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6.0 BUSINESS DISCUSSION <br />6.1 Staff Updates <br />Mr. Hanson noted that the Wage & Benefits Committee (WBC) spoke in favor of presenting <br />the proposed revisions to the Utilities Performance Metric Incentive Compensation scorecard <br />to the full Commission in November as part of the formal WBC update. He also shared <br />feedback from the City of North St. Paul, which has agreed to a 5.5% annual adjustment <br />following negotiations. Although this figure has not yet been approved by their Council, if <br />factored into ERMU's wage adjustment, it would increase the proposed adjustment from <br />3.67% to 3.85%. <br />Mr. Hanson further clarified proposed changes to the water department's organizational chart <br />for 2025. These include adding a new water operator position and promoting an internal <br />candidate to the role of lead water operator. <br />Ms. Youngs reminded the commission that October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. <br />Mr. Mauren suggested moving the utility commission meetings in 2025 to either the utilities' <br />large conference room or the Mississippi conference room at the field services building, with a <br />final decision to be made in December. There was consensus among the Commission that the <br />large conference room was a suitable location for future meetings. <br />Ms. Foss gave a summary of the National Drive Electric Week event held on October 3 at the <br />Elk River Farmers Market. The event featured 16 electric vehicles and representatives from <br />Tesla offering test drives. ERMU staff also created an interactive game connecting the market <br />area to the EVs parked at First National Bank, which was well -received by attendees. <br />Mr. Geiser informed the commission that two ERMU lineworkers were deployed as part of a <br />mutual aid effort from Minnesota, traveling to Kissimmee, Florida, ahead of Hurricane Milton. <br />Chair Dietz requested that the line crew attend the November meeting to share their mutual <br />aid experience. <br />Mr. Sumstad added that MMUA is using the field services building for their tree trimming <br />training this year. <br />6.2 City Council Update <br />Commissioner Westgaard presented a City Council update. <br />6.3 Future Planning <br />Chair Dietz announced the following: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Meeting Minutes <br />October 8, 2024 <br />Page 6 <br />M <br />