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Weed district seeks grant‑funded administrator; commissioners reserve budget decision until revenue picture clarifies
Summary
Ravalli County Weed District Director Kelly asked the Board of Commissioners on June 26 for permission to hire a grant‑funded grant administrator/office support position to manage an expanding portfolio of grants; commissioners said they will not authorize new permanent FTEs until the county’s revenue picture is clearer and asked for detailed funding documentation and a job description.
Ravalli County Weed District Director Kelly told the Board of Commissioners on June 26 she seeks to hire a grant‑funded grant administrator/office support position to handle grant administration and related office duties, and emphasized that the proposed hire would be funded from grant administration set‑asides and other non‑general fund sources rather than by county property-tax revenue.
Kelly said the district now manages more than 20 active grants and partnerships and that some recent grants — including a multi‑year WIP (Work In Progress) grant — include explicit administration allowances. "When we first wrote this grant... legislation went through and changed that through WIP and…
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