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2 <br /> <br />Weed Control Progress Report December 5, 2022 <br /> <br />Period from November 14 to December 12, 2022 submitted by Stan Wolf <br /> <br />New Business: <br /> <br />Election of Officers for 2023: The chair and vice chair officers are elected for a <br />one-year term; election of officers is required at the start of the year. <br /> <br />Action: Hold election of officers for the 2022 term. <br /> <br />2023 Meeting Schedule: Enclosed is a draft meeting schedule for 2023. <br />Please review to see if there are any conflicts with your schedules. <br /> <br />Proposed Motion: Approve 2022 meeting schedule. <br /> <br /> <br />Seasonal Field Aid: Every year a summer field aid is hired to assist the Weed <br />Officer in scouting, mapping, and controlling noxious and troublesome weeds. An <br />additional consideration for hiring the field aid is safety when field operations are <br />conducted in rough terrain or remote areas. Having an additional individual in the <br />area to quickly assist in the event of a sprayer upset is important to minimize <br />environmental damage or to provide medical assistance if needed. A new hire <br />would start at $16.36 per hour. A staff requisition will need to be submitted to <br />Commissioner Breitling for his approval and signature. <br /> <br />Proposed motion: Move to approve hiring a summer field aid to assist in <br />spraying and scouting operations. <br /> <br /> <br />NDWCA Meetings: Mr. Wolf will be the NDWCA president in 2023. 2023 is <br />also a legislative year, several meetings or trips to Bismarck may be required to <br />conduct association business. Mr. Wolf will communicate to board chair or vice- <br />chair regarding meetings or travel needs. <br /> <br />Proposed motion: Move to permit Mr. Wolf to attend or travel for NDWCA <br />business as needed. <br /> <br />Monthly Report: <br /> <br />Weed Seed Free Forage Inspection summary: Two Weed Seed Free Forage <br />inspections were conducted in 2022. One inspection of a hay field did not pass, <br />revenue of $114.68 was received for the inspection. A wheat field was inspected <br />for WSFF straw mulch and did pass inspection. 165 round bales were harvested <br />and tagged. <br />