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DISTRICT BUSINESS ................................................................................................................. PAGES 3-11

District Chair/Vice Chair Term List ...................................................................................................... Page 5

Proposed 2021 District Meeting Locations ......................................................................................... Page 6

District Meeting Location History ................................................................................................ Pages 7-11

MACO UPDATES FROM STAFF ................................................................................................. PAGES 13-16

MACo App Download Instructions .................................................................................................... 4

MACo Committees Brochure ..................................................................................................... Pages 15-16

LEGISLATIVE REPORT ............................................................................................................. PAGES 17-25

Proposed 2020 Ballot Issues ...................................................................................................... Pages 18-20

State & County Cooperative Fire Working Group ...................................................................... Pages 21-22

DNRC State/County Coop Fire Program–Service Gaps & Resources .......................................... Pages 23-25

2020 PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS ............................................................................................... PAGES 27-43

Proposed Resolutions List (Thus Far) ................................................................................................ Page 27

MACo Land Use, Planning & Development Committee Resolution................................................... Page 28

Daniels County: PLUS Resolution (Public Land Use Sustainability) ............................................. Pages 29-43

Resolution & Additional Info ............................................................................................. Pages 30-33

State Trust Lands Through the Eyes & History of Daniels County ..................................... Pages 35-43

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2020-2021 DISTRICT CHAIRS & VICE CHAIRS

This list includes the date of Chair/Vice Chair appointment as well as the year in which the term concludes. The yellow highlighting signifies the next round of elections.

District Chair & Vice Chair Term List

District Chair County Vice County Elected Term End

District #1 Gary Macdonald Roosevelt Richard Dunbar Phillips 06/06/19 2021

District #2 Jerry Collins Garfield Gary Kartevold Dawson 08/14/18 2020

District #3 Steve Baldwin Fallon Kevin Krausz Custer 06/06/19 2021

District #4 Larry Hendrickson Liberty Mark Peterson Hill 06/05/19 2021

District #5 Jane Weber Cascade Joe Pehan

(elected to fill vacancy during 06/05/19 meeting)

Toole 08/17/18 2020

District #6 Sandy Youngbauer Fergus Nicole Borner Musselshell 06/07/19 2021

District #7 Bill Wallace Sweet Grass George Real Bird III Big Horn 08/13/18 2020

District #8 Cory Kirsch Jefferson Laura Obert Broadwater 08/15/18 2020

District #9 Don Seifert Gallatin Bill Berg


Park 08/15/18 2020

District #10 Dave Stipe Lake Pam Holmquist Flathead 06/04/19 2021

District #11 Roman Zylawy Mineral Dave Strohmaier


Missoula 08/16/18 2020

District #12 Tom Rice Beaverhead Ralph Mannix Powell 08/15/18 2020


Proposed 2021 District Meetings Locations

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1. Helena to Shelby: 167 miles

2. Shelby to Sidney: 400 miles

3. Sidney to Hardin: 247 miles

4. Hardin to Livingston: 162 miles

5. Livingston to Hamilton: 255 miles

6. Hamilton to Helena: 165 miles

Total Miles:

1396

2021 District Meeting Locations & Route

The meeting locations shown above (and the route below) are in the counties that volunteered during

the previous district meetings in 2019. We propose holding the 2021 meetings in these locations,

which can be altered if it no longer works for the counties.


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DISTRICT MEETING LOCATIONS DISTRICTS MEETING YEAR & DATE DISTRICT HOST LOCATION

