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��i <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Tony Mauren — Governance & Communications Manager <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />February 11, 2025 <br />4.3 <br />SUBJECT: <br />General Manager Evaluation Questions Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Adopt updated general manager evaluation questions <br />BACKGROUND: <br />As presented in the previous agenda item, Commission Policy G.3e General Manager <br />Performance Planning and Evaluation describes the manner in which the Commission will <br />routinely establish performance expectations for and evaluate the performance of the General <br />Manager. A component of that effort is the annual general manager evaluation which calls on <br />the Commission to assess staff's operational and fiscal performance, as well as general conduct. <br />During the June 4, 2024 meeting, the Commission had consensus to adapt the annual general <br />manager evaluation in a manner similar to the recently adapted commissioner evaluation. Key <br />changes requested were to reduce the number of questions and encourage detailed written <br />comments that offer valuable context for the scores provided. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Staff reviewed the original evaluation questions and worked to refine them by combining <br />similar topics, rewriting/abridging questions, and removing redundancies, all while seeking <br />minimal loss to the breadth of topics. The first attachment demonstrates the process for <br />question refinement; the color coding shows how and where previous questions and concepts <br />were brought forward to a new set of questions which are presented cleanly in the second <br />attachment. Ultimately the number of questions went from 54 to 30 with 7 of those being <br />open-ended comments for the respective categories. <br />Following a review of the proposed questions in the second attachment, staff requests the <br />Commission adopt questions for the new survey. Per the Governance Agenda, results will be <br />presented during a closed session of the June 3, 2025 meeting. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />• Process for General Manager Evaluation Questions Update <br />• Proposed General Manager Evaluation Questions <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />54 <br />