ELK RIVER MUNCIPAL UTILITIES
<br />TRAVEL & TRAINING BUDGET FOR 2024
<br />Budget Budget Budget
<br /># Attending 2024 2023 2022 Comments
<br />Electric
<br />Advanced Staking Workshop 1 staff 1,900 1,900 1,900
<br />APPA Linemen Rodeo team 3 staff 5,500 5,000 4,500 1 team ‐ Lafayette, Louisiana
<br />Apprenticeship 1 staff 625 1,875 3,125
<br />Commercial Driving School 1 staff 3,000 3,000 ‐
<br />Competent Person training 2 staff 1,220 950 950
<br />Cross Training School/Diesel Workshop 2 staff 1,960 1,960 1,960
<br />Member Information Conf (NISC)1 staff 2,513 2,363 2,363 Inventory attending
<br />MMUA Locator Workshop 2 staff 720 720 720
<br />MMUA Meter School 2 staff 1,830 1,960 1,960
<br />MMUA Overhead Hot Line School 2 staff 2,575 2,140 2,140 ST no registration
<br />MMUA Stepping Into Leadership 1 staff 3,580 5,080 2,200
<br />MMUA Substation Workshop 2 staff 2,240 2,140 2,140
<br />MMUA T&O Conference 2 staff 460 460 460 Inventory Foreperson and Assistant attending partia
<br />MMUA Transformer School 2 staff 2,370 2,370 2,370
<br />MMUA Underground School 2 staff 2,575 2,140 2,140 ST no registration
<br />PCB Training 1 staff 1,233 1,233 1,233
<br />Regional Workshop 8 staff 920 920 920
<br />Tree Trimming/Chainsaw Workshop 4 staff 2,060 2,060 2,060
<br />Leadership Training 7,000 6,957 6,957 Identified need in Survey
<br />Additional Training 3,000 2,000 2,000 Inventory Assistant
<br />0% 47,281 47,228 42,098
<br />Water
<br />Backflow Tester Certification Class 1 staff 1,200 ‐ 2,400
<br />Backflow Tester Re‐Certification Class 2 staff 1,050 Every 3 years
<br />MMUA Electrical Skills 2 Staff 1,200 ‐ ‐ 2024
<br />MMUA Stepping Into Leadership 1 staff ‐ 1,870 2,200 18 month program
<br />Professional Operator and Development 1 staff 750 750 750
<br />Public Works Certificate Program 1 staff 2,350 2,350 ‐
<br />Staking University 2 staff 2,200 ‐ ‐
<br />Unlicensed Electrician Continuing Education 1 staff 60 60 60
<br />Wastewater Certification Continuing Education 4 staff 2,000 2,000 2,000
<br />Water Certification Continuing Education 4 staff 2,668 2,668 2,668
<br />Leadership Training 1,750 1,739 1,739 Identified need in Survey
<br />Additional Training 2,500 2,500 2,500
<br />27% 17,728 13,937 14,317
<br />Technical Services
<br />ESRI User Conference 1 staff 2,000 2,000 ‐
<br />Infrared Camera training 1 staff 2,200 2,500 2,000
<br />Midwest ESRI User Group 1 staff 810 ‐ ‐
<br />MMUA Diesel Workshop 2 staff ‐ ‐ 850
<br />MMUA Generation School 2 staff 1,850 2,000 ‐
<br />MMUA Locator Workshop ‐ ‐ ‐
<br />MMUA Stepping Into Leadership 1 staff 3,580 3,580 ‐
<br />MN Electric Meter School 1 staff 700 700 700
<br />Power Quality training 2 staff 1,100 1,000 1,000
<br />Staking University 1 staff 1,100 ‐ ‐
<br />Substation School 1 staff 1,000 2,000 890
<br />UMMA summer mtg 1 staff 800 800 475
<br />UMMA winter mtg 1 staff 750 800 435
<br />Xylem Reach Conference 2 staff 5,300 ‐ ‐
<br />Leadership Training 2,200 2,174 2,174 Identified need in Survey
<br />Additional Training 2,500 1,500 1,500
<br />36% 25,890 19,054 10,024
<br />Management/Commission
<br />Advanced Training 1 staff 1,900 1,900 1,900
<br />APPA Customer Connections Conference 1 staff 3,500 ‐ ‐
<br />APPA E&O Conference 3 staff 6,000 6,185 6,185 New Orleans, Louisiana
