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Idaho Military Division seeks supplemental for vehicle communications, IT separation and $8.6M for regional hazmat teams
Summary
The Military Division told JFAC it needs supplemental funding to clear a backlog of communications-upgrade work on state police vehicles, to separate and modernize public-safety networks, and to replace decades-old hazardous-materials equipment with an $8.6 million cash transfer to regional teams.
Major General Tim Donnellan, the Adjutant General and commander of the Idaho National Guard, told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee the Idaho Military Division needs supplemental and enhancement funding now to address operational backlogs and replace aging equipment.
Analyst Frances Lippitt briefed the committee on the division’s budget profile and noted a FY2025 deficiency warrant request of $34,200 related to hazardous substance incident costs that could not be recouped from incident originators. The governor recommended the division’s requested items and added supplemental funding in the governor’s recommendation.
Why it matters: The supplemental would allow the division and partner agencies to address a vehicle-equipment backlog that has left patrol vehicles unusable without communications installs, modernize IT infrastructure for public-safety communications, and replace regional hazmat equipment that has not been updated since…
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