Petroleum County Conservation District

The meeting included partner reports from MRCDC, DNRC, NRCS, PCCD Water Program, Winnett ACES, and CEMIST, covering grant deadlines, project coordination (Vogal dam/Box Elder project), and facility updates. Supervisor reports were given, and the Governance Calendar for December was reviewed, noting the need to budget in January. Old Business included discussion on the possible Garfield CD Pilot Project for 2026. New Business involved accepting the 2025-3 Kiehl Emergency 310 update, approving the CEMIST Program Manager Annual Review and a 2.8% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), and designating representatives for MRCDC. The board also set the annual workplan meeting for January 21, 2026. Administrative actions included approval to apply for the NACD TA2025 Grant, approval of the annual financial report, discussion regarding government shutdown procedures, and approval to pay unpaid bills for both Petroleum CD and Missouri River CD Council. Updates were made to the Invasive Species section of the 2026-2030 Long Range Work Plan.

The document appears to be a list of board meeting minutes for PCCD spanning from January 2024 through December 2024. Specific discussion topics for any single meeting are not provided in the content excerpt; the text only lists the dates and types of various meetings (Special Meeting, Regular Board Meeting) and indicates they were signed.

The meeting included a presentation by the Attorney for the Governor's Office regarding land-use plans, NEPA processes, and cooperative agreements, advising on severance clauses. The board also discussed the Horse Creek Coulee project, agreeing to continue outreach efforts to the MMWG regarding the water right extension. Partner reports covered updates on the MRCDC's new coordinator and River Rendezvous, MWC's salinity and water quality topic, MSGOT wind energy project negotiations, NRCS EQIP rankings, and BSWC saltcedar projects and grant funding. Supervisor reports touched upon updates to the rangelands improvements act. Old business involved the financial review, steps for the Negative Easements & Bison Ordinance, and securing cost breakdowns for MSGOT project administration. New business included the approval of Permit # 2019-01, personnel policy changes, approval of a resignation letter, and the approval of a new employee orientation outline. The board also discussed future needs regarding storage space and approved an increase in hours and pay for the administrator.

The document references two entries: minutes from a special meeting held on January 7, 2025, and minutes from a board meeting held on January 29, 2025. The extracted metadata pertains to the latest document mentioned, which is the Board Meeting Minutes from January 29, 2025.

The meeting included partner reports covering updates from MRCDC regarding staff changes and upcoming events like the CMR Working Group meeting; MWC/MMWG on meeting schedules and sponsoring a WMG; MSGOT regarding future stakeholder meetings and grant funding allocation; and NRCS announcing a new Field Office DC. Key old business items involved finalizing the agreement for the financial review, approving up to $5,500 for a storage container purchase and delivery, reviewing the newly released NRCS MOU for future signing, and setting a process for completing the long-range work plan, extending it to five years. New business focused on reviewing and approving several permits (including replacing an emergency permit), deciding to have the Partners for Fish and Wildlife pick up a malfunctioning grass drill, approving an order for fabric and staples, reviewing employee evaluations, and approving sponsorship for two grant applications from Winnett ACES concerning a virtual fencing workshop and a Beginning Beef MT program planning grant. Financial reports for both Petroleum CD and MRCDC were approved.