<br />APPA Legal & Regulatory Conference 1 staff ‐ 3,350 ‐
<br />APPA Legislative Round‐up 4 staff/comm 8,600 6,475 6,475
<br />APPA National Conference 3 staff/comm 9,150 3,050 3,050
<br />APPA Rodeo 2 staff 2,500 2,420 ‐ Lafayette, Louisiana
<br />APPA Training (Mgmt, CS, Fin, Eng, CIP, etc)2 staff 7,000 7,000 2,500
<br />AWWA 2 staff 3,400 3,400 1,700 Water Certification Continuing Education
<br />AWWA National Conference 2 staff 4,200 4,200 2,100
<br />Chippewa Valley Tech ‐ Electric Training Non‐Lineman 2 staff 2,800 2,800 ‐
<br />Clerk's Conference 1 staff 800 ‐ 800
<br />CPA CPE 1 staff 2,000 1,500 1,500
<br />Engineering MPSYCON 2 staff 1000 1,000 3,500
<br />Engineering seminar 1 staff 2,000 2,000 2,000
<br />JTS Spring and Fall Meeting 1 staff 500 420 ‐
<br />Kentucky Equipment Show 2 staff ‐ 3,000 ‐ odd year
<br />Member Information Conf (NISC)2 staff 5,100 4,726 4,726
<br />MMUA Annual Summer Meeting 3 staff/ 5 comm 7,900 7,406 7,406
<br />MMUA Emergency Preparedness 3 staff 1,365 ‐ ‐
<br />MMUA Leadership Academy 1 staff ‐ 4,310 4,310
<br />MMUA Legislative Round‐up 2 staff/1 comm 1,400 1,305 1,305
<br />MMUA Stepping Into Leadership 1 staff 3,600 3,580 ‐ 12 month program
<br />MMUA T&O Conference 5 staff 3,325 3,325 3,325
<br />MN Municipal Clerks Institute 1 staff ‐ 1,000 1,000 Complete 2023
<br />MRWA 2 staff 1,000 1,000 500 Water Certification Continuing Education
<br />Project Management Certification Training 1 staff 1,400 700 ‐
<br />UMMA Meter Workshop 1 staff 435 435 435
<br />UMMA winter mtg 1 staff 2,000 475 475
<br />Wastewater Certification Continuing Education 1 staff 500 500 500
<br />Management Training 10,000 20,000 20,000
<br />Leadership Training 5,000 4,348 4,348
<br />Additional Training 3,000 3,000 3,000
<br />‐3% 101,375 104,810 83,040
<br />Office
<br />APPA Customer Connections Conference 1 staff 3,500 3,500 ‐ Communications
<br />APPA Cybersecurity Summit 1 staff 1,500 1,500 1,500 IT
<br />Chamber Leadership Program 1 staff 475 475 475
<br />Clerk's Conference 1 staff ‐ 800 800 Communications
<br />IT SCCP Online Education 1 staff 500 500 500 IT
<br />Member Information Conf (NISC)3 staff 7,600 7,089 4,726 Added additional staff for preparation of AMI
<br />MMUA Stepping Into Leadership ‐ ‐ ‐
<br />MRA Employment Law Update 1 staff 250 250 250
<br />SHRM Conference 1 staff 3,000 3,000 3,000 HR
<br />Customer Service 3,000 3,000 3,000 Identified need in Survey
<br />Communications Training 1 staff 1,000 1,000 1,000
<br />Financial/Accounting (APA, NISC & Misc)5,000 1,650 1,650 APA Continuing Ed, Misc PR, Excel, Accounting Misc
<br />IT Training (NISC/Misc).1 staff 1,000 1,000 1,000 IT
<br />Leadership Training 11 staff 5,000 4,783 4,783 Identified need in Survey
<br />Additional Training 1,000 1,000 1,000
<br />11% 32,825 29,547 23,684
<br />Safety Training
<br />Safe Driver Training 7 staff 2,100 2,100 2,100
<br />Additional Training 1,000 1,000 1,000
<br />Hearing Test 700 700 700
<br />Labor 106,343 102,253 99,275
<br />4% 110,143 106,053 103,075
<br />Education
<br />3,000 3,000 3,000
<br />3,000 3,000 3,000
<br />Total 338,242 323,629 279,238
<br />Total Change 5% 16%
<br />General Ledger Account
<br />Schools & Meetings
<br />920.9305
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