Treasure County approves part-time weed secretary, authorizes last-minute state grant application
January 06, 2024 | Treasure County, Montana
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Treasure County commissioners and the weed board voted to offer a part-time weed secretary position to the single applicant and authorized staff to submit a state noxious-weed grant application before the published deadline.
Speaker 5 presented a draft job description for a year-round, part-time weed secretary expected to work about 20 hours or less per month and recommended the county advertise a monthly stipend. Speaker 3 moved to offer the job to ‘Kyla’ at $200 per month; Speaker 4 seconded and the motion carried with verbal 'Aye' votes. Speaker 5 said she would notify the applicant and manage transition items.
Board members also discussed a state grant for noxious-weed work. According to a staff report, a state contact advised that submitting the grant paperwork by 11:59 p.m. the same day — even if the application is incomplete — would mark the county "in transition" and likely qualify it for funding. "If we can just submit the grant paperwork by 11:59 today, whether it's fully complete or not, we just indicate we're in the middle of transition," Speaker 5 said. The staff recommended submitting now and withdrawing later if details could not be finalized.
The board discussed how prior applications had included salary lines and how to apportion any award between staffing and equipment; Speaker 7 noted prior planning used a $6,000 salary estimate in a previous application. The grant amount cited during the meeting was approximately $7,500 with additional smaller allocations referenced in staff comments; however, participants agreed to submit the application as advised by the state contact and to return with budget details if the award is received.
The board recorded formal motions for the hire and the grant-submission approach during the meeting. Next steps include completing onboarding for the chosen secretary and reporting back to the commission if the state awards the grant or if the county needs to amend funding requests.
Speaker 5 presented a draft job description for a year-round, part-time weed secretary expected to work about 20 hours or less per month and recommended the county advertise a monthly stipend. Speaker 3 moved to offer the job to ‘Kyla’ at $200 per month; Speaker 4 seconded and the motion carried with verbal 'Aye' votes. Speaker 5 said she would notify the applicant and manage transition items.
Board members also discussed a state grant for noxious-weed work. According to a staff report, a state contact advised that submitting the grant paperwork by 11:59 p.m. the same day — even if the application is incomplete — would mark the county "in transition" and likely qualify it for funding. "If we can just submit the grant paperwork by 11:59 today, whether it's fully complete or not, we just indicate we're in the middle of transition," Speaker 5 said. The staff recommended submitting now and withdrawing later if details could not be finalized.
The board discussed how prior applications had included salary lines and how to apportion any award between staffing and equipment; Speaker 7 noted prior planning used a $6,000 salary estimate in a previous application. The grant amount cited during the meeting was approximately $7,500 with additional smaller allocations referenced in staff comments; however, participants agreed to submit the application as advised by the state contact and to return with budget details if the award is received.
The board recorded formal motions for the hire and the grant-submission approach during the meeting. Next steps include completing onboarding for the chosen secretary and reporting back to the commission if the state awards the grant or if the county needs to amend funding requests.
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