6.1b ERMUSR 10-08-2019 Ji
Elk River
Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
ERMU Commission Theresa Slominski —Administrations Director
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
October 8, 2019 6.1b
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• We received our renewal information for the ancillary insurances of dental, life, and long term
disability.The dental was a 15% increase which is a $6,524.64 annual total increase;the 75%
employer increase is$4,893.48.The life insurance rate increased 19%for an annual increase of
$984, and the long term disability rate increased 6%for an annual increase of$1,620.
• With the territory transfer complete, we are setting up the new accounts and rates.There are a
small number of customers requiring more attention because we meter rate structures
differently than Con nexus does.
• The new sales tax for the City was implemented on October 1 and the first billing was processed
on October 2.There was some extra work required from NISC with the recent bill redesign that
was not anticipated originally.
• Assessment letters were sent starting in September with each of the four billing cycles, alerting
customers to the fact that they will be assessed if payment is not made. The final numbers will
be presented in November for actual assessment to the county.
• The NISC Member Information Conference (MIC) at the end of September was a success.
Information on the upcoming implementation of additional modules in 2020 was gathered. Also,
the continuation of work on the customer service module "iVUE Connect" was observed, as we
have struggled with using this for multiple services. Of note, it was announced that CEO Vern
Dosch is retiring in January 2020.
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