms. Slominski responded that there was. Chair Dietz expressed his <br />appreciation for having HR staff to analyze the data. There was discussion. <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Bell and seconded by Commissioner Stewart to approve the <br />following effective January 1, 2022: <br /> <br /> 2.8% wage adjustment for the Lineworker pay group <br /> 3.0% wage adjustment for the Office, Field, and Management pay groups <br /> <br />Motion carried 4-0. <br /> <br />5.3 2022 Annual Business Plan: Budget, Schedule of Rates & Fees <br /> <br /> Ms. Karpinski presented her memo on the 2022 Annual Budget Plan:Budget, Schedule of <br />Rates & Fees. Ms. Karpinski noted changes from the prior month which include: a doubling in <br />price for transformers, additional cost for a bobcat and a snowblower, water work for the <br />Highway 169 Redefine project, dues and subscriptions, and consulting costs for the Advanced <br />Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project. <br /> <br /> Chair Dietz asked about four line items from the Electric Budget Summary which are <br />scheduled to be funded from reserves and whether that was a typical amount. Staff said <br />there is variability from year to year but that the amounts are normal/expected. Chair Dietz <br />asked what the $500,000 dedicated to the AMI project will produce. Staff responded that this <br />portion would pay for thenetwork required to run the program and thefirst set of meters. <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Meeting Minutes <br />December 14, 2021 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />39 <br />