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Develop Succession Planning Procedure – The initiative to develop a succession planning and staff addition procedure for use by the Wage & Benefits Committee (W&BC) was initiatedin 2019 andis still on the list forcompletion in 2022. Inventory Assistant – This has been a desired position as ERMU has grown. With the new Field Services Facility, we will have the office space for this new position and the capability for secured inventory necessitating the new position to manage. The position should be filled in the first quarter 2022 to allow for onboarding and training prior to moving into the new facility. Governance Policy Manual – There was significant progress completed during 2020 and 2021 in the continuation of this multiyear initiative. There are still two smaller policies to be created relating to evaluation of the mission and values of the organization with competitive rates and margins. Wellhead Protection Plan Amendment – This initiative follows the required review of the Wellhead Protection Plan to evaluate updates needed, implement, and submit the plan amendment to MDH in 2023. A consultant was selected to help complete the plan and work will continue through 2022. Theme 3: StrategicThinking – Create a culture of strategic thinking and ensure line of sight from mission to vision. Landfill Gas Plant – As the current Landfill Gas Plant contracts expire in 2022, the future of this project is being evaluated with this initiative. Staff has worked with Waste Management and other stakeholders to determine the possibilities of future operations of the facility past 2022 and has had positive feedback. Staff is currently working with stakeholders on the transition process. Volt/VAR Control – This initiativewas createdto investigate methods to identify and predict peak usage times and implement Volt/Volt-Amps Reactive (VAR) control strategies to reduce peak usage. Information gathering started in 2020 and will be picked up again after the implementation of AMI. Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) Redevelopment – With the Energy Conservation and Optimization(ECO)Act passed into law May 25, 2021, three workgroups were established to implementit. ERMU staff continueto participate in the work group stakeholder process to provide comments on effective implementation of the new legislation. System Forecasting – This initiative was started in 2021 to develop 5 and 10 year forecasting models for Water and Electric system growth and related resource planning. ______________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 8 66