1, 2 & 3 1999 May 27 District 2 Terry

August 18 District 2 Jordan

2000 March 29 District 3 Forsyth

August 30 District 1 Wolf Point

December 11 District 2 Glendive

2001 May 2 District 3 Sidney

2002 April 17 District 2 Glendive

July 24 District 1 Malta

2003 May 21 District 3 Miles City

August 20 District 3 Ekalaka

2004 April 28 District 1 Glasgow

2004 August 10 District 2 Wibaux

2005 May 11 District 3 Forsyth

2005 Aug 24 District 2 Circle

2006 May 16 District 1 Plentywood

August 29 District 2 Jordan

2007 June 7 District 3 Broadus

2008 May 7 District 1 Malta

August 12 District 2 Sidney

2009 June 9 District 3 Miles City

2010 August 19 District 3 Baker

2011 June 8 District 1 Glasgow


2012 August 22 District 3 Miles City



August 12 District 3 Miles City


2016 May 13 District 2 Circle

2016 August 30 District 3 Forsyth

2017 June 7 District 1 Wolf Point

2018 May 9 District 2 Jordan

August 14 District 3 Broadus

2019 June 6 District 1 Malta

2020 June 23 N/A Virtual Meeting

2021 May or June District 2 Sidney


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DISTRICTS MEETING YEAR & DATE DISTRICT HOST LOCATION

4 & 5 1999 May 25 District 4 Havre

August 17 District 5 Fort Benton

2000 March 27 District 5 Cut Bank

August 29 District 4 Chester

December 13 District 5 Great Falls

2001 May 4 District 5 Great Falls

2002 April 15 District 4 Chinook

Aug. 12 District 5 Dupuyer

2003 May 19 District 4 Havre

August 18 District 5 Conrad

2004 April 29 District 4 Chester

2004 August 27 District 5 Dutton

2005 May 13 District 4 Fort Benton

2006 May 17 District 5 Shelby

August 23 District 4 Chinook

2007 June 5 District 5 Choteau

2008 May 6 District 5 Choteau

August 19 District 5 Fort Benton

2009 June 3 District 4 Chester

2010 May 11 District 5 Conrad

August 12 District 5 Shelby

2011 June 9 District 4 Havre

2012 May 24 District 4 Chester

2012 August 15 District 5 Cut Bank 2013 June 6 District 4 Chinook

2014 May 15 District 5 Great Falls

August 13 District 5 Choteau


2016 May 17 District 5 Conrad

2016 August 22 District 4 Fort Benton

2017 June 8 District 5 Shelby

2018 May 10 District 4 Chester

August 17 District 5 Choteau



2021 May or June District 5 Shelby



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6 & 7 1999 May 21 District 6 ------------

August 19 District 7 Columbus

2000 March 30 District 6 Lewistown

August 22 District 7 Red Lodge

December 12 District 7 Billings

2001 May 14 District 6 Stanford

2002 April 17 District 6 Lewistown

July 26 District 7 Red Lodge

2003 May 22 District 6 Round Up

August 21 District 7 Big Timber

2004 April 26 District 6 Winnett

2004 August 11 District 7 Red Lodge

2005 May 12 District 6 Harlowton

2006 May 15 District 7 Billings

August 16 District 6 Billings

2007 June 13 District 6 Stanford

2008 May 8 District 7 Columbus


2009 June 10 District 7 Big Timber

2010 May 24 District 6 Roundup


2011 June 7 District 7 Billings

2012 May 22 District 7 Red Lodge

2012 August 20 District 6 Lewistown

2013 June 4 District 7 Columbus

2014 May 8 District 6 Stanford


2015 June 2 District 6 Harlowton

2016 May 12 District 7 Big Timber

2016 August 31 District 6 Lewistown

2017 June 6 District 7 Red Lodge

2018 May 8 District 6 Roundup August 13 District 7 Billings

2019 June 7 District 6 Stanford


2021 May or June District 7 Hardin



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8, 9 & 12 1999 May 17 District 9 Bozeman

August 26 District 12 Philipsburg

2000 March 22 District 12 Virginia City

August 16 District 9 White Sulphur Springs.

December 15 District 9 Bozeman

2001 May 9 District 8 Whitehall

2002 April 8 District 12 Dillon

Aug. 2 District 12 Deer Lodge

2003 May 7 District 8 Townsend

August 13 District 9 White Sulphur Springs

2004 May 7 District 12 Philipsburg

2004 August 25 District 12 Virginia City

2005 May 4 District 8 Helena

2006 June 2 District 8 Whitehall

August 25 District 9 Livingston

2007 June 14 District 12 Dillon

2008 May 15 District 8 Whitehall

August 14 District 9 White Sulphur Springs

2009 June 5 District 12 Dillon

2010 May 21 District 8 Helena

August 17 District 12 Deer Lodge

2011 June 6 District 12 Virginia City

2012 May 21 District 9 Livingston

2012 August 23 District 8 Townsend

2013 June 3 District 9 Amsterdam

2014 May 14 District 12 Dillon

August 22 District 8 Helena

2015 June 5 District 12 Virginia City

2016 May 11 District 9 Gardiner

2016 August 29 District 8 Whitehall

2017 June 5 District 12 Philipsburg

2018 May 7 District 9 Bozeman

August 15 District 8 Augusta

2019 June 3 District 12 Deer Lodge


2021 May or June District 9 Livingston



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10 & 11 1999 May 19 District 10 Polson

August 23 District 10 Polson

2000 March 13 District 10 Polson


December 14 District 11 Missoula

2001 May 10 District 10 Polson

2002 April 10 District 10 Polson

August 1 District 10 Plains


August 14 District 11 Hamilton


2004 August 23 District 11 Hamilton



August 24 District 11 Hamilton

2007 June 11 District 11 St. Regis


August 21 District 11 Missoula

2009 June 11 District 10 Plains

2010 July 12 District 10 Polson

2011 June 10 District 10 Polson


2012 August 17 District 11 Hamilton

2013 June 7 District 11 Missoula

2014 May 7 District 11 Missoula



2016 May 18 District 11 Superior

2016 August 23 District 10 Thompson Falls

2017 June 9 District 11 Hamilton

2018 May 11 District 10 Kalispell

August 16 District 11 Missoula



2021 May or June District 11 Hamilton


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◇ Formulate and sustain the mission of the committee. Make sure that every component is consistent with the Association’s vision.

