You can learn a little about what they do from the Election Guide put
together by Getting to the Bottom of the Ballot (www.getbob.org), which
was also published in the October 11-24 Southwest Journal. At this
point, however, the job of the Hennepin Conservation District (which is
the Soil and Water Conservation District for Hennepin County) is
somewhat unclear. The HCD was recently de-funded by Hennepin County,
so its only operating funds come from statutory requirements.
Essentially, the budget for HCD dropped from approximately
$750,000-$900,000 (depending upon tax revenues) to approximately
$30,000-$50,000. The staff of twelve dropped to a staff of one, and
the scope of the HCD's duties narrowed dramatically. Much of what the
HCD supervisors will need to do in the coming term is determine how
they can shape the HCD's future, if it is to have one. It continues to
exist because it was instituted by statute (103C), and is the required
entity for handling a small amount of dedicated funding (that's what's
left in its budget). As far as I know, its supervisors are elected
because that was how the statute set it up.
You can check out the HCD website--http://www.hcd.hennepin.mn.us/
David Weinlick
Armatage
On Monday, October 25, 2004, at 04:15 PM, Jeremy Wieland wrote:
Does anyone know what a Soil and Water Conservation Poo-Bah does? Or
why
they're elected?
Jeremy Wieland
Northeast
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