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Elk River <br /> *-- <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 /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> September 8, 2015 2.7 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Safety Management Program Contract Renewal <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) contracts with Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association <br /> (MMUA)to provide safety training through their Safety Management Program and Job Training <br /> and Safety(JTS) Program. The Safety Management Program provides required trainings on <br /> topics such as blood borne pathogens and right to know. The program also provides customer <br /> specific trainings like Pole Top Rescue training and OSHA compliance inspections for water and <br /> electric facilities. Elk River Municipal Utilities is one of 11 municipals in the Central Group of <br /> the Safety Management Program. The JTS program provides training more specifically for the <br /> electric and technical service departments. Elk River Municipal Utilities is one of six in our JTS <br /> group. The contract period runs from October—September. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> For the 2015-2016 MMUA Safety Management Program contract period, ERMU's costs <br /> increase $1,300 to an annual total of$21,900. This provides two days per month. Since 2009, the <br /> MMUA JTS Program's cost for ERMU has been$6,000 annually. There will be no increase for <br /> this program for the 2015-2016 program period. <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> Staff recommends approval to execute of the 2015-2016 MMUA Safety Management Program <br /> renewal. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> • 2015-2016 Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Safety Management Program <br /> Memo and Amendment to Services Agreement—dated July 20, 2015. <br /> POWERED BI <br /> Page 1 of 1 NATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> f <br /> Power Provider P O W E R E D T o S E R V E <br /> 84 <br />