FIELD SERVICES DIVISION 



The Field Services Division is responsible for several functions 

 with its primary emphasis being the liaison between the 

 Directors' Office and the Regional Supervisors and their clerical 

 staff. The primary responsibility of the regions is to assure 

 program implementation and budget compliance. The Field Services 

 Division also includes the Department's Personnel Section, 

 Landowner-Sportsman Relations Program, Data Processing Program, 

 Aircraft Unit, Lands Section, Design and Construction Bureau and 

 Sign Shop. This Division is staffed with a total of 49 FTEs 

 located within the Helena headquarters, throughout the 

 Department's seven administrative regions and in Whitehall, 

 Montana . 



The responsibility of the Personnel staff includes developing and 

 maintaining a personnel manual, hiring procedures. Department 

 policies, grievance procedures, personnel records, performance 

 appraisals, training, etc. 



The Lands Section, which was recently transferred to the Division 

 from the Parks Division, is responsible for the acquisition and 

 disposal of real estate and real property through conveyances of 

 deeds, easements and leases. It is also responsible for the 

 management of all permanent land records. 



The Design and Construction Bureau, which was also transferred 

 from the Parks Division, provides technical landscape 

 architectural and engineering services to the Department in the 

 design of facilities and the implementation of high quality 

 construction. During Fiscal Year 1986, 30 projects were under 

 construction. Additionally, the Sign Shop in Whitehall provides 

 a wide variety of special purpose signs for Department use. 



Another Division responsibility is the Department's game damage 

 program. Responsibilities include budget control, supply 

 requisition and allocation, policy determination and program 

 direction . 



The Department's Aircraft Unit includes three pilots, three 

 fixed-wing aircraft and two helicopters. Two of the pilots are 

 based in Helena and one is based in Billings. These pilots are 