Missoula County Government: Missoula County Weekly: Jan. 3-7

Press release from the Missoula County Government:

01/03/2022 4:00 PM

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COVID-19 vaccines are available for anyone age 5+. Visit http://covid19.missoula.co/get-vaccinated to schedule an appointment.

New applicants are encouraged to apply. Applications are available at https://boards.missoulacounty.us/apply. The deadline for applications or letters of interest is 3 p.m. Jan. 28, 2022.

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Erin Kautz, grants administrator, Community and Planning Services Grants and Community Programs

After a brief stint with the health department in 2006-07, I worked as a crime victim advocate for six years before becoming a grants administrator in 2015. Since then, I’m proud to have worked on various grants and programs that have made a difference in the Missoula community. Some of the grants that I’ve helped with include the Mobile Support Team, the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge grant and DUI Treatment Court grant. In addition, I write and manage the County Tribal Matching Grant, which funds a variety of crisis intervention services in Missoula including supporting the detention facility’s Mental Health Team, training and data analysis for the Crisis Intervention Team and more. As the HOME Specialist for Missoula County, I also get to work on affordable housing projects. In the past two years, I’ve worked with Trust Montana to help set up a scattered site community land trust and I’m currently working with Habitat for Humanity on a new affordable housing project.

I enjoy working with the different county departments and our community partners as well as the wide variety of subjects I get to learn about. One day, I might work on passenger rail, another day it could be helping access state COVID funds to help offset overtime staffing costs for the detention facility. Although I create way less binders, I’m known as the Leslie Knope of my department, either due to my enthusiasm for public service or my love of waffles. Either way, I know I’m fortunate to work with an exceptional team who do amazing work for our community.

Upcoming Events: Jan. 3-7 

• Missoula Writes and Missoula Reads 2022
  For the year 2022, hosted by the Missoula Public Library
• Leiser’s Footsteps Exhibit
  Wednesday, Jan. 5, to Friday, Feb. 11, at the Missoula Public Library
• Winter Resource Fair
  1-5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at the Missoula Public Library – Cooper Room

Find more events this week on the County’s Event Calendar! 

Missoula County sees more COVID cases, new vaccination and testing location opens
United Way’s request for blankets for homeless nets hearty Missoula response 
Beartracks Bridge official christening scheduled for July 16 

Upcoming Commissioners’ Meetings: Jan. 4-10 

To join commissioner department, administrative and public meetings via Microsoft Teams and view the agendas, visit the Missoula County Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes and Agenda Portal. Please note that agendas for department and administrative meetings are published two business days before the meeting, and public meeting agendas are published the Friday before the meeting. Administrative and public meeting video recordings are available on the Missoula County YouTube page after the meeting, and MCAT plays the public meetings live on their Spectrum Channel 190. Email bcc@missoulacounty.us or call 406-258-4877 if you have any questions or comments on an upcoming meeting. 

Tuesday, Jan. 4 
Chief Administrative Officer Update 
Commissioners’ Administrative Public Meeting
Land and Economic Development/Fairgrounds Update

Wednesday, Jan. 5 
Legislative Delegation Update
Chief Officers Update
Health Department Update
County Attorneys Update

Thursday, Jan. 6 
Chief Administrative Officer Update 
Risk and Benefits Update 
Commissioners’ Administrative Public Meeting 
Mayor/Chief Administrative Officers Update
Commissioners’ Public Meeting

Friday, Jan. 7 
No department, administrative or public meetings are scheduled on this day. 

Monday, Jan. 10 
Public Works Update
Community and Planning Services Update 

This press release was produced by the Missoula County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.