6.1e ERMUSR 08-08-2023______________________________________________________________________________
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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:
ERMU Commission
FROM:
Thomas Geiser – Operations Director
MEETING DATE:
August 8, 2023
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
6.1e
SUBJECT:
Staff Update
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
DISCUSSION:
• Staff has been attending meetings with Sherburne County to plan for the County Road
44 project.
• We are still having issues with the fuse pads we received which were incorrectly
assembled. The problem is that there are some loose parts, and the nuts and bolts are
deteriorating. We received two fuse pads that had already been returned but had to
send one of them back again due to more issues. The vendor has three, we have the
other nine. Irby Utilities is helping to facilitate a resolution to this issue.
• ERMU staff has been discussing the open house for the new field services building,
happening on August 24.
• Staff is working through a lot of commercial services coming down the pipe.
• Working through maps for the new GIS mapping system that we plan to move forward
with in the near future.
• ERMU lineworkers attended a few of the Night to Unite block parties throughout the
City of Elk River on August 1.
• Staff is working on the 2024 budget.
• Attended Minnesota Municipal Power Association’s Annual Meeting in Buffalo, MN on
July 25.
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