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Fish, Wildlife & Parks budget request would increase biennium funding, add about 30 positions
Summary
FWP told the Legislative Finance Committee its executive budget would raise the department's biennial budget by about $25.4 million and add roughly 30 budgeted positions, driven largely by personal services increases and one-time appropriations.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks told the Legislative Finance Committee on the opening day of its Section C budget hearings that the agency's executive request would raise the department's biennial funding by about $25.4 million, or roughly 9.5% above the current base.
Rob (staff member) summarized the agency's numbers for the committee, saying the agency's base year shows 711.9 positions budgeted and the requested budget shows 742.26 positions budgeted — an increase of just over 30 positions. He said the request includes about $6.4 million in increased personal services (about a 5.1% rise) and that the change is driven by decision packages and statewide present-law adjustments.
Why it matters: The personal-services increase would fund both new, permanent budgeted positions and higher base pay demanded by some enforcement and supervisory…
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