{ "document_id": 10941, "page": 8, "width_pt": 612, "height_pt": 792, "rotation": 0, "pipeline_version": "paddleocr-vl-1.6+paul-48", "engine": "paddleocr_vl", "source_run_id": 11052, "item_count": 16, "counts_by_type": { "footer": 1, "heading": 3, "list": 2, "list_item": 6, "text": 4 }, "build_ms": 2, "items": [ { "id": "p8.1", "order": 1, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 104.88, "t": 719.52, "r": 532.8, "b": 650.64 }, "text": "Legislature helping the budget to cover expenses; the Diagnostic Lab was down by $38,000, the proprietary fund balance was $446,000, which was a $100,000 loss of revenue that had been stored up, and with the disruptions from moving into the new Lab building and an anticipated increase in O&M costs, Mr. Simonson expected a bumpy ride for a whole year;" }, { "id": "p8.2", "order": 2, "type": "list_item", "bbox": { "l": 87.12, "t": 650.9202, "r": 538.32, "b": 607.44 }, "text": "The BOL discussed the current situation of salmonella testing on eggs and chickens in the MVDL and the salmonella testing that Wilcox was having done at Washington State University", "marker": "-" }, { "id": "p8.3", "order": 3, "type": "heading", "bbox": { "l": 70.56, "t": 594.24, "r": 420.24, "b": 580.8 }, "text": "(1:56:45) 10:13 AM June 30, 2026 Budget Comparison Report", "attrs": { "block_label": "paragraph_title" }, "level": 3 }, { "id": "p8.4", "order": 4, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 69.84, "t": 580.32, "r": 501.6, "b": 553.2 }, "text": "Brian Simonson reported that the DOL had spent $1,095,000 more than the year before, but still had $1,264,000 left of the budget that wasn't spent:" }, { "id": "p8.5", "order": 5, "type": "list", "bbox": { "l": 86.64, "t": 553.5699999999999, "r": 540.72, "b": 370.8 }, "text": "", "attrs": { "item_count": 3 }, "children": [ { "id": "p8.5.1", "order": 6, "type": "list_item", "bbox": { "l": 86.64, "t": 553.5699999999999, "r": 539.52, "b": 441.36 }, "text": "With all the vacancies and the pay increases, Mr. Simonson said that the $791,339 number had been growing steadily all year; the $485,611 in Operations was 8% of that budget left over; predominantly in Contracts; there was $200,000 less in testing; CSD had about $133,000 of extra authority in the Rent area; under Budgeted Funds, $689,000 of general fund was left over, with $400,000 of that in Meat & Poultry Inspection, aided by $300,000 general fund from the Legislature and a 50-50 match from the Feds; there was a lot of money spent on end-of-year “wish list” items, but there was still a lot of authority left over" }, { "id": "p8.5.2", "order": 7, "type": "list_item", "bbox": { "l": 87.36, "t": 442.3298, "r": 540.72, "b": 400.08 }, "text": "Dr. Tahnee Szymanski was doing a lot of work with MVDL staff who wanted to do more work around Brucellosis, working with MSU and USDA, hoping to get research grants" }, { "id": "p8.5.3", "order": 8, "type": "list_item", "bbox": { "l": 86.64, "t": 400.09, "r": 516.48, "b": 370.8 }, "text": "Evan Waters' analysis of FY26 compared to FY27 showed $612,000 more in expenses in FY27, and most of that would be in Personal Services", "marker": "-" } ] }, { "id": "p8.6", "order": 9, "type": "heading", "bbox": { "l": 70.08, "t": 357.6, "r": 224.88, "b": 342.24 }, "text": "PREDATOR CONTROL", "attrs": { "block_label": "paragraph_title" }, "level": 3 }, { "id": "p8.7", "order": 10, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 70.56, "t": 341.28, "r": 178.08, "b": 326.88 }, "text": "(2:21:32) 10:38 AM" }, { "id": "p8.8", "order": 11, "type": "heading", "bbox": { "l": 70.32, "t": 313.92, "r": 536.64, "b": 286.56 }, "text": "(2:21:42) 10:38 AM Update on Activities of USDA Wildlife Services - (Presented by Dalin Tidwell, Montana State Director)", "attrs": { "block_label": "paragraph_title" }, "level": 3 }, { "id": "p8.9", "order": 12, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 69.12, "t": 286.08, "r": 534.96, "b": 258.48 }, "text": "Dalin Tidwell, State Director for USDA Wildlife Services, introduced himself and caught the BOL up on USDA Wildlife Services activities for the past couple of months:" }, { "id": "p8.10", "order": 13, "type": "list", "bbox": { "l": 86.4, "t": 258.9498, "r": 540.24, "b": 90.24 }, "text": "", "attrs": { "item_count": 2 }, "children": [ { "id": "p8.10.1", "order": 14, "type": "list_item", "bbox": { "l": 86.64, "t": 258.9498, "r": 540.24, "b": 161.04 }, "text": "Mr. Tidwell reported on new hires, including Specialists, Range Riders and a Budget Analyst who was scheduled to start in September; he reported that adjustments in the 4D Rule wouldn't affect their grizzly bear work much; the EIS draft was out in time for a court-mandated deadline and was out for public comment; there were continued challenges with the new OARS reporting system; coyote take in the state through July was over 9,200; helicopters and maintenance were in good shape" }, { "id": "p8.10.2", "order": 15, "type": "list_item", "bbox": { "l": 86.4, "t": 161.59979999999996, "r": 534.72, "b": 90.24 }, "text": "Investigative Report (IR) numbers so far this year: Black Bear-28 total, with a typical year being 23 to 40 in the last five years; Grizzly Bear-114 (70 in the last two months), with normal numbers being 150-180 the last five years, 51 were confirmed and probable and 19 unconfirmed for about $112,000 worth of damage; Wolf-44 total, with normal around 80-82 for the last five years, mainly", "marker": "-" } ] }, { "id": "p8.11", "order": 16, "type": "footer", "bbox": { "l": 481.44, "t": 62.64, "r": 538.32, "b": 48.24 }, "text": "8|Page", "attrs": { "block_label": "footer" } } ], "excluded_furniture": { "first": [], "last": [] } }