Centralized Services Division: Brian Simonson, Deputy Executive Officer

56030-01 CENTRALIZED SERVICES DIVISION (HB2)2025 Base Budget2026 Adjustments2026 Total2027 Adjustments2027 Total2027 Biennium
61000 Personal Services1,543,878122,7711,666,649125,9031,669,7813,336,430
62000 Operating Expenses826,60835,971862,57938,947865,5551,728,134
67000 Benefits & Claims150,000-150,000-150,000300,000
68000 Transfers102,481-102,481-102,481204,962
Total Expenditures2,622,967158,7422,781,709164,8502,787,8175,569,526
01 GENERAL FUND302,5891,331303,9201,046303,635607,555
02 STATE/OTHER SPECIAL REV. FUNDS2,320,378157,4112,477,789163,8042,484,1824,961,971
O FULL TIME EQUIVALENT17.00-17.00-17.00
56030-01-01-07 PREDATOR CONTROL SA81072025 Base Budget2026 Adjustments2026 Total2027 Adjustments2027 Total2027 Biennium
62000 Operating Expenses675,000-675,000-675,0001,350,000
66000 Grants100,000-100,000-100,000200,000
67000 Benefits & Claims300,000-300,000-300,000600,000
Total Expenditures1,075,000-1,075,000-1,075,0002,150,000
02 STATE/OTHER SPECIAL REV. FUNDS1,075,000-1,075,000-1,075,0002,150,000

- Division Program Goals:

  • Centralized Services for the DOL – The goal is to provide efficient and accurate administrative functions for the department and the livestock industry. Responsibilities include: administration, budgeting, accounting, payroll, human resources, legal counsel, risk management, public information, purchasing, information technology, and other general services.

Attached Agencies –

  • The Board of Milk Control –#Their mission is to regulate and control the transfer of milk among producers and distributors by enforcing Montana milk control laws and rules.
  • The Livestock Loss Board – Their mission is to help support Montana Livestock communities by reducing the economic impacts of wolves, grizzly bears and mountain lions on individual producers by reimbursing confirmed and probable wolf, grizzly bear and mountain lion caused losses and helping to reduce their losses by approving grant projects and funding programs that will discourage killing livestock.

• CSD's 2025 Biennium Budget New Proposal Outcomes

  • PL 101 – Predator Control Funding Increase: This budget request was an ongoing $150,000 annual increase of state special revenue to fund additional predator control operations. This proposal was met and ongoing. For the purpose of harvesting coyotes via Livestock’s three owned helicopters, the ranching community now funds $575,000 per year mostly to USDA Wildlife Services for aerial hunting operations across most of the State.