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Ji <br />Elk River amft . <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 />April 9, 2024 <br />6.1a <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Baker Tilly has informed us they have now received survey results from all 10 <br />comparable peers for our compensation study. Due to a one -week extension granted to <br />allow time for all the comparable peers to respond, the presentation of results may slip <br />from the May to the June commission meeting. <br />• With the cancellation of Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association's (MMUA) 2024 <br />Legislative Conference, Senator Eric Lucero has expressed interest in meeting with us to <br />review the attached MMUA talking points. Senator Lucero has also expressed interest in <br />touring our field services building. Commissioner Zerwas and I are working with Senator <br />Lucero's office to set up a combined tour/meeting. <br />• Operations Director Tom Geiser and I attended MMUA's Annual Safety Meeting. The <br />meeting was hosted by Buffalo Utilities. Staff from MMUA and Hutchinson Utilities also <br />attended. All attendees shared very positive feedback on our safety instructor, Joe <br />Schmidt. MMUA also shared that they had recently hired a grant development specialist <br />and an organizational development and human resources manager. <br />• The Board of Directors of the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) met <br />March 19, 2024, at Chaska City Hall in Chaska, Minnesota and via videoconference. <br />Commissioner Stewart and I attended. The public summary is below: <br />o The Board reviewed the Agency's operating and financial performance for <br />February 2024. <br />o Customer penetration for the residential Clean Energy Choice program increased <br />to 5.4%. There was an increase of 28 customers participating in the residential <br />Clean Energy Choice program from January to February. <br />o The Board discussed the status of renewable projects the Agency is pursuing. <br />o The Agency implemented a Board member energy learning platform. <br />Attachments: <br />MMUA's 2024 Legislative Session Talking Points and Priorities <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />