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Council Begins Budget Process Staff Report Thursday, June 11, 2020 | $1.00 Vol. 106 No. 24 ISSN (1041-3340) [email protected] • Telephone (406) 346-2149 SEARCH FOR A SILVER LINING Council begins budget process Staff Report The Forsyth City Council Monday began its preliminary budget process. The Council also discussed the levee, preliminarily approved new setback requirements and donated a piece of local history to the Rosebud County Museum. Mayor Dennis Kopitzkee said he is not anticipating any major changes in the city’s budget from the current year, but that Council has to have a preliminary budget approved by June 30 so it can continue to operate in the new fiscal year, which begins July 1. “Over the years we have been very fortunate that our budget has been quite stable with very little increase,” Kopitzke said. Many small communities are deal- ing with the impact of lower tax reve- nue from the collapsed oil and gas industry, which has seen demand drastically drop during the covid-19 pandemic. Last month Baker shut down its recreation department to Quality Angus are raised at the Mikklesen Ranch outside of Hobson. Photo courtesy of Kate Loose/Seven Diamond Photography deal with the anticipated loss of reve- nue. The mayor said he expects the revenue Forsyth receives from the county to be stable and that the city should actually see an increase from Legislators increase efforts to aid industry the state due to a hike in the gasoline (Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a ‘I am extremely concerned with the state of the fire that occurred at a Tyson tax. three-part series on the challenges Food beef processing plant in Hol- He said approval of a preliminary facing the cattle industry in Mon- America’s cattle ranchers. Live cattle prices are at comb, Kansas. budget is expected at Council’s June tana due to the covid-19 pandemic. In addition to the USDA, Mon- 22, meeting. Part 1 was published in the May 10-year lows and have dropped 30% this year. tana’s federal legislators also In other business, 28, issue of the Independent This comes on the heels of the disruption caused reached out to the DOJ. In March, • A discussion was held con- Press.) Daines, as well as Senators cerning the levee on the Yellowstone by last summer’s Holcomb fire and may not repre- Rounds, Kevin Kramer (Rep. - River. Kopitzkee said council was By MELODY MONTGOMERY sent the full impact of COVID-19 disruption.’ North Dakota) and John Hoeven informed it may have to do a riprap Yellowstone Newspapers Rep. Greg Gianforte (Rep. - North Dakota) sent a letter project near the old bridge, but Coun- to U.S. Attorney General William cil is awaiting further details. Barr and Assistant Attorney Gen- • Council transferred the old All three of Montana’s legisla- “I am extremely concerned Other possible solutions to aid eral Maken Delraim, calling on the stop sign that was embedded in the tors at the federal level (Senators with the state of America’s cattle cattle producers are being intro- DOJ to investigate the ongoing pavement at the corner of Main and Jon Tester and Steve Daines, and ranchers. Live cattle prices are at duced at the Federal level. allegations of price-fixing and Ninth St. to the Rosebud County Representative Greg Gianforte) 10-year lows and have dropped market manipulation within the Museum. The sign was removed the have increased their efforts to aid 30% this year. This comes on the Looking to new markets cattle market and the beef meat- last time paving was done and has the ranching industry. heels of the disruption caused by There are a total of 18 state- packing industry. been stored at the public works Presently, the ranchers raising last summer’s Holcomb fire and inspected meat-processing plants Likewise, Tester asked Barr to department. cattle are receiving markedly low may not represent the full impact in Montana that complete harvest- open a price-fixing investigation • A lengthy discussion held on prices for their labors, while four of COVID-19 disruption,” Montana ing and processing of livestock, into reports of manipulation in the enforcing some public nuisance large, out-of-state, albeit critical, Representative Congressman according to data provided by the cattle market, according to his issues in the city code like weeds and meatpacking facilities are pro- Gianforte wrote in a letter to Montana Department of Live- press secretary. properties with substantial debris. foundly profiting. The cost of chairman Collin Peterson (Dem. – stock. Another 18 state-inspected At the beginning of April, Per- While no action was taken, Council is meat is also draining consumers’ Minnesota) and Rep. leader facilities complete processing, and due announced that the USDA’s considering employing a code pockets. Michael Conaway (Texas). not harvesting. Packers and Stockyards Division enforcement officer. Controlling