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Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities <br />COMMISSION POLICY <br />Section: <br />Governance <br />Category: <br />Delegation to Management Policies <br />Policy Reference: <br />Policy Title: <br />G.4e2 <br />Electric Services <br />PURPOSE: <br />With this policy, the Commission sets forth its expectations for the General Manager concerning <br />the provisions of electric services with practical safeguarding of persons, buildings and their <br />contents from hazards arising from the use of electricity for light, heat, power, radio and <br />television signaling, and other safeguards to life and property. <br />POLICY: <br />Consistent with the Core Customer Services Policy, the ERMU Commission expects the <br />General Manager to ensure that customers receive safe, reliable, cost effective and quality <br />long term electric utility service that directly support ERMU's core purpose and mission as <br />stated in the Organizational Core Purpose Policy and Mission Statement Policy. <br />The ERMU Commission expects the General Manager to establish processes, procedures, and <br />management policy which clearly define the terms for providing electric service. <br />Consistent with this general statement, the General Manager shall: <br />Establish policy and procedures for the provisions of electric services which are compliant <br />with applicable rules, regulations, standards, code, and law including but not limited to the <br />following: <br />a. ERMU shall operate under the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC). <br />b. All connected electric loads shall be required for their installation to comply with the <br />National Electrical Code (NEC). <br />2. Establish metering policy and procedures which address, but are not limited to the following: <br />a. The meter shall be the point of sale (POS). The meter shall be owned and maintained by <br />ERMU. The customer shall be subject to all metering equipment costs as identified in the <br />Commission adopted Fee Schedule. Customers shall be wallowed one service <br />Pagel of 2 <br />M. <br />