Commissioners approve county noxious‑weed plan; board, funding and equipment discussed

Treasure County commissioners approved the county noxious‑weed plan after the county weed coordinator reviewed the document and requested a few updates. Weed Coordinator Kyla took commissioners through the draft, noting corrections to road‑mile totals (Treasure County maintains roughly 275 miles) and some outdated names on forms. Commissioners approved the plan subject to minor corrections and asked staff to update the weed board membership list and equipment inventory in the plan. Kyla confirmed the county is largely compliant and said she would submit an updated version to the state. Commissioners and the weed coordinator also discussed funding lines. Kyla explained there are typically two fund numbers used for noxious‑weed activity: the county trust/grant fund (2840 series) and the local levy/operating fund (2140 series). She said grant money and trust funds are often restricted to program uses and must be tracked separately; the board agreed to keep the accounting transparent and to document grant reporting requirements. The board also talked about training deadlines: if local review boards are required to complete new governance training, the county will need to recruit local volunteers to serve on a new Local Government Review board and to complete the state’s director training course. The commissioners approved the weed plan by voice vote.

Ending — Kyla will update the draft with minor corrections and circulate it to commissioners before submitting to the state; staff will monitor training deadlines for new governance rules.