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General Manager and when attendance is deemed to meet the public purpose guidelines for community or customer outreach and marketing of the City Utility. d. Allowed during non-routine, official meetings of the City Council Utility Commission, council utility committees, advisory boards/commissions, and taskforces. e. Allowed where employees or volunteers are participating in a City Council Utility Commission sponsored or authorized special event or in an outside event as an official representative of the City Utility. f. Allowed for department sponsored meetings, conferences or workshops where the majority of invited participants are not c~ utility employees. g. Cookies and coffee allowed for City Utility employees' monthly safety meetings sponsored by the Safety Committee. h. Annual safety training lunch where lunch is provided at a minimal cost while safety training is being held. i. A dinner meal to be allowed for staff during performance of election related duties on Election Day. j. Coffee is provided by the c~ utility for employees and guests at c~ utility buildings. Alcoholic Beverages The City of Elk River Elk River Municipal Utilities will not purchase or reimburse any employee, Councilmember Commission Member, volunteer, or agent for the purchase of alcoholic beverages. Employee Recognition Program The City of Elk River City Council Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission recognizes the hard work and service performed by the employees of the City of Elk River Elk River Municipal Utilities through a formal Employee Recognition Program. The City Council Utility Commission believes the benefits of attracting, retaining and motivating employees through an Employee Recognition Program support employee job satisfaction, which in turn impacts cooperation and productivity. The result is to provide excellent public and customer service to better serve the interests of the citizens of the community. No provisions of this policy, or its administration, shall be subject to review under the grievance or arbitration provisions of any collective bargaining agreement. The Program will include: 1. Annual Employee Recognition Celebration. Annually the City Utility will sponsor an Employee Recognition Celebration for City Utility employees. Refreshments will be provided at a modest expense with prior City Administrator General Manager approval. 2. Recognition Plaques. The City Utility supports recognition plaques in recognition of retirement. The employee shall receive a plaque thanking them for their dedicated years of service to the community.