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This document outlines perspectives on the 2018 legislative session and budget requests for fiscal year 2020 regarding conservation efforts. It discusses that while employees received raises and some funding increases, needs still outweigh resources. The 2020 budget request seeks additional funds for upstream flood control, conservation district positions, water quality initiatives, and geographic information services to further progress on important conservation work.
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- 2. PERSPECTIVE #1 SURVIVAL - Employees are still underpaid - Not enough employees @ districts - Not enough $ for Commission - Not enough $ for upstream flood control structures
- 3. PERSPECTIVE #2 PROGRESS - Conservation District employees received a raise of between $750 - $2,000/year - The Conservation Commission Budget increased โ barely, but it did! - $5.1 million bond for upstream flood control structures
- 4. HOW CANWE CONTINUETO PROGRESS?
- 6. UPSTREAM FLOOD CONTROL DAMS $1,590,000 ๏ Operation, Maintenance & Repair Needs ๏ Equipment andVehicle Upgrades ๏ Restoration of Funding for Mission Critical Positions Erosion in Kiowa County Skid Steer Damaged upstream flood control dam tower
- 7. CONSERVATION DISTRICTS $378,000 ๏ Restoration of Conservation District Positions
- 8. WATER QUALITY $500,000 ๏ Illinois River Watershed Planning ๏ Poultry Houses ๏ Water Quality Monitoring Six new poultry houses off HWY 412A WQ MonitoringTeam Electrofishing
- 9. OFFICE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION & TECHNICAL SERVICES $246,863 Funding is needed for the operation of the Office of Geographic Information Unmarked streets following a tornado
Editor's Notes
- 39% of state appropriated agencies will remain 20% or more below their FY 2009 appropriation. The Commission budget is 5.5% below their 2009 budget, so in comparison we fared better than a lot of agencies. The Commissions FY 19 appropriation of $9.72 million is a less than one percent increase to the FY 18 appropriation of $9.65 million. Any amount that was not a decrease or flat is a success.
- It is about the vision that YOU as directors want to have for the conservation districts and our state. It is 100% up to you to decide how people will see you and how you will present our case for voluntary, locally led conservation. We arenโt the biggest lion in the room, but we still offer an important public service to our communities. In order for us to continue to progress, we need you to be engaged. We need directors and employees to continue to communicate the work that conservation districts are doing to protect the natural resources of our state. We need each of you to be engaged for legislative session in the spring and with that, Iโll turn it over to Trey to talk about what our requests will be.