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2005 GOALS <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities' (ERMU) goals are in part reflected in our annual budget which is not <br />included in this report due to its length. It is safe to say this budget requires ERMU to continue to <br />provide reliable, cost effective electric and water utility services in a safe and environmentally <br />friendly fashion. <br />ERMU's staff spends a significant amount of time analyzing past trends and predicting the future for <br />physical plant items, financial requirements and human resource needs to insure we have adequate <br />capacity to successfully carry on our utility business. <br />The goals for 2005 in order of priority are as follows: <br />A) Satisfy 2005 Budget requirements and complete projects started in 2004. <br />B) Continue to investigate and solve long term physical and financial growth needs. <br />C) The wholesale electric rate from Great River Energy/Connexus is continuing to raise in <br />the next few years. Staff must continue to explore different strategies to offset these <br />increased costs thus minimizing electric rate increases. <br />D) Stay current on Electric Industry Restructuring and Service Territory issues. <br />E) Improve on marketing efforts in Security System sales, CIP Programs and Water <br />Conservation. <br />F) Continue to support Energy City activities. <br />G) Impliment Global Information System (GIS), Global Position System (GPS), and <br />System Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. <br />I~ Secure a water production facility site in Eastern Elk River <br />