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Idaho Military Division seeks immediate funds for vehicle modernization, public‑safety communications and regional hazmat teams
Summary
The military division outlined supplemental requests including vehicle communications installations, IT infrastructure changes to separate public‑safety networks, and a governor‑recommended $8.6 million cash transfer for regional hazardous‑materials response teams.
Major General Tim Donilon, Idahoʼs adjutant general, told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee the Idaho Military Division needs supplemental funding to clear a backlog of communications work on law‑enforcement vehicles and to modernize its public‑safety communications infrastructure.
Budget analyst Frances Lippett reviewed the divisionʼs structure and finances and noted the division has three budgeted programs and is authorized about 429.8 full‑time equivalent positions. She described recent federal investments—particularly cybersecurity funding—and explained the divisionʼs request for a deficiency warrant of $34,200 for hazardous‑substance response costs that could not be recouped from incident originators.
General Donilon and staff said a surge of vehicles that arrived after chip shortages has created a backlog: many patrol vehicles delivered without installed critical communications equipment cannot be used until…
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