6.1. ERMUSR 08-12-2003 Elk River<
Municipal Utilities
322 King Avenue phone: 763.441.2020
Elk River.MN 55330 Fax:763.4418099
August 5. 2003
To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission
John Dietz
Jerry Takle
James Tralle
From: Bryan C. Adams
Subject: Year 2004 Budget
Staff has started the process of assembling the year 2004 budget. As in the past, we
desire to keep this Commission a part of the budgeting process. The proposed schedule
for the budgeting process is as follows:
August meeting: Travel & Training
10 Year Personnel Projections
September meeting: 10 Year Capital Projections
Year 2003 Capital Projections
October meeting: Projected Purchased Power Costs
Projected Sales Revenues
Projected Expenses
November meeting: Completed Budget with Rate Analysis
December meeting: Adopt Budget with Rate Changes, if any
Enclosed is the proposed Travel & Training and 10 Year Personnel Projections for your
review and consideration.
The travel and training budget is updated from 2003 with minor changes.
The 2004 personnel projections reflects the addition of three people. They are laborer
(metering technician). lineperson, and water operator.
A couple of years ago we had an "extra" lineperson to fill in when a lineperson was on
vacation or sick. We operate a two person crew, and it is more desirable to keep a crew
active when a lineperson is missing from work. We gave up this position when a service
crew was added two years ago. We now desire to again fill this position.
We are proposing a new position of laborer(meter technician). The position description
is attached. This position will install new and change-out residential water and electric
meters along with maintaining off-peak radio receivers. It will take 7 to 8 years to
change all of the old water and electric meters to radio read meters.
We are also proposing as a last resort, another water operation if our current plan does
not work out. We continue to struggle in completing all of the necessary duties in the
water department. The supervisor does to much "wrenching" and not enough
supervising due to workload. The situation becomes worse when an operator is sick or
on vacation. The added laborer (meter technician) discussed above will take some load
off the water operators in changing water meters. The generation plant operator position
is divided into 50% operating and maintaining the generation equipment and 50% as a
water operator. This plant operator has not worked in the water department because he is
doing the duties of the laborer who was an unpaid medical leave and has since been let
go. We are currently advertising to fill the laborer position which does janitorial and
inventory functions. Upon filling the laborer's position, the plant operator will start
working half time as a water operator. This may alleviate the need for an additional
water operator.
Elk River Municipal Utilities Position Description
Job Title: Laborer(meter)
Job Summary: This position works under the direction of the Superintendent Water and
Electric Technologies and installs or changes out electric and water meters, along with verifying
radio receivers for the off peak programs.
ELSA: Non-Exempt
Job Duties:
I. Changes out residential and commercial water meters along with installing and verifying
radio reception.
• 2. Installing and changing out residential electric meters and verifying radio reception.
3. Verify and maintain radio receivers for off peak program
4. Assist in installing security systems
5. Assist in minor maintenance on or around utility facilities.
6. Assist in the operation and maintenance of electric generation equipment.
7. Assist in custodial duties
8. Other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications:
I. High School Graduate
2. One year vocational training in mechanics,water or wastewater, electronics/electrical or
equivalent experience as determined by ERMU
3. State of Minnesota Class D driver's license and ability to obtain Class B license within 3
months.
ELK RIVER MUNCIPAL UTILITIES
TRAINING AND TRAVEL BUDGET FOR 2003
ELECTRIC 2003 2004
MMUA Urd Hot Line School 3 people $ 1,650.00 1,650.00
MMUA Overhead Hot Line School 2 people 1,100.00 1,100.00
MMUA Underground School 3 people 1,650.00 1,650.00
MMUA Locator Workshop 1 person 450.00 450.00
MMUA Staking Workshop 1 person 450.00 450.00
MMUA Transformer School 2 people 900.00 900.00
MMUA Diesel Workshop 3 people 1,500.00 1,500.00
MMUA Meter Repair Workshop 3 people 1,500.00 1,500.00
MMUA Substation Workshop 1 person 450.00 500.00
1st Line Supervision 1 person 2,000.00 2,000.00
Apprenticeship 3 people 2,000.00 2,000.00
Unknown 3,000.00 3,000.00
16,650.00 16,700.00
WATER
Water Operators License Seminar 4 people 1,500.00 1,500.00
MN Section AWWA or MRW 3 people 500.00 500.00
Unknown 2 people 1,000.00 1,000.00
3,000.00 3,000.00
ADMINISTRATION
Misc One Day Training 1,500.00 1,500.00
MMUA Annual Summer Meeting 1 staff/ 1 commissioner 1,500.00 1,500.00
MMUA Fall Meeting 1 staff/ 1 commissioner 750.00 750.00
MMUA Legislative Round-up 1 staff/ 1 commissioner 500.00 500.00
APPA Legislative Round-up 1 person 2,500.00 2,500.00
APPA Annual Meeting 1 staff/ 1 commissioner 2,500.00 2,500.00
or Engineering/Operator Workshop
MMUA Superintendent Conference 1 person 1,000.00 1,000.00
Unknown 2,000.00 2,000.00
12,250.00 12,250.00
SAFETY TRAINING
MMUA Safety Program 16,500.00 17,500.00
MMUA Monthly Safety Meetings 35,000.00 36,000.00
51,500.00 53,500.00
EDUCATION 2,000.00 2,000.00
85,400.00 87,450.00
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