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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: ERMU Commission Theresa Slominski Administrations Director MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: January 14, 2020 4.3 SUBJECT: Employee Handbook Annual Updates ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the revised ERMU Employee Handbook BACKGROUND: Annually, staff and legal counsel review the existing personnel policies incorporated into the ERMU Employee Handbook for compliance with changing labor laws. The Wage and Benefits Committee may recommend the Commission adopt employee benefit changes. Staff may recommend operational changes that affect the personnel policy be adopted by the Commission for incorporation into the handbook. DISCUSSION: There are several changes to the handbook since its last revision in September 2018. The changes are: including gender identity as a protected class status where applicable; updating titles for Finance Manager and Director positions; removing reference to City of Elk River as HR representative; added a section on Drug Testing noting that it is a requirement but a separate policy; updating that a designee shall provide annual training on hazardous substances (MMUA provides this training for us); noting 40 hours paid vacation for Operations Director, and Electric and Water Superintendents; adding the Purchased Vacation Time policy to the handbook, as previously passed; noting sick leave may be used for a daycare closure due to sickness; clarifying the employee provided clothing to include the second set of items provided to an employee after the probation period, the manager clothing substitution options, and noting the Commissioner clothing allowance; compensation; added the Vision Insurance as a noted benefit, as previously passed; added the Home Computer Loan policy to the handbook; Page 1 of 2 66