◇ Represent the interests of the members of the

Association, whose resources allow the Association to pursue its mission, while balancing those interest with the interests of the state as a whole.

◇ Translate values into policies that serve to guide

the operations of the Association. ◇ Account to the public and to the members of the

Association for the actions of the committee. ◇Work with the Executive Director to develop long

range plans and revise periodically. ◇ Ensure that all legal and ethical responsibilities

of the committee are being fulfilled. ◇Ensure that the committee’s goals and

objectives are being achieved as effectively and efficiently as possible.

The Importance of

Montana Association

of Counties Committees

Agriculture

Community, Economic Development & Labor

Conference Planning

Energy

Health & Human Services

Justice & Public Safety

Land Use, Planning & Development

Public Lands

Resolutions & Legislative

Tax, Budget & Finance

Transportation

Basic Functions of a Committee

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Duty of Loyalty Committee members have a duty to refrain from engaging in personal activities that may injure or take advantage of the Association. Each has an obligation to refrain from furthering one’s own interests at the expense of the committee or the Association. Conflict of Interest is a contradiction between one’s obligation to the Committee/Association and one’s self interest.

Duty of Due Care

Committee members have an obligation to perform committee duties in good faith and always with consideration to the best interest of the Association.


there special roles that committee members must undertake to help the committee run smoothly? (i.e. facilitator, recorder, etc.) Learn committee staff roles, the boundaries and how they compliment each other. Find out what is exactly expected from you based on the by-laws and perspectives of others in the committee. Determine the Appropriateness of the Committee’s Structure Learn how the committee is organized. Does the structure and organization of the committee enable it to effectively manage its responsibilities in building a strong Association? Can you function effectively in this structure? Review the by-laws, committee structure, and any state, federal and local laws, rules and regulations affecting your committee and compare these with the vision and purpose of the Association. Determine the Effectiveness of the Committee’s Operating Norms Examine how the committee makes decisions. Is it a good decision-making body? Are you familiar or comfortable with the way the committee makes decisions? Is the committee’s decision-making philosophy similar to yours? If not, can you suggest change? Does the committee exhibit behaviors that enhance its effectiveness, i.e. starting and ending on time, coming to meetings prepared, constructively dealing with conflict, etc.? If not, can you affect change on these behaviors?

Orient Yourself to the Association and the Committee Research the Association’s vision, mission, structure and operations. If you were appointed to serve on the committee, our orientation should help you answer the question, “Why am I here?” and “Why does the committee exist and what is its history?” Learn the Field of Interest Continually study the issues and environment toward which your committee’s mission is directed. Ask staff to provide you with information on the issues and environment as well as conduct your own research. Build a Trusting Environment Get to know the other committee members in terms of their level of commitment to the Association, how they see their roles as committee members, and their visions of the committee and its purpose. This will help you answer the question, “What level of involvement will I risk?” and “What will the other members expect from me?”. Understand the Goals Seek clarification of individual committee goals, the intent of these goals and the process used to set these goals. Understand the Roles, Responsibilities of Committee and Staff and Expectations of You Find out the function that each committee member needs to perform to be effective. Are

Keys to Effective Service

▪ Commitment More than attending one committee meeting.

▪ Teamwork Requires that you understand and believe in “the team”.

▪ Learn the Job Includes roles, responsibilities and expectations.

▪ Ethics Involves conscience yours and the committee’s.

▪ Collective It should be more than just the letter of the law.

Committees are essential to an Association’s operation.

The major function of committees is to advise. Committees generate alternatives, recommend

courses of action, and/or solve problems. The purpose, scope and authority must be agreed

upon.

Seek Opportunities to Develop Your Leadership Skills Find out what is required of leadership within the committee and learn how the Association encourages individual committee members to develop leadership potential. Ask yourself whether you should, or need to, avail yourself of these activities that encourage leadership development? Do you have suggestions on how the organization can better encourage leadership development? Tap Your Constituents Remain in touch with those you represent and/or those your Association serves in order to assess the environment, issues and their perceptions of your Association. Are your decision-making and actions consistent with your constituents’ desires or beliefs? Appreciate the Value of Different Styles Understand and respect the other committee members’ group and leadership styles. Learn the value of each style and how to deal effectively with varying group and leadership styles. What is your style? What advantages and disadvantages does your style bring to the committee? Engage in Planning Encourage your committee to engage in an ongoing process of creating the Association’s future and devising strategies with clearly delineated responsibilities and deadlines. Assess Your Effort Regularly examine your effectiveness as a committee member. In what areas do you excel? In what areas do you struggle? How can you improve weakness? Do you still ‘got it’ to give? Smell the Roses– Renewal Take time to recognize your own and the committee’s efforts. Celebrate accomplishments. Develop shared excitement about the Association’s vision and the committee’s role in realizing this. Encourage individuals to share new ideas that will help shape the committee.

