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Page 7 of 12 Sec. 2-254. Meetings. At their inaugural meeting, and the first meeting of each subsequent year, the commission shall elect a chair, vice chair and secretary. The chair shall preside over each meeting and perform all duties assigned by the commission or the council. The vice chair shall assume the duties of the chair in the chair's absence. If a vacancy occurs in the chair, the vice chair shall fulfill the remaining term and the commission shall elect a new vice chair for the remaining term. The commission shall meet regularly at least three times each calendar year at such time and place as established per their bylaws. The sitting council member and the designee from ISD #728 are excluded from holding chair or vice chair positions. The secretary shall prepare the minutes of the commission. The commission shall meet no fewer than three times per year. The commission shall develop bylaws and adopt a schedule of meetings, meeting times and locations at their first meeting of the year and provide the schedule to the city council for approval. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the sitting members. The commission shall follow Robert's Rules of Order. Meetings are subject to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law. Special meetings may be called by the chair or by a simple majority of the sitting commission. Sec. 2-254. Reports. Reports, conclusions, and recommendations shall be made to the City Council throughout the year as needed. An annual meeting shall be held with the City Council to review commission vision, goals, tasks, and accomplishments. Secs. 2-255—2-270. Reserved. DIVISION 5. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION4 Sec. 2-271. Statutes acceptedEstablished. There is hereby continued as heretofore established in the city a public utilities commission. The public utilities commission shall be governed independently by the officers and members of the Public Utilities Commission in accordance with Section G.1a Bylaws of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Policy. The city hereby accepts the provisions of Minn. Stats. §§ 412.331—412.391. In addition, the city hereby accepts Laws of Minnesota 2016, Chapter 97 - H.F. No. 2718, signed by the Governor of Minnesota on May 12, 2016, which states: "Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 412.331 and 412.341, subdivision 1, the city of Elk River may increase the membership of the city's public utilities commission to five members. Upon increasing the membersnumber of members to five members, no more than two members may also serve as city council members. Terms for the additional membership shall be staggered and set in accordance with the bylaws governing the public utilities commission." Sec. 2-272. Commission continuedMembership. There is hereby continued as heretofore established in the city a public utilities commission.Membership of the Public Utilities Commission shall be in accordance with Section G.1a Bylaws of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Policy. Page 60 of 464