CCNRD

Crook County Natural Resource District (CCNRD)

May 4th Regular Board Meeting Minutes

CALL MEETING TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 11:00 am by Chairman Wayne Garman at the Sundance USDA Service Center.

ATTENDANCE

Board: Wayne Garman, Lily Altaffer, Kim Fundaun

Employees: Sarah Anderson, Bridget Helms, Carmen Horne-McIntyre (Call in)

EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made at 11:01 am by Mr. Fundaun and seconded by Ms. Altaffer to enter Executive Session to conduct employee reviews.

Executive session was ended at 12:05 pm. The Regular meeting started at 12:14 pm

OPEN ISSUES TO DISCUSS

Water Quality Ms. McIntyre has been coordinating with CCCD for a monitoring schedule. A joint monitoring agreement has been made. The MOU with CCCD will be updated this month. A couple of outreach opportunities are coming up and Ms. McIntyre will coordinate with office staff for these. Mr. Blackstone’s security clearance is in progress and will start in the office on May 10.

BMP Application Two water quality improvement projects were presented and discussed.

A motion to approve contracts CCNRD20210504_RS_H and CCNRD20210504_RS_N was made by Mr. Fundaun and seconded by Ms. Altaffer. Motion carried.

NACD MOA was presented and reviewed by the Board. A motion to sign the NACD MOA was made by Mr, Fundaun and seconded by Ms. Altaffer. Motion carried.

Forest Health To date the forest health improvement projects have assisted 108 landowners since its inception in 2012. The last CAFA projects are in progress, and all Bark Beetle Mitigation projects are now complete. Ms. Anderson may become the administrator for the RCPP grant funds instead of Campbell County. They are still seeking forestry stewardship plan writers for these projects.

Financials

Line Item Change Ms. Altaffer made a motion to approve Resolution 5.4.2021. Mr. Fundaun seconded. Motion carried.

Financial Voucher Mr. Fundaun made a motion to pay the bills as presented. Ms. Altaffer seconded. Motion carried. All checks were signed. The bank statements were opened by Ms. Altaffer and the Quickbooks reconciliation report prepared by Ms. Helms was verified.

Approve April 6th Minutes Ms. Altaffer made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Fundaun seconded. Motion carried.

Office Manager update

Ms. Helms attended the WCDEA Training and the Local Working Group meeting in Newcastle.

The personnel policy and proposed budget have been completed. Tomorrow she will pick up the seedlings donated by the WSFD to honor National Association of State Foresters 100th anniversary. The Board agreed to allow 10 seedlings per person.

Board Vacancy Ms. Helms sent a letter with information to an interested party. The Urban Vacancy remains.

Personnel Policy A motion to approve the Personnel Policy as presented was made by Ms, Altaffer and seconded by Mr. Fundaun. Motion carried.

Commissioner’s Funding Request Letter was presented to the Board and was signed.

NEW ISSUES TO DISCUSS

Proposed Budget Approval Ms. Helms provided the Proposed Budget for review. A motion to approve the proposed budget was made by Ms. Altaffer and seconded by Mr. Fundaun. Motion carried.

Electronics Recycling

Ms. Helms would like to choose a date in early August and begin advertising. A letter was prepared for Ms. Altaffer to present to the Town of Hulett for a donation.

TIME OFF REQUESTS for Ms. Anderson and Ms. Helms were approved.

A motion to enter executive session was made by Mr. Fundaun and seconded by Ms. Altaffer at 2:02 pm for employee reviews. Executive session ended at 3:10 pm.

Motion to adjourn was made by Ms. Altaffer at 3:10 pm.

Office Manager Signature:

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Chairman Signature:

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