How to Be a Better Committee Member


LEGISLATIVE

REPORT


Proposed 2020 Ballot Issues

The first three issues have been referred to the voters by 2019 Legislature and will appear on the November 3, 2020 General Election ballot:

LR-130

(HB 357 -- Sponsored Matt Regier, HD 4)

Subject: Revise concealed carry laws.

Type: Legislative Referendum

Status: Legislature referred HB 357 to the 2020 General Election Ballot.

C-46

(HB 244 -- Sponsored by Steve Gunderson, HD1)

Subject: Constitutional amendment to change constitutional amendment signature requirements.

Type: Constitutional Amendment


Fiscal Note: No Fiscal Note

C-47

(HB 245 -- Sponsored by Steve Gunderson HD 1)

Subject: Constitutional amendment to revise initiative signature requirements.

Type: Constitutional Amendment


Fiscal Note: No Fiscal Note

Please Note: Ballot issue numbers listed below are assigned by the order in which they were received at the Office of the Montana Secretary of

State. They do not reflect a ranking or how the initiative would be numbered if it were placed on the ballot.

The following are citizen proposals for statewide ballot initiatives for the November 3, 2020 General Election ballot that were submitted to

the Secretary of State.

Ballot Issue #1 – I-187Subject: Generally revise energy and taxation laws to require investor-owned electric utilities to procure more renewable electricity from sources like

wind and solar, gradually equaling an 80% of sales by 2035.

Type: Initiative

Submission #1: 11/6/18 – Withdrawn 4/5/19

Submission #2: 4/5/19 – Additional information submitted 5/9/19

Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering as of July 26, 2019.

Fiscal Note: I-187 Fiscal Note

Submitter: Russ Doty on behalf of Rev. Ken Crouch and Karen Stears

Ballot Issue #2

Subject: Revise and amend election law by ending state recognition of political parties and Primary elections by implementing ranked choice voting in

the State of Montana.

Type: Initiative

Submission #1: 12/1/18

Status: Withdrawn on 10/29/19 due to new submission received on 10/28/19 – Ballot Issue #9.

Submitter: Steven Hurin

Ballot Issue #3

Subject: Insert new statute at MCA 25-1-112 New Section. Requirement of Equal Procedures for Government and Private Parties. In all state court

proceedings, the time limits, filing privileges and filing deadlines for government lawyers, agencies and officials shall be equal to the time limits, filing

privileges and filing deadlines for nongovernment parties and participants. Government prosecutors and lawyers must pay the same court filing fees as

nongovernmental parties.

Type: Initiative


Status: Attorney General determined that the ballot issue is legally insufficient

Submitter: Roger Roots

Ballot Issue #4 – I-188

Subject: Establish a Vehicular Manslaughter statute.

Type: Initiative


Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering as of October 15, 2019.


Submitter: Morgen E. Hunt

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https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/LR-130.pdf

http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20191&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&P_BILL_NO=357&P_BILL_DFT_NO=&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ2=&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ=



https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/C-46.pdf




https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/C-47.pdf




https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Initiative-Ballot-Language-and-Text-I-187.pdf

https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Initiative-Ballot-Language-and-Text-I-187.pdf

https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/I-187-Fiscal-Note.pdf

https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/I-188.pdf


https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/BI4-Fiscal-Note.pdf


Ballot Issue #5

Subject: Marijuana Regulation Act. “An act legalizing and regulating the use of marijuana; establishing duties of the department of revenue; revising

criminal laws related to marijuana; creating a special revenue fund; providing penalties; establishing a tax on marijuana sales; providing definitions;

providing for distribution of revenue from the marijuana tax to various state programs and local government entities; allowing certain municipalities,

counties, and consolidated city-county governments by a vote of the electorate to adopt a local option tax on marijuana; providing a statutory

appropriation for distribution of a portion of the tax to local government entities; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections and providing an

immediate effective date.”

Type: Initiative


Status: Withdrawn on 1/21/20 due to new submission received on 1/21/20 – Ballot Issue #13

Submitter: Erica Siate

Ballot Issue #6

Subject: A proposed Ballot Initiative for an act entitled: “The Driverless Vehicle Initiative”. Recognize the lawfulness of driverless vehicles on Montana

roadways and recognize the right of Montanans to travel, and direct their travel without government permission or license. Allow computer aided

driverless vehicles to be operated and used upon Montana highways and roadways without government permission or registration.

Type: Initiative

Submission #1: Received on 7/3/19

Status: Waiting on modified submission from sponsor prior to sending to the Attorney General’s Office for legal sufficiency review.

