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Page 2 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission June 10, 2008 lease fees associated with Sherburne County's use of the tower as the police department utilizes this system, and the County has done a lot for the City for which they are grateful. Glenn Sundeen discussed the electrical system improvements in progress. Currently poles are being moved on School Street and Jackson Avenue for the addition of a turn lane. Brentwood rebuild is still in progress and is proving very difficult for the subcontractor. Staff is currently working on rebuilding the three phase line along County Road 30 and adding a third phase along County Road 39 in Otsego. A three phase service for GRE's new gas turbine is also on the schedule. One of the line crews are currently going through the map books to pin point areas in need of maintenance. Theresa Slominski said the activity increases in the summer months for the office staff due to turn-offs and customers moving. This year apart-time summer help is being utilized to ease the higher volume of work for the office staff. The ACH mailer incentive that was discussed last month will be mailed out with the August bills. Staff is currently working on a fixed asset system to better identify capital assets and the depreciation associated with them. The depreciation calculation will be current each month instead of adjusting at year end. Lori Johnson wanted to thank the Commission for letting Sherburne County utilize the tower for the antenna service. This will be advantageous for the Elk River Police and Sherrill s department. Troy Adams reported 10 security sales for the month of May. Underground electrical locates are still increasing with the Brentwood rebuild taking up a lot of the locators time. The URGE test was recently performed on the engines and staff is still dealing with some issues previously discovered with the relays. They are being inspected and repaired. Staff continues meter change-outs in the recently acquired Area 18. With the help from the lineman, mapping issues are being corrected. David Berg said staff continues with hydrant maintenance and bringing the hydrants up to code. Contractors are making good progress on Well #9. The 4~' Street water main project is almost complete. The first bacteria test passed, and waiting for results of one more test. The restoration will start Wednesday. Staff continues flushing hydrants and hanging tags to notify customers that have old meters in their homes to contact us to install the new radio read water meter. 5.2 Review Comparable Worth Requirements At the April 2008 Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meeting, John Dietz requested a presentation on State of Minnesota Comparable Worth legislation. Bryan Adams gave a short presentation on how the comparable worth software program works and how it is interpreted. Wages for City job classes versus the Utilities job classes were compared and found to be fairly close but some job classes for the office staff were found to be lower and should be raised. John Dietz commented that benefits should also be taken in to consideration when comparing wages to other entities. Lori Johnson briefed the commission on the City's procedure. John Dietz voiced his concern of staying in compliance and if the procedure being