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Commission approves ALDC grants-administrator position to bring grant work in-house
Summary
The commission approved creating an ALDC grants administrator/project manager position intended to centralize grant-writing and administration, with supporters saying the role should largely fund itself through administrative fees and free staff time for other projects.
The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Commission voted unanimously to approve a grants administrator/project manager position description for the ALDC, with supporters saying bringing grant administration in-house will improve consistency, uncover administrative-fee revenue and free staff capacity for other county projects.
Supporters said two ongoing projects — a $2,750,000 winter tourism grant and downtown development work — could provide sufficient administrative revenue to offset the position’s cost. Commissioners and board members noted past contract arrangements left gaps in continuity and that an in-house role would centralize institutional knowledge.
A commissioner asked for routine reporting on administrative fees and recommended the commission review invoices and fee totals periodically; one commissioner said they had seen administrative-fee figures that appeared small and asked for more transparency. The position description was approved by motion and recorded as a unanimous 5-0 vote.
The commission framed this as a capacity-building move rather than a permanent increase in net county spending, and said implementation would be monitored so the position pays for itself as described.
