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Commissioners approve opioid fund, several grant appropriations and election-pay increase after Department of Commerce denies planning grant
Summary
Treasure County approved four resolutions to reorganize funds (including creation of an opioid settlement fund and a reimagining-rural development fund), accepted an $8,500 fire-capacity grant appropriation, raised election judge pay, and discussed a denied Department of Commerce planning grant and alternative transportation funding.
Treasure County commissioners on Feb. 20 approved a set of resolutions to reorganize and appropriate funds, moved to increase election judge pay, and discussed a Department of Commerce planning-grant denial and alternate transportation funding options.
Resolutions and votes: The board amended the budget to move a small line item into a newly created fund and approved the designation and creation of Fund 2801 for opioid settlement receipts and Fund 2321 for reimagining-rural economic development money. Commissioners also approved a resolution appropriating an $8,500 fire-capacity grant. Each resolution was moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote; minutes recorded the motions and that the motion carried but did not include a roll-call tally in the transcript.
Election judges and staffing: The county clerk proposed increasing election judge pay from $12 an hour to $15 for chief judges and $14 for non-chiefs to enlarge the training pool. The board agreed by motion, with staff to continue recruitment and training for the primary in June.
Department of Commerce denial and transportation alternatives: During a conference call with Adam (conference participant), commissioners were told their planning grant application to the Department of Commerce was denied due to a competitive applicant pool and limited funding. Adam recommended the county request committee-specific review findings and suggested exploring alternate streams: Senate Bill 536 rapid repairs (noted as available for quick fixes up to about $75,000) and a "Safe Streets" grant described at the transportation committee meeting. Adam asked the county to email GPS coordinates and photographs of candidate bridge/pump-house locations to triage eligibility.
Why it matters: The resolutions create a clearer accounting path for opioid settlement dollars and a designated fund for rural economic projects; the fire grant provides a modest increase to emergency capacity. The planning-grant denial halts one avenue for preliminary engineering funds, but state rapid-repair funding and other grant sources could support short-term bridge or deck repairs if projects are shovel-ready.
Next steps: Staff will scan and email the Department of Commerce denial letter to commissioners, gather photographs/GPS coordinates for bridge candidates, and follow up about SB 536 and Safe Streets grant eligibility. Staff will also advertise election-judge training and implement the newly created funds per the approved resolutions.
