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______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> <br />TO: <br />ERMU Commission <br />FROM: <br />Melissa Karpinski – Finance Manager <br />MEETING DATE: <br />August 9, 2022 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />5.3 <br />SUBJECT: <br />2023 Annual Business Plan: Travel & Training; Dues, Subscriptions, and Fees Budget <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />The 2023 budgeting process has begun. Per the 2022 Governance Agenda the budgeting <br />process schedule is as follows: <br /> August Meeting: Travel & Training <br /> Dues & Subscriptions - Fees <br /> <br /> September Meeting: 20 Year Capital Projections <br /> Capital Projections <br /> Conservation Improvement Program <br /> <br /> October Meeting: Projected Purchased Power Costs <br /> Projected Sales Revenues <br /> Projected Expenses <br /> <br /> November Meeting: Completed Budget with Rate Analysis <br /> <br /> December Meeting: Adopt Budget with Rate changes (if any) <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br />The Travel & Training budget has a 13% increase over the prior year. The increase is mainly due <br />to additional leadership training, additional American Public Power Association (APPA) training, <br />additional training for the new General Manager, and some additional training for the new <br />attorney. Some of the proposed key items are as follows: <br />• Additional leadership training in all departments that was identified as a need in our <br />Organizational Effectiveness Survey: $20,000 (distributed among all departments) as <br />well as strategic planning and management training: $20,000. <br />• Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Stepping into Leadership (replacing 1st Line <br />Supervision): $14,110. <br />• Additional APPA training: $7,000. <br />• Participation at the APPA rodeo for one team: $5,000. <br />81