Submitter: John Lamb

Ballot Issue #7

Subject: A proposed Ballot Initiative for an act entitled: “Campaign Advertising Identification of the Origin of Financial Support Act of 2019.” An act

requiring the identification of all political advertising with the origin of the financial support; providing penalties; providing that the proposed act be

submitted to the qualified electors of Montana; amending sections 13-35-205 and 13-37-225 and 13-37-229 MCA; adding sections 13-37-211, and 13-37-

212 MCA; and providing an effective date.

Type: Initiative

Submission #1: Received on 8/5/19

Status: Waiting on submitter response to Legislative Services correspondence.

Submitter: Brian Leland


Subject: The Fair Procedures Act. New Section. Section 1. MCA is amended to read: “Requirement of Equal Procedures for Government and Private

Parties. In all state court proceedings, the time limits, filing privileges and filing deadlines for government lawyers, agencies and officials shall be equal

to the time limits, filing privileges and filing deadlines for nongovernment parties and participants. Government prosecutors and lawyers must pay the

same court filing fees as nongovernmental parties.”

Type: Initiative


Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering as of January 16th, 2020.


Submitter: Roger Roots

Ballot Issue #9

Subject: This petition amends election law by ending state recognition of political parties, state administration of primaries, institutes ranked choice

voting, establishes the petition process already required for independent candidates to be applied to all candidates seeking to run for office, and ends

the party nomination qualification for being recognized on a ballot.

Type: Initiative



Submitter: Steven Hurin

Ballot Issue #10

Subject: Amends Article IV, Section 2 of the Montana constitution to define qualified electors as only individuals who are US citizens, 18 years of age or

older, who have resided in Montana for at least 30 days before the election. Only individuals who are qualified electors can vote in Montana federal,

state, county, municipal and school elections, unless the legislature by law provides an exception for a county or municipal special district election

where qualification to vote is based on property ownership. Individuals who do not meet the citizenship and residency requirements will not vote in

Montana elections if the proposed initiative passes.

Type: Constitutional Initiative



Submitter: Christopher J. Gallus







Ballot Issue #11 – CI-118

Subject: Under the Montana Constitution, a person 18 years of age or older is an adult, except that the legislature or the people by initiative may

establish the legal age of purchasing, consuming, or possessing alcoholic beverages. CI-118 amends the Montana Constitution to allow the legislature or

the people by initiative to establish the legal age for purchasing, consuming, or possessing marijuana.

Type: Constitutional Initiative


Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering as of May 1, 2020.

Submitter: Sherine Blackford, Treasurer New Approach Montana

Ballot Issue #12

Subject: I-xxx makes limited amounts of marijuana legal for adults 21 years of age or older and regulates, controls, and taxes the commercial

production and distribution of marijuana in order to eliminate the illicit market, reduce crime, provide a safe product, and raise tax revenue. I-xxx

requires that licensed testing laboratories test marijuana sold to consumers and establishes a 20% excise tax on all marijuana sold. The revenue from

the tax is allocated to fund conservation, substance abuse treatment, veterans services, long-term health care, local governments, and general revenue

for the state. The tax does not apply to medical marijuana. The medical marijuana tax is reduced to 1%. I-xxx maintains prohibitions on driving while

impaired and does not allow distribution of marijuana to, or use by, a person less than 21 years of age.

Type: Initiative


Status: Withdrawn on 2/4/20 due to new submission received on 2/4/20 – Ballot Issue #14.


Ballot Issue #13

Subject: Marijuana Regulation Act. “An act legalizing and regulating the use of marijuana; removing marijuana from the Montana controlled substances

act; establishing duties of the Department of Revenue, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality; creating a special revenue fund; providing penalties;

establishing a tax on marijuana sales; providing definitions; providing for distribution of revenue from the marijuana tax to various state programs and

local government entities; allowing certain municipalities, counties, and consolidated city-county governments by a vote of the electorate to adopt a

local option tax on marijuana; prohibiting local governments from banning marijuana businesses, establishing a random blind testing program,

providing a statutory appropriation for distribution of a portion of the tax to local government entities; providing rulemaking authority; amending

sections and providing an immediate effective date.”

Type: Initiative



Submitter: Erica Siate


Subject: I-190 legalizes the possession and use of limited amounts of marijuana for adults over the age of 21. I-190 requires the Department of Revenue

to license and regulate the cultivation, transportation, and sale of marijuana and marijuana-infused products and to inspect premises where marijuana

is cultivated and sold. It requires licensed laboratories to test marijuana and marijuana-infused products for potency and contaminants. I-190

establishes a 20% tax on non-medical marijuana. 10.5% of the tax revenue goes to the state general fund, with the rest dedicated to accounts for

conservation programs, substance abuse treatment, veterans’ services, healthcare costs, and localities where marijuana is sold. I-190 allows a person

currently serving a sentence for an act permitted by I-190 to apply for resentencing or an expungement of the conviction. I-190 prohibits advertising of

marijuana and related products.

