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44- ' <br /> Elk River <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 /> May 10, 2016 4.2 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Expansion of the Board of Commissioners <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Shortly after the Village of Elk River purchased Elk River Power&Light,the council by the provision of <br /> Minnesota Statute 412.331 created through resolution the Water,Light,Power and Building Commission. <br /> This commission is now the Elk River Public Utilities Commission with responsibility for the municipal <br /> electric and water departments. The commission's membership is in accordance with Statue 412.341 <br /> "consisting of three members appointed by council." <br /> In late 2015 the Commission and City Council both unanimously passed resolutions supporting the <br /> expansion of the Commission from 3 to 5 and directed staff to work with Minnesota Municipal Utilities <br /> Association,Representative Nick Zerwas,and Senator Mary Kiffmeyer to seek legislative action for the <br /> expansion. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> On March 16 ERMU Commission expansion legislation passed through committee to the floor in both the <br /> House and the Senate. <br /> On April 26 the House bill passed on the floor with a vote of 124-1;Representative Melissa Hortman of <br /> House District 36B which includes Coon Rapids and Brooklyn Park voted in opposition of the bill on the <br /> reason that the Utilities' commissioners should be elected rather than appointed. The Senate companion <br /> bill passed on the floor on May 4 with a vote of 61-0. The legislation is now on to the Governor. <br /> W E D E D I l <br /> Page 1 of 1 NATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> Power Provider P O W E R E D T O S ERV E <br /> 122 <br />