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��i <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Tony Mauren — Governance & Communications Manager <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />April 11, 2023 <br />6.1e <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• In April, all residential electric customers will receive the Clean Energy Choice <br />Residential flyer and all customers will receive the 2022 Year in Review (agenda item <br />5.3). <br />• March and April social media posts feature a variety of topics including ERMU <br />participating in a blood drive for the American Red Cross, the American Public Power <br />Association's (APPA) Legislative Rally in Washington, D.C., hosting a student through the <br />ISD 728 Job Shadow program, Crews participating in the APPA Lineworkers Rodeo, Clean <br />Energy Choice Residential, National Safe Digging Month, and welcoming Nick Zerwas to <br />the Commission. Staff will also be posting public service announcements such as details <br />on the upcoming commission meeting. <br />• Administration staff has been working with the conservation & key accounts manager <br />on completing the biennial application for APPA's Smart Energy Provider designation, <br />which is awarded to organizations demonstrating commitment to and proficiency in <br />energy efficiency, distributed generation, renewable energy, and environmental <br />initiatives. ERMU is one of 101 public utilities who carry the designation nationally and <br />has participated in the program since its inception in 2019. <br />Staff is pleased to share that Jenny Foss's one year anniversary as communications & <br />administrative coordinator is April 12. Jenny has been an extraordinary addition to the <br />team. In just 12 months she has demonstrated not only a strong grasp of her role but <br />the motivation and capability to create entirely new initiatives independently. Please <br />join me in congratulating her! <br />• A fine example of one of those new initiatives from Jenny is the coordinated campaign <br />the communications department is rolling out this month for the Clean Energy Choice <br />Residential program. In addition to the bill insert and social media, we are publishing <br />ads in the Star News, posting an alert bar on our website, boosting social media content <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />213 <br />