Type: Initiative


Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering as of May 1, 2020.





https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/CI-118.pdf

https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/CI-118.pdf




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State and County Cooperative Fire Working Group

Background: Over the past several years discussions between the DNRC and its local partners, counties, related to both service and funding have been commonplace. The Environmental Quality Council attempted to elevate the discussion into legislation but were met with resistance from the counties and the effort was defeated. During those debates, MACo agreed that the need for a long-term solution would involve both parties working together for a solution that met the service needs for all of Montana’s counties with transparency related to what new services might be provided and where, additional or new costs, and finally how the needed revenue would be generated.

DNRC Statutory Duty: DNRC has the duty to ensure the protection of state and private ownership and to suppress wildfires on land under state and private ownership. (MCA 76-13-104) To fulfill that responsibility DNRC partners with Montana’s 56 counties through the State/County Cooperative Fire Protection (County Coop) program. Through those agreements Montana counties provide basic level wildland fire protection through its system of rural firefighting districts and county personnel. The local government resources provide primary initial fire attack, and in most cases, provide extended attack through the conclusion of the event in their jurisdiction. In return, counties with agreements in place receive DNRC support in the form of organizational and technical assistance, equipment, training, and direct fire control assistance if needed. In the event the local capacity is exceeded, the DNRC will intervene to assist the county at no cost to the benefiting county.

Working Group: The DNRC and several county representatives met multiple times to begin discussions around issues, costs, and solutions related to the cooperative program. The basis of the discussion, the Cooperative Model, is 50 years old. While all agree that over time the program has had its issues, generally the system works and has improved greatly, but modernization and improvements are still needed to the model. Issues driving additional needs, include intensifying fire environment, declining volunteer firefighting workforce, and increasing development. In addition, the expectations of Montana’s taxpayers, for both the responding resources at the local level and the assistance by DNRC has evolved and expanded over time. The discussion focused on using the successful Coop Program as the basis for developing targeted strategies to improve the fire protection service that DNRC provides and expand the resources at the local level.

Identifying Need: The working group identified specific service gaps and worked with DNRC personnel to identify costs associated with making the discussed improvements.

Eastern Land Office covering Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Rosebud, and Wibaux Counties:

a. Establish a seasonal helicopter operation which requires a helicopter manager/off-season regional trainer (1.0

FTE), fuel tender driver (.5 FTE), aviation team leader/manager/trainer (1.0 FTE), and associated program needs

such as hangar space.

b. Increase capacity for training, fire line advising, command and control by adding a rural fire specialist (1.0 FTE)

and associated program support needs.

*$52,000 One-time only cost; $265,000/year recurring cost


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Northeastern Land Office covering Blaine, Choteau, Daniels, Fergus, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Petroleum, Phillips, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley, and Wheatland Counties:

c. Increase capacity for training, fire line advising, command and control by adding a unit fire management officer

(1.0 FTE) and associated program support needs.


Southern Land Office covering Big Horn, Carbon, Musselshell, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Treasure, and Yellowstone Counties:

d. Establish a seasonal helicopter operation which requires a helicopter manager/off-season regional trainer (1.0

FTE), fuel tender driver (.5 FTE), aviation team leader/manager/trainer (1.0 FTE), and associated program needs

such as hangar space.

e. Increase capacity for training, fire line advising, command and control by extending the current rural fire

specialist to full time (+.5 FTE) and associated program support needs.


Central Land Office covering Liberty, Toole, Glacier, Pondera, Teton, Lewis & Clark, Cascade, Meagher, Jefferson, Broadwater, Beaverhead, Madison, Gallatin, and Park Counties:

f. Increase capacity for community preparedness and improve efforts to prevent human-caused incidents through

establishment of a community protection and fire prevention team leader (1.0 FTE)


g. General needs with statewide impacts, including infrastructure enhancements.

• Eastside communications technician (1.0 FTE)

• Information technology

• Covering Interagency Dispatching system cost

• Additional resources for Equipment and Communications Program including communications infrastructure

maintenance and replacement; and water tender development; Type 5 engine development

• Completion of Fire Protection Property Assessment program business analysis and system build out

*$463,000 One-time only cost; $860,000/year in recurring cost

Total Annual Outlay: $1,496,000

Total One-Time Only: $598,000

Year one: $2.1M; Subsequent years $1.5M + inflation


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Montana Association of Counties Wildland Fire Ad Hoc Committee:

