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Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. —General Manager John Dietz—Chair Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: September 10, 2013 5.2 SUBJECT: Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Annual Summer Conference Update BACKGOUND: Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) held their 81' Annual Summer Conference August 21-23, 2013. The conference attendance was up from last year and is the largest annual gathering of Minnesota municipal utilities personnel and elected officials. DISCUSSION: This year's conference had over 200 in attendance and nearly 100 trade show vendors. This conference not only provides timely and important information during the seminars, but also provides the opportunity to brainstorm industry issues with many utility managers and commissions all at one place. Seminar topics included: 21" Century Leadership, CAPX, Washington DC legislative update, Minnesota legislative update, Affordable Care Act, MN Conservation Improvement Program, and Municipal Bonds. Attached is MMUA's MN legislative report and flyer for a new MMUA financing option for local governments. Staff will provide an update of key topics and highlights at the time of the Commission meeting. During this summer conference, the MMUA Board of Directors also holds a meeting. At this meeting, the 2014 MMUA budget was approved to be voted on by the membership during the MMUA Business meeting on the last day of the conference. The total dues increase for MMUA was approved at 1.5%. The application of the increase to individual members is based on a formula involving a number of factors and for ERMU results in only a 1.12% increase. I was elected to the Board of Directors in Aug 2012 for a 3 year term. Typically, board members serve two terms. The board is comprised of 11 directors that represent the 125 electric utility members. This year I was elected to be the MMUA Secretary-Treasurer, which is one of 4 members of the Executive Committee. The Secretary-Treasurer also serves as a member of the MMUA Nomination and Awards Committee. This position is in a line of succession for the MMUA President Elect and then MMUA President. It was a great honor to be nominated and elected to the board by the MMUA members at such an early stage of my utility management ewi ortotr r o, Page 1 oft NATURE Reliable Public Power Provider POWERED To SERVE 54