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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> ERMU Commission Theresa Slominski—Finance & Office Manager <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> November 14, 2017 6.1b <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> None <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • I have been in contact with our auditors to sign our audit engagement letter for 2017, and <br /> plan upcoming audit dates. Typically the auditors are onsite one day in December for the <br /> preliminary work, but this year they scheduled a date in early January instead, January 8, <br /> 2018. The regular fieldwork will be completed March 1 and 2, 2018. We have our <br /> electric physical inventory date set for Thursday, December 28,2017, and the auditors <br /> will join us briefly for some testing of their own. <br /> • Last year at this time, we were deep in discussions with NISC regarding our challenges <br /> with the software not being conducive to our fund accounting needs. I am happy to <br /> report that this initiative has been moving along, and with the last NISC quarterly <br /> upgrade we had a change that significantly improved the process in posting cash register <br /> transactions to the GL. We have also been able to provide feedback on other processes <br /> that they are working on for a target final implementation in fall of 2018. <br /> • We will have our insurance open enrollment meetings on the Wednesday following the <br /> commission meeting,November 15, 2017. To accommodate everyone we hold two <br /> meetings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. These meetings allow us the <br /> opportunity to review with staff the changes in switching from SunLife benefits to <br /> Principal and Delta benefits, as well as any industry changes related to medical insurance <br /> benefits. Staff can make any changes with enrollment, and can also enroll in our <br /> cafeteria plan flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care. We will have a <br /> Delta Dental representative here to help field questions, as well a representative from <br /> Blue Cross Blue Shield(BCBS). <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> 88 <br />