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Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: ERMU Commission Michelle Canterbury—Executive Administrative Assistant MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: October 10, 2017 5.3 SUBJECT: 2018 Utilities Fee Schedule ACTION REQUESTED: Approve the 2018 Utilities Fee Schedule for Adoption into Ordinance by the City Council BACKGROUND: Typically,the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission approves the budget in December. Then in January, the rates and fees are published. Per legal counsel,the Utilities' ability to collect on fees would be strengthened by having them listed as part of the city's master fee schedule and adopted into City ordinance after being approved by the Commission. Although ERMU has not yet been notified of the 2018 wholesale power costs increase, fees are less impacted by the wholesale power costs and in many cases can be determined earlier in the budget process. DISCUSSION: Annually ERMU staff reviews the proposed fees for the upcoming year. Proposed changes are highlighted in yellow on the attached fee schedule. Proposed changes include: Water Connection Charge and Water Availability Charge—In keeping in line with what the city is proposing for their increase to Sewer Access Charges (SAC), staff is recommending increasing ERMU's Water Access Charges (WAC) by the same percentage; 3%. Commercial Application Processing Fee—This was a new fee approved by the Commission at the January 12, 2016 commission meeting and is currently published on the commercial application. In an effort to transition from our fees being published on individual forms, we are recommending the addition of this to our fee schedule. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The proposed fees have been added or adjusted to cover the cost of providing services to our customers. ATTACHMENTS: • Proposed 2018 Utilities Fee Schedule Page 1 of 1 77