2021 Fall Training FAQ’s
To answer some of the frequently asked questions about the fall training, I figured I'd make this post. Q. Since the Hotel is full, do I still need to register? A. YES. Your registration cost ONLY covers your lunches for…
Employee Handbook Revision-Draft
In the past year, we've been doing a revision on the Employee Handbook (formerly the Administrator's Handbook) and the draft is now complete and we need to have folks do a review on it to see if any changes are…
A New Personnel Policy and a New Supervisor Manual
Recently, DNRC put out a new version of the Model Personnel Policy. Conservation Districts should revise this for their District (adding the appropriate CD name etc.) and then adopt the new policy. Policies like this should be kept in a…
Convention Scholarships
Each year, the MACDEO offers a few scholarships for administrators/conservation district employees to attend the annual convention. You must be a member of the MACDEO with dues current in order to apply. Here is the application for 2016: 2016-blank-scholarship-app
Monthly Duties
Please be aware that while this is a great list, it will probably need to be edited to align with your specific Conservation District. For example, some CDs use the Calendar year as their fiscal year, which will necessitate the Annual Report for the Department of Administration to be completed by June 30th, not December 31st.
Julie Goss put together this list of tasks that need to be accomplished each month. A very useful resource for new & experienced administrators to keep on top of the duties that only occur once or twice per year.
How is my Conservation District Funded?
Harold Blattie, from the Montana Association of Counties, recently pointed out that our website had incorrect information about the way districts were funded. We had previously stated that CDs could levy up to 1.5 mills. However, as Harold pointed out,…