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Indian Valley Record Wednesday, March 2, 2011 3A President's proposed 20121 udget funds rural schools Bob Douglas Executive Director National Forest Counties and Schools Coalition Special to Feather Publishing President Obama released his 2012 budget proposal Feb. 14 and we are pleased that it calls for renewing the con- tract between the federal government and America's rural forest counties by reauthorizing the Secure Rural Schools and Commu- nities Act. The Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act (SRSCA) was passed in 1999 to replace lost federal county and school revenues as a re- sult of dramatically declin- ing timber harvests on na- tional forest lands. Since the passage of SRSCA, forest counties have been able to continue vital public ser- vices including health care, search and rescue, and road and bridge maintenance. Rural school districts have annually provided quality education services to more than 9 million children us- ing SRSCA funding. Jim French, president of the National Forest Counties and Schools Coalition (NFC- SC), said, "We deeply appre- ciate the action of the Obama administration and call upon Congress to work closely with the administration to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act." According to Marc Kelley, the coordinator of the Part- nership for Rural America Campaign, an initiative of the National Forest Counties and Schools Coalition, "The president's budget recog- nizes the extraordinarily difficult and challenging fis- cal times that rural forest counties and schools are facing." Kelley added, "By his ac- tion the president is reaf- firming the contract the fed- eral government has with rural America -- a contract initiated when this country established the national for- est system in the early 1900s." French said, "The efforts and energy of citizens, coun- ties and school districts in forest counties in 41 states are focused on achieving a multi-year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act." French said that these are the counties hardest hit by the Great Recession, many of whom are still suffering 16 - 20 percent unemployment rates. For citizens in these counties long-term reautho- rization of SRSCA is an ab- solute necessity if they are to be able to sustain vital public services and quality education. The president's budget calls for a five-year reautho- rization of SRSCA, with the 2012 year funded at $328 mil- lion and ramping down to ze- ro over five years. NFCSC has called for an eight- to 10- year extension of SRSCA. According to Bob Douglas, executive director of NFCSC, "The president's budget pro- posal, while short of what we had hoped to see, does rein- vigorate and focus the con- versation rural America must have with Congress and the administration about the future of our forested rural communities. Clearly we must continue to remind the administration and Congress about their obligation to maintain the contract between the federal government and rural Amer- ica made in 1908, when we POSITIONS, from page 2A "I hear that argument," In- gstad responded, "and all these positions, everybody's gotta have the position, but we're gonna lay off the last person in my office when she retires. You go to most other CAO offices and they've got three, four or five people in similar-sized counties." "It's always easier to have a vacant position than to lay off a person, and when somebody retires it's a lot easier than a layoff," he added. Asked if realignment funds from the health and human services department could be used to fill the CAO office staff position, Ingstad said that wasn't possible, "but re- alignment dollars are at the discretion of the board so they can move them around." When asked where the board could move those re- alignment funds he said, "It'll all depend on what the new realignment looks like." Meacher commented that under the state's current rules "those funds are rela- tively restricted. '' "The board still has a great deal of leeway in providing programs with that money," Ingstad contended. New Graeagle Supervisor Jon Kennedy told his fellow board members he wanted to meet with each department head requesting positions but didn't realize the preceding Fri- day was a county holiday, and recommendation then it usu- ally goes forward with the board." Meacher said the commit- tee was formed "to try to take politics out of this and hone in on the position and the is- sue and look at the details that we can't go through un- less we did a workshop here at the board level on all this." "It's always easier to have a vacant position than to lay off a person, and when somebody retires it's a lot easier than a layoff." Jack Ingstad, County Administrative Officer wasn't able to get to all of them. "I don't feel like I had enough time to attack each one of these and discuss with department heads to make a decision today." Simpson told him Social Services Director Elliott Smart likely didn't attend the supervisors' meeting because "I think most department heads figure if its gone through critical staffing as a "It's been previous boards' policy that if you're going to form a committee you take that committee's advice. Oth- erwise you don't need the committee." Chester Supervisor Sherrie Thrall argued that the county should fill realignment posi- tions until the board had more clarity on what the state would do. Simpson supported Smart's Riding and roping club meets tonight No need to wear your rop- ing boots or bring a rope, yet. But friends and family mem- bers interested in the rodeo queen contest, organized equestrian campouts, clinics, trail rides and other Indian Valley Riding and Roping Club events and activities should consider attending club meetings. Ban adopted, no dispensing Diana Jorgenson Staff Writer djorgenson@plumasnews.com With little or no further dis- cussion, the Portola City Council adopted the ordi- nance banning the establish- ment of medical marijuana dispensaries within the city limits. The ban will take ef- fect March 23. 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Kennedy said he didn't want to disrespect the committee but wanted more time to sit down with Smart and discuss the positions, explaining that he just got this information the previous Thursday. "That's how it's going to be when you're a supervisor," Simpson told him. "No, no, no -- not with me it's not," he retorted. The board agreed to contin- ue the decision on those posi- tions until the next meeting: Tuesday, March 1. The supervisors then ap- proved five positions in the public works, treasurer and probation departments. One position in the plan- ning department was delayed until the new fiscal year be- gins, with Planning Director Randy Wilson and the critical staffing committee supporting the decision. established our national forests." French pointed out that the impact of SRSCA goes far be- yond counties and schools. Title II of SRSCA established resource advisory commit- tees (RACs) on participating national forests across Amer- ica. 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