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Proposed ERMU Commission Evaluation Questions — 2024 <br />Question 1— Combines original questions 1,2, and 7, provided below, significant elements highlighted. <br />Organizational Purpose: The Authority and Purpose Policies category in ERMU's Commission <br />Governance Policies provides clearly defined guidelines and direction for decisions and planning. When <br />making decisions on immediate action items and when planning for future needs the commission's <br />decisions consistently align with the organizational purpose, mission, vision, and values. <br />Commission Purpose: As adopted in Commission Policy G.2 Commission Purpose and consistent with <br />policy G.4e Core Customer Services, the commission's principal purpose is to ensure that the <br />organization achieves the desired results for the intended beneficiaries at acceptable costs through <br />acceptable means. In other words, the commission achieves the right things for the right people at the <br />right costs in the right way. The commission has consistently demonstrated compliance with this policy <br />through governance and oversight. <br />One Voice: It is the responsibility of the commission to engage in discussion to fully explore topics to <br />make the best decisions possible with the information available at the time. Even if the commission does <br />not have consensus, it is the responsibility of the commission to support the majority vote of a quorum <br />of the commission members on any official action of the commission body. The commission body's <br />actions demonstrate "one voice" consistent with adopted Commission Governance Policy G.3a <br />Controlling Authority. <br />New Question 1: <br />The Commission makes decisions in accordance with ERMU's purpose, mission, vision, and values to <br />achieve desired results and collectively supports those decisions. <br />Question 2 — Combines original questions 3 and 5, provided below, significant elements highlighted. <br />Relationship with the City: Although governed autonomously from the City of Elk River, ERMU is part of <br />the city government. The commission and council have aligned responsibilities to serve the community. <br />The commission has demonstrated alignment with the council in ways that realized opportunities for <br />greater value while maintaining their fiduciary responsibilities to ERMU customers through both action <br />and support consistent with Commission Governance Policy G.2a Commission — City Council Relationship <br />and Roles. <br />Ethics: Commissioners demonstrate behavior consistent with ERMU's standards of high ethical conduct <br />and governing style as adopted in the Commission Governance Policies including policies G.2b Governing <br />Style and G.2e Commission Member Conduct <br />New Question 2: <br />The Commission partners with the City on opportunities to bring greater value to the community, <br />while maintaining its responsibility to ERMU customers as well as its governance and conduct policies. <br />