Montana DNRC State/County Cooperative Fire Program – Service Gaps and Resources

Background In 2019, the Montana Association of Counties (MACo) established an ad hoc committee to address, with the Montana DNRC, issues of importance to MACo members related to wildland fire; including improving and modernizing the State/County Cooperative Fire Protection Arrangement (County Coop.) The MACo Wildland Fire Ad Hoc Committee includes select County Commissioners representing different regions of the State as well as representatives from the Montana State Fire Chiefs Association (MSFCA), and the Montana County Firewardens Association (MCFWA.) Conversations between members of the Committee and key representatives of the DNRC largely focused on a sustained effort to improve the fire protection service that the DNRC provides to eastern Montana, but the group discussed improvements that would produce statewide benefits to the County Coop arrangement as well. The Committee also discussed, with representatives of the DNRC, the Fire Protection Assessment system providing funding to the DNRC and its relationship to wildland fire protection in eastern Montana. The desired outcome is to identify service gaps and close those gaps to improve the DNRC’s ability to build and maintain the capacity of local governments and to provide direct fire control assistance when needed. As part of their improvement and modernization effort, the DNRC is collaborating with key external stakeholders including MACo, the Montana State Fire Chiefs Association (MSFCA) and the Montana County Firewardens Association (MCFWA.) In that process, the MACo Wildland Fire Ad Hoc Committee, using information provided by the DNRC at the request of MACo, identified both critical service gaps and the resources needed to fill them. At a March 16, 2020 meeting, the Deputy Director of MACo, the leadership of the MACo Wildland Fire Ad Hoc Committee and representatives of the DNRC addressed the following questions posed by the Committee.

What is the County Coop Fire Protection Arrangement?

DNRC is charged in statute with the “duty to ensure the protection of land under state and private ownership and to suppress wildfires

on land under state and private ownership.” (MCA 76-13-104) By formally partnering with all 56 Counties in Montana, DNRC ensures

wildland fire protection on over 45 million acres of State and private land via an arrangement known as County Coop fire protection.

Through the County Coop arrangement, Montana Counties agree to provide the basic level of wildland fire protection through a system

of rural firefighting organizations and county personnel. These county and local government fire forces provide primary initial fire attack

and, in most cases, extended attack on wildland fires in their jurisdiction. In return for this service, cooperating counties receive DNRC

support in the form of organizational and technical assistance, equipment, training, and direct fire control assistance when needed.

When a wildland fire exceeds the capacity of the County, the DNRC will intervene to assist the county; bringing to bear the

considerable resources of the State and its federal partners at no cost to the benefitting county. The DNRC’s fundamental role in areas

of County Coop fire protection is to build and maintain the capacity of local governments so that local firefighters routinely succeed on

initial attack without requiring intervention by DNRC or the DNRC’s Federal partners.

What is the status of County Coop Fire Protection?

The County Coop arrangement is enormously important to the success of the DNRC Fire Protection Program and provides an

estimated annual economic value of $50 million to Montana taxpayers (vs. providing direct protection on 45 million acres of state and

private land.) The County Coop fire protection arrangement builds upon the fire suppression capacity of communities and local

government and has been a highly effective fire protection model in Montana for more than 50 years. However, firefighters across

Montana face some significant challenges including an intensifying fire environment and longer fire year; a substantially declining

volunteer workforce; increasing development in the wildland-urban interface; and evolving expectations of what the DNRC can and

should provide in areas of County Coop protection. County Coop fire protection is based on a 50-year-old model and, given this

evolving environment, it is time for modernization and improvement.


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What service gaps has the MACo Wildland Fire Ad Hoc Committee identified so far? Committee members desired:

• Improvements to the DNRC capacity to intervene on the behalf of local government with agency resources to help local government firefighters control fires at initial or extended attack and its capacity for training; supervision, fireline advising/assistance/command and control in 31 eastern Montana counties.

• DNRC capacity to support proactive community wildfire preparedness and activities and the prevention of human-caused ignitions in Liberty, Toole, Glacier, Pondera, Teton, Lewis & Clark, Cascade, Meagher, Jefferson, Broadwater, Beaverhead, Madison, Gallatin, and Park Counties.

• Improvements to the DNRC capacity to support cooperating counties statewide by improving the ability to enhance and maintain existing radio communication infrastructure essential to safe and effective fire operations in eastern Montana and addressing known critical deficiencies in the supporting infrastructure provided at the statewide level that have developed over time (equipment development, communications, IT, dispatching and coordination.)

What Specific Resources Have Been Identified by the Ad-Hoc Committee to Address the Identified Service Gaps? 1. To close identified service gaps in Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Rosebud,

and Wibaux Counties (DNRC Eastern Land Office) the Committee discussed addressing those gaps by making the following resource adjustments in the DNRC Eastern Area:

• Establishing a seasonal helicopter operation, tentatively, in Miles City. To include; a Helicopter Manager, who would serve as a trainer in the off-season (1.0 FTE), Helicopter Fuel Tender Driver (0.5 FTE), an Aviation Team Leader/Manager who would serve as a trainer in the off-season (1.0 FTE) and associated program support needs (i.e. hangar space, equipment and flight time for training)

• Increasing capacity for training; supervision, and fireline advising/assistance, command and control across the 11 county Eastern Land Office by adding a Rural Fire Specialist (1.0 FTE) and associated program support needs.

