07-01-1992 ERMU MIN ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
322 King Avenue
Elk River, Minnesota 55330
Phone (612) 441-2020
UTILITIES COMMISSION MINUTES
July 1, 1992
4 : 00 P.M.
Present Were: George Zabee President
James Simpson Trustee
Absent was: James Tralle Vice Chairman
Others present: Bill Birrenkott General Manager
Glenn Sundeen
1) The meeting was called to order at 4 : 00 P.M. by President Zabee.
2) Motion by Mr. Simpson seconded by Mr. Zabee to approve the agenda.
The motion carried.
3) Motion by Mr. Zabee seconded by Mr. Simpson to approve the
minutes of the previous meeting as distributed. The motion
carried.
4) The General Manager presented the Commissioners with a
notification from the State of Minnesota which requires the
Utilities to collect from each water customer a tax for water
testing. Motion by Mr. Simpson, seconded by Mr. Zabee to increase
the basic service charge for water by 44 cents per month to cover
the cost for additional taxes. The motion carried.
5) The Commission discussed the rental of equipment to employees. It
was decided not to establish a formal policy at this time.
6) The General Manager presented the Commissioners with a study of
connection fees for surrounding utilities. It was decided not to
take any action at this time but to continue to study the
practices of other utilities.
7) The practices for our charges for bad checks were discussed.
Motion by Mr. Simpson, seconded by Mr. Zabee to charge people who
write a bad check to us one half of the amount of the bad check
with a $5 . 00 minimum and a $20. 00 maximum. The motion carried.
8) The General Manager updated the commissioners on the status of the
takeover of Anoka Electric Cooperative customers.
9) The General Manager discussed an error in billing which had taken
place on one of the commercial customers. It was decided to take
no action regarding back-billing of the customer but to correct
the error as soon as possible.
10) The Line Superintendent reported on the status of construction
projects and other operating conditions.
11) Our present policy for deposits required for rental policy was
discussed. Motion by Mr. Simpson, seconded by Mr. Zabee to amend
policy to read "current customers with satisfactory established
credit on our service, who are moving to a rental property, will
be exempt from the deposit requirement" . The motion carried.
12) The next meeting was set for Tuesday August 11, 1992 at 4 : 00 P.M.
at the Utilities office.
13) Motion by Mr. Simpson seconded by Mr. Zabee to adjourn. The
motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5: 30 P.M.
Bill Birrenkott
General Manager