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Elk River .1::-.„--- <br /> III <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. —General Manager <br /> John Dietz—Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Vice Chair <br /> Al Nadeau—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> January 8, 2013 5.5 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> 2013 Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Tom Bovitz Memorial Scholarship <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Last year,the Utilities Commission expressed interest in ERMU participating in the Minnesota Municipal <br /> Utilities Association(MMUA)Tom Bovitz Memorial Scholarship. The program guidelines have now <br /> been released for the 2013. This award program is offered by MMUA to promote public power and <br /> increase goodwill within public power communities. High school seniors that are a customer or have a <br /> legal guardian that is a customer of a MMUA member municipal electric or gas utility would be eligible. <br /> The scholarship is awarded to winning essays per the guidelines attached. Because ERMU is a MMUA <br /> member, high school seniors that are ERMU customers or those who have a legal guardian that is an <br /> ERMU customer would be eligible. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> This program is funded by MMUA but requires the local municipal utilities to provide some <br /> administrative work to communicate with the schools and select/submit the local winner to MMUA. <br /> Many of the participating utilities offer a matching scholarship. Staff recommends that ERMU provide a <br /> $500 scholarship for the local winner submitted to MMUA. This award program matching scholarship <br /> was unbudgeted. Staff has determined that this could be funded from the travel and training budget. <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> Staff recommends the Commission approve participation in the 2013 MMUA Tom Bovitz Memorial <br /> Scholarship and provide a$500 ERMU Scholarship for the local winner submitted to MMUA. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> • MMUA letter to the Municipal Utility Manager <br /> • MMUA letter to the High School Principal <br /> • 2013 MMUA Tom Bovitz Memorial Scholarship Award Program Guidelines <br /> • Tom Bovitz Memorial Scholarship Entry Form <br /> 11011111E1 11 <br /> Page 1 of 1 NATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> POWERED Power Provider T o S C R V E <br />