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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Theresa Slominski—Finance and Office Manager <br /> John Dietz—Chair <br /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> August 9, 2016 6.1b <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> As noted on the agenda, we have hired an Accountant, Melissa Karpinski, who will be starting <br /> August 9th. We received a total of 32 applications and held 3 interviews on July 18th and 19th. <br /> Melissa is a CPA and lives in Linwood, MN and we are excited to have her join our team at <br /> ERMU. Our other Accountant, Jenny Biorn, has done a terrific job of handling the tasks of two <br /> staff in the interim. <br /> Shutoffs for August were conducted on Thursday, August 4th. There were a total of 55 this time. <br /> Of note,typically we are only able to get to the worst offenders for past due accounts and so <br /> people with the higher balances are turned off. This summer we have been able to turn more <br /> people off and reach those who haven't paid for several months but have smaller balances; such <br /> as apartments. This speaks volumes to the hard work of the Technical Services Department and <br /> the Credit and Collections Specialist. <br /> August 22nd I will be attending our City, County, Other Government Agency meeting for our <br /> medical insurance pool and will be receiving our renewal at that time. I have been forewarned <br /> that our experience has high usage this renewal and our increase will be significant. The range <br /> for increases in the pool is 0% - 19%. Also, Blue Cross Blue Shield is undergoing a software <br /> conversion so they are requesting final renewal decisions from the agencies by October 15th. I <br /> believe the Wage and Benefits Committee will need to do some work to bring options to the <br /> Commission for evaluation prior to that decision being made. Obviously, there will be more to <br /> come in September. <br /> Jessica Rahn and Christy Schallock attended the Fred Pryor Seminars Microsoft Excel Basics <br /> Training Course July 27th in St. Cloud, MN. Their education reports are attached. <br /> El <br /> rIVEREI itA <br /> Page 1 of 2 ATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> Power Provider POWEREo To SERVE <br /> 72 <br />