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J <br /> Elk River ---- <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> ERMU Commission Theresa Slominski—General Manager <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> December 14, 2021 6.1a <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> None <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • The American Public Power Association (APPA) Legislative Rally in Washington, D.C. is <br /> scheduled for February 28— March 2, 2022. The Minnesota Municipal Utilities <br /> Association (MMUA) Legislative Conference is scheduled for February 8—9, 2022 at the <br /> DoubleTree Hotel in St. Paul, MN. Currently, these events are scheduled to be in person <br /> with the capitol open to visitors (both organizations continue to monitor this and will <br /> alert the membership if this changes). We have budgeted for two staff and one <br /> commissioner to attend each event. As reservations and travel plans need to be made <br /> soon to secure lodging and airfare, we need to determine which commissioner will be <br /> attending so these plans can be finalized. A commissioner representative in Washington <br /> and St. Paul is a very valued presence so please consider attending and let me know <br /> your interest. Links to their websites for more information is below. <br /> APPA Legislative Rally information: https://www.publicpower.org/event/legislative-rally <br /> MMUA Legislative Conference information: <br /> https://www.mmua.org/events/meetings/legislative-conference <br /> • We received about 50 applications for the customer service manager position that <br /> closed on November 26, of which 21 were qualified. HR is further reviewing them to <br /> determine a pool of interviewees and will be meeting with staff on December 14 to <br /> select final interview candidates. <br /> • MMUA's Technical & Operations Conference was scheduled for December 7-9 in St. <br /> Cloud but has been postponed out of an abundance of caution with an MMUA staff <br /> member testing positive for COVID. MMUA anticipates an early 2022 rescheduling date, <br /> and I will be attending with several of the field managers. <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> 140 <br />