The MACD Board of Directors meets regularly at 7:30 AM on the second Monday of the month via conference call. Click here to view the meeting schedule, and here to download an iCal file to subscribe to the meeting calendar feed.
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Optional dial in number: 888-575-2051
Alternate number: 406-616-2047
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Minutes
- January 2021 Board Meeting Minutes
The MACD Board of Directors met on January 11th for their regular meeting via Zoom. Topics discussed during the meeting included:
- Donations from Districts to MACD Legislative Fund
- Update on CARES Act
- Updates from DNRC and NRCS
- Nominations to the Programs Committee and Water Committee
- State TMDL Advisory Group (STAG) Nomination for Supervisor East of the Divide
- Merger update and changes to the combined budget
- Forest Action Plan Update
- Legislative Report
- Aquatic Invasive Species opportunities for districts.
- NACD Representative – Voting on NACD Resolutions at National Convention
Read the full minutes here: 1.11.21 MACD Board Meeting Minutes
- Legislative Ad Hoc Committee Minutes: December 18, 2020
The Legislative Ad Hoc Committee met on September 18th via conference call. Topics discussed during the meeting included:
- I-190 funding source update
- MACD Preference List
- Supervisor Election Law
- The LAHC will start weekly meetings on Tuesday, 12th January, 2021.
- Conservation District FY22/23 funding
- SB 20 – River Basin Advisory Council bill draft
- HB 6, HB 7, HB30, SB40
- General 2021 legislative session information
Read the full minutes here: Minutes LAHC 18 DEC 2020
- Education Committee Meeting Minutes: December 9, 2020
On December 9th, 2020 the Education Committee met for discussion of topics including:
- Scholarship Application
- Trainings efforts for employees
- Rolling Rivers Trailers
- Branding, marketing, communications strategy
- Montana Pollinator Project
Read the full minutes here: 2020 1209 Education Committee Meeting
- December 2020 Board Meeting Minutes
The MACD Board of Directors met on December 14th for their regular meeting via Zoom. Topics discussed during the meeting included:
- Merged 2021 Budget
- CARDD Budget
- Chair of Water Resources vacancy in the Water Committee
- Rolling Rivers Trailers
- Floodplain and Soil Health Resolutions
- The LAHC will be meeting weekly during 2021 Legislative Session. Meetings open to all members.
- SWCDM Board will function as the Program Committee (PC) until new committee is established. There is a call for nominations to the Programs Committee (PC).
- 2021 Annual Convention in Great Falls.
- Monthly Conservation District Roundtables
- Future Board Meetings will be held over Zoom. Please contact rebecca@macdnet.org for an invite. (You can use zoom OR call in via phone).
Read the full minutes here: 12.14.20_MACD Board Meeting minutes
- MACD Annual Business Meeting: November 18, 2020
The MACD Business Meeting was held virtually over Zoom on November 18th, 2020. Topics discussed during the meeting included:
- Merging Montana Association of Conservation Districts, a 501(c)(4) and the Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Montana, a 501(c)(3)
- A Resolution for the Study of Erosion on the Flathead River
- Approval of of Bylaws for the New MACD
- A Resolution to Have MACD and NACD Work Nationally on a Coordinated Program for AIS Prevention
- A motion to Stop Basin Adjudications by the Montana Water Court
Read the full minutes here: MACD_Business_Meeting_Minutes_2020
- MACD Legislative Ad Hoc Committee: November 20, 2020
The Legislative Ad Hoc Committee met over Zoom on Friday, 20th November 2020. Topics discussed during the meeting included:
- MACD Convention
- Conservation District FY22/23 funding
- 2021 Legislative Session
Read the full minutes here: MACD Legislative Ad Hoc Committee