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ERMU Commission Policy — G.2b Governing Style 5. By adopting and enacting its policies, the Commission will create and sustain a governance structure and processes in which the respective roles and accountabilities of the Commission and Management are clearly delineated, understood, and mutually supported. 6. The Commission will promote a sense of partnership, trust, and mutual respect among its individual members, with ERMU Management and staff employees, and with customers, City, and community interests to provide value to all stakeholders. 7. The Commission will establish and use a variety of methods to promote two-way communications and dialogue about ERMU's future direction, accomplishments, and major challenges among its stakeholders. 8. The Commission will support the development of a values -based organization with high standards of professional conduct, interpersonal behaviors, and self -accountability for results. 9. The Commission will encourage mutual respect, open dialogue and expression of diverse viewpoints among Commission members and Management; the Commission will acknowledge and effectively handle disagreements, working toward consensus in its deliberations and decisions. 10. The Commission will support the hiring and retention of a capable General Manager, who will be responsible to the Commission for the management and operation of ERMU's utility businesses. The Commission will also support the General Manager in creating an organization which attracts and retains capable management and staff employees, and develops leaders. 11. Commission members will devote appropriate attention, time and energy to govern effectively. They will understand their responsibilities and take advantage of opportunities for continuing education and development that improve their governance capabilities. 12. The Commission will seek to create a reputation that attracts qualified and dedicated persons to become Commission members. It will do this by building public understanding of its governance role, as well as the commitments and contributions of its individual members. 13. The Commission will periodically evaluate and discuss its policies and the performance of the ERMU organization in relation to those policies, with particular attention to the needs and expectations of its various stakeholders. POLICY HISTORY: Adopted May 9, 2017 Reviewed February 13, 2024 Page 2 of 2 79