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Municipal Utilities
COMMISSION POLICY
Section:
Governance
Category:
Commission — Management Connection Policies
Policy Reference:
Policy Title:
G.3
Commission — Management Roles
PURPOSE:
With this policy, the Commission describes the general nature of its working relationship with
the General Manager and distinguishes its role as the governing body from the role of the
General Manager, management and staff.
POLICY:
The Commission will work with the General Manager as a leadership team.
The Commission's principal role is to:
1. Hire a competent General Manager and support the General Manager by routinely engaging
in collaborative performance planning and evaluation.
2. Develop and adopt policies for the governance of ERMU that set forth the results ERMU is
to achieve and place limits on the authority of the General Manager to determine how those
results are achieved.
3. Review and approve major plans, programs and budgets proposed by the General Manager
(as required by the Commission's Delegation to Management policies).
4. Routinely monitor organizational performance and accept accountability for that
performance.
The General Manager's principal role, with the support of management and staff employees, is
to:
1. Support the Commission in its development of policies.
2. Carry out the Commission's policies.
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3. Keep the Commission fully informed about compliance with the Commission's policies and
the outcomes of those policies, including the achievement of results and the use of resources.
4. Manage and operate ERMU, accepting accountability for the performance of the organization
in relation to the Commission's policies.
POLICY HISTORY:
Adopted May 9, 2017
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