Providing those resources for the DNRC Eastern Land Office would require both one-time-only startup costs and recurrent funding.

2. To address identified service gaps across Blaine, Choteau, Daniels, Fergus, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Petroleum, Phillips,

Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley, and Wheatland Counties (DNRC Northeastern Land Office, the Committee discussed closing those gaps by making the following resource adjustments in the DNRC Northeastern Area:

• Increasing capacity for training; supervision, and fireline advising/assistance, command and control across the 13 county Northeastern Land Office by adding a Unit Fire Management Officer (1.0 FTE) as well as program support needs

Providing those resources for the DNRC Northeastern Land Office would require one-time-only startup costs and recurrent

funding.


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3. To close identified service gaps across the Big Horn, Carbon, Musselshell, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Treasure, and Yellowstone Counties (DNRC Southern Land Office), the Committee discussed addressing those gaps by making the following resource adjustments in the DNRC Southern Area:

• Establishing a seasonal helicopter operation in Billings. This would include; a Helicopter Manager, who would serve as a trainer in the off-season (1.0 FTE), Helicopter Fuel Tender Driver (0.5 FTE), an Aviation Team Leader/Manager, who would serve as a trainer in the off-season (1.0 FTE) and associated program support needs (i.e. hangar space, equipment and flight time for training).

• Increasing capacity for training; supervision, and fireline advising/assistance, command and control across by extending the current Rural Fire Specialist to full time (+0.5 FTE) and associated program support.

Providing those resources for the DNRC Southern Land Office would require one-time-only startup costs and recurrent funding.

4. To close identified service gaps in the Liberty, Toole, Glacier, Pondera, Teton, Lewis & Clark, Cascade, Meagher, Jefferson,

Broadwater, Beaverhead, Madison, Gallatin, Park Counties (DNRC Central Land Office), the Committee seeks to develop capacity to support county-level community preparedness efforts as well as efforts to prevent human-caused ignitions.

• Establish a Community Protection and Fire Prevention Team Leader (1.0 FTE) to support, lead, and build the capacity of local government firefighters to deliberately engage landowners, citizens and communities around the Central Land Office

Providing those resources for the DNRC Central Land Office would require one-time-only startup costs and recurrent funding.

5. Lastly, the Committee discussed addressing identified service gaps by improving the DNRC capacity to support all cooperating

counties statewide by enhancing the infrastructure essential for safe and effective fire operations. (equipment development, communications, information technology, dispatching and coordination.) We discussed addressing those gaps by making the following resource adjustments at the DNRC statewide (Fire Protection Bureau)

• Establishing an Eastside Communications Technician (1.0 FTE) or contracted services to meet workload needs.

• Improving and modernizing wildfire information technology (WFIT) to support existing and future operations and decision support.

• Meeting DNRC’s “fair share” costs of the statewide Interagency Dispatching and Coordination System.

• Adequately funding the DNRC’s Equipment Development and Communications Program;

o Communications infrastructure maintenance and modernization.

o Water Tender Development Program

o Type 5 Engine Development Program

o Recover from inflationary costs coupled with capital funding reductions

• Preventing the failure of and modernizing the Fire Protection Property Assessment (FPA) application/system build.

Providing those resources for the DNRC Fire Protection Bureau would require one-time-only startup costs (for the FPA application

build) and substantial recurrent funding.


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Land Use Committee n/a Tara DePuy

Public Notice & Participation Criteria for

Requests for Extension of Subdivision

Preliminary Plat Approvals

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RESOLUTION 2020-

PUBLIC NOTICE & PARTICIPATION CRITERIA FOR REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVALS

It is the intent of the Montana Association of Counties to allow amend Section 76-3-610, MCA,

to include public notice and public participation criteria.

WHEREAS, Section 76-3-610(1), MCA sets for the time period for approval of subdivision preliminary plats and the process for requests for extension of subdivision preliminary plat approvals; and

WHEREAS, Section 76-3-610(2), MCA states that after subdivision preliminary plat approval, additional conditions cannot be imposed as a prerequisite to subdivision final plat approval; and

WHEREAS, Section 76-3-610(1), MCA does not set forth a process for public participation when a request is made for extension of a subdivision preliminary plat approval; and

WHEREAS, Section 76-3-610(2), MCA does not allow the public to make meaningful comments during public participation as no additional conditions can be imposed as a prerequisite to subdivision final plat approval. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Montana Association of Counties will seek to amend the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act to amend 6-3-610, MCA to include public notice and public participation criteria for requests for extension of subdivision preliminary plat approvals.

SPONSOR: MACo Land Use, Planning & Development Committee (Originating County: Ravalli County)

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