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Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Mark Hanson - General Manager <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />November 14, 2023 <br />5.10 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Wage & Benefits Committee Proposed 2024 Adjustments <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Approve the proposed 2024 Wage and Benefits Adjustments, effective January 1, 2024. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />At the October commission meeting, staff reviewed the proposed 2024 Wage and Benefits <br />adjustments. The discussions regarding each of the requests were presented as agenda item <br />5.3, Wage and Benefits Committee Update. A consolidated list of proposed adjustments for <br />commission approval was provided as agenda item 5.4, Proposed 2024 Benefits Adjustments. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />At the October commission meeting, the Commission decided to postpone voting on the <br />proposed adjustments until additional data was collected on the time off benefits for utilities <br />used in the metro seven average. Staff has consolidated the requested information below: <br />Vacation <br />Sick <br />PTO <br />Holidays <br />Floating <br />Holidays <br />Personal <br />Days <br />Total <br />1 <br />10 <br />12 <br />0 <br />12 <br />0 <br />0 <br />34 <br />2 <br />0 <br />0 <br />18 <br />11 <br />2 <br />0 <br />31 <br />3 <br />10 <br />10 <br />0 <br />11 <br />2 <br />0 <br />33 <br />4 <br />1 10 <br />12 <br />0 <br />11 <br />2 <br />0 <br />35 <br />5 <br />0 <br />0 <br />15-20 <br />8 <br />2 <br />0 <br />25-30 <br />6 <br />10 <br />10 <br />0 <br />9 <br />1 <br />0 <br />30 <br />7 <br />0 <br />0 <br />23 <br />9 <br />0 <br />4 <br />36 <br />ERMU <br />Similarly, commissioners discussed the City of Elk River's current vacation benefits. During the <br />meeting, it was stated the city currently provides 12 days of vacation for new employees. It has <br />since been confirmed the city has updated their vacation policy and now provides 15 days of <br />vacation to new employees. <br />The list of proposed adjustments from the October agenda item 5.4, Proposed 2024 Benefits <br />Adjustments is provided on the next page for commission review and approval. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />124 <br />