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Expectations, Exceeds Expectations, Meets Expectations, Improvement Necessary, <br />Unacceptable) to a 3-point scale (Exceeds Expectations, Meets Expectations, Needs <br />Improvement). There was discussion. Ultimately there was consensus to adopt the 3- <br />point scale suggested by Commissioner Stewart. The Commission also stated their <br />intention to continue focusingon providing written comments to add context to the <br />scores. <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Stewart and seconded by Commissioner Westgaard to adopt <br />updated general manager evaluation questionsand the 3-point scoring scale. Motion <br />carried 4-0. <br /> <br />4.4 2024 Annual Safety Report <br />Mr. Hanson presented his memo with the attached OSHA Form 300A which reported two <br />recordablesafety incidentswith zero days away from work. Mr. Hanson explained one <br />incident was a slip and fall and the other was a documented case of progressive hearing <br />loss. Mr. Hanson credited managers for making ERMU a safe place to work. There was <br />discussion. <br /> <br />Ms. Zachman explained that in response to the hearing loss case, Minnesota Municipal <br />Utilities Association provided additional hearing protectionas well as a device that tracks <br />decibels in the staff work environment to better understand the source of the issue. <br /> <br /> <br />5.0 BUSINESS ACTION <br />5.1 Financial Report – December 2024 <br />Ms. Karpinski presented her memo which showed unaudited totals for December 2024, <br />explaining that ERMU had ended the year strong. <br /> <br />Ms. Karpinski noted that while water is not favorable to budget ERMU is due water tower <br />attachment payments of over $300,000. <br /> <br />Chair Dietz noted with footnote 7 on page 69 that the funds to pay for Frontier Energy for <br />their commercial rebate support at $189,139 potentially exceeded what might be <br />required for full time staff to perform the duties. Staff explained that historically it has <br />been a challenge to meet the state mandated energy savings through staff efforts alone <br />and that Frontier has helped ERMU meet that requirement. Staff also explained that <br />meeting state limits reduces ERMU’s conservation expenditure requirement which saves <br />the organization money. Ms. Youngs elaborated that Frontier provides technical skills and <br />strengthens relationships with commercial customers in a way that current staffing would <br />not be able to. <br />There was discussion about the end of year state of the electric budget. <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Meeting Minutes <br />February 11, 2025 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />58 <br /> <br />