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staffing resources under contract with water management organizations, <br />watershed districts, municipalities, and state agencies to address mutual <br />goals and objectives. By acting as a centralized staffing resource for many <br />natural resource management entities, ACD coordinates programs across <br />jurisdictional boundaries. <br />The logo for the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy crCI FAN <br />WATER <br />Amendment is displayed adjacent to programs and --WATER x <br />EI GALY <br />projects that are funded in part with Legacy funds. The <br />revenue tables in the budget section of the report provide a more detailed <br />accounting of how projects are funded, including the many local partners <br />that contribute financially to these conservation efforts. <br />GENERAL OPERATIONS <br />One of the largest funding challenges for ACD is covering expenses <br />associated with general operations. Grant funds typically restrict the <br />amount and type of administrative and operational expenses that can be <br />reimbursed or considered as match. General services funds received from <br />the state are insufficient to cover otherwise ineligible operational expenses. <br />Combined, the following operations categories account for approximately <br />$360,000 of ACD's staff time and expenses. <br />General Administration — This category accounts for that portion of each <br />employee's time that is dedicated to general district business. For technical <br />staff, this is limited to general correspondence, time tracking, and reporting. <br />For administrative and managerial staff this encompasses the following: <br />• District administration - negotiate and manage contracts, leases, and <br />agreements; maintain adequate insurance, and develop and implement <br />policies to minimize risk exposure; facilitate Board communications and <br />meetings; update and administer supervisor and operations <br />handbooks; maintain office supplies; coordinate computer technology <br />services; enact policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the <br />MN Government Data Practices Act and Public Open Meeting Law; <br />payroll and employee benefits administration; payment of sales, <br />property, and payroll taxes <br />• Human resource management — attend to employee recruitment, <br />evaluation, discipline, supervision, workload management, and <br />professional development; update and administer a personnel <br />30 <br />