ERMU RES 23-1RESOLUTION NO. 23-1
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
APPOINTING THE RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY AND THE DATA PRACTICES COMPLIANCE
OFFICIAL.
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 13.02, Subdivision 16 requires that Elk River
Municipal Utilities appoint an employee as the Responsible Authority to administer the
requirements for government data within ERMU; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 13.05, Subdivision 13 requires that ERMU appoint
an employee as the Data Practices Compliance Official to whom persons may direct
questions or concerns regarding problems in obtaining access to data or other data
practices problems; and
WHEREAS, the Utilities Commission shares the concern expressed by the Legislature on the
responsible use of all utility data and wishes to satisfy this concern by immediately
appointing an administratively qualified Responsible Authority and Data Practices
Compliance Official as required under the statute; and
WHEREAS, the duties of the Responsible Authority have in the past been performed by the
General Manager; and
WHEREAS, the duties of the Data Practices Compliance Official have in the past been
performed by the Executive Administrative Manager, a title which has been updated to
Governance & Communications Manager; and
WHEREAS, with the retirement of General Manager Theresa Slominski, the previously
appointed Responsible Authority, a new Responsible Authority should be appointed by the
Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, effective January 1, 2023, Mark Hanson assumed the position of General
Manager at Elk River Municipal Utilities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Elk River Municipal
Utilities to appoint General Manager Mark Hanson as the Responsible Authority and
reappoint Tony Mauren as the Data Practices Compliance Official, under the title of
Governance & Communications Manager, for the purposes of meeting all requirements of
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 and Minnesota Rules, Chapter 1205.
This Resolution Passed and Adopted this 141h day of February 2023.
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J. Dietz, Ch4j
Mark Hanson, General Manager