over 80 percent of Likewise, Montana’s Senators Montana Senators Tester and will be extending their oversight • Council intends to apply for a the United States’ beef market are Jon Tester (Dem.) and Steve Daines recently proposed legisla- to look into the major differences $95,000 grant from the Coal Board to four dominant meat processors, Daines (Rep.) have both proposed tion to allow for state-inspected between live cattle prices and make improvements to the swimming also referred to as “The Big Four.” legislative measures to counter products to be sold out of state. meat packer margins. pool. Kopitzkee said the Coal Board They are JBS Holdings Inc., head- the imbalance and have urged an The bipartisan initiative In a subsequent phone call with canceled it’s June meeting and won’t quartered in Greely Colo., Tyson investigation into the four domi- termed New Markets for State- Perdue in late April, Daines urged meet again until closer to the fall, at Foods, headquartered in Springda- nant national meatpackers. Inspected Meat and Poultry Perdue to continue investigating which time it is hoped to make the le, Ark., Cargill Meat Solutions President Donald Trump (Rep.) Act also has the support of South the price fixing allegations and to request. He said the money would be Corp., headquartered in Wichita has also taken note. Dakota Senator Mike Rounds working with the DOJ as well, used to address boiler and heating Kansas, and National Beef Compa- “I’ve asked [the United States (Rep. – South Dakota). It is aimed according to Daines’ office. issues. The pool opened last week for ny, headquartered in Kansas City, Department of Justice (DOJ)] to to free up interstate commerce, “The massive spread between the season. Hours are 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Missouri. take a very serious look into it, reduce the meat production bottle- beef being sold at the market and Tuesday through Friday and 3 p.m. to These processors are critical to because it shouldn’t be happening neck, and allow Montana and live cattle is very concerning for 7 p.m. on Sunday. It is closed on Mon- the framework of the cattle indus- that way, and we want to protect neighboring states to diversify not only myself, but all of Mon- days and Saturdays. try as well as the food supply our farmers,” Trump said at a their meat production, according tana’s cattle producers,” said • Council approved the first chain. They also have also come White House event on May 6 to the press release from Tester. Daines. “That’s why I called Sec- reading of an ordinance to change under intense scrutiny for profit attended by U.S. Department of retary Perdue to voice my ongoing setback requirements from 10 feet to disparities. Alleged profiteering Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Questioning price formulations concerns. I will continue working 5 feet, “to give property owners more was of concern even before the Sonny Perdue, as reported by Ag Montana legislators, as well as to ensure a full and thorough room to build,” Kopitzke said. He said coronavirus pandemic, but now Web. other states’ legislators, are ask- investigation is completed into the he expects the change to become political leaders appear to be more According to multiple media ing USDA Secretary Perdue for a alleged price fixing going on in effective after the June 22 meeting vocal and to be working across reports, the Department of Justice swift, thorough and transparent our cattle markets.” providing there are no significant party lines. is currently investigating allega- investigation into the impact of public objections. tions of price fixings. Continued on Page 2 Direct assistance to farmers and ranchers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program The USDA Farm Service states for CFAP payments fered a five-percent-or-great- nationwide, as funds remain the CFAP application and modities, so producers Agency has approved more are Illinois, Kansas, Wiscon- er price decline due to available. other eligibility forms should retain the information than $545 million in pay- sin, Nebraska, and South COVID-19 and face addition- from farmers.gov/cfap. Also, used to complete their appli- ments to producers who have Dakota. USDA has released al significant marketing Getting Help from FSA on that webpage, producers cation. applied for the Coronavirus data on application progress costs as a result of lower New customers seeking can find a payment calcula- Those who use the online Food Assistance Program and program payments and demand, surplus production, one-on-one support with the tor to help producers identify calculator tool will be able to (CFAP), it was announced will release further updates and disruptions to shipping CFAP application process sales and inventory records print a pre-filled CFAP appli- last week. FSA began taking each Monday at 2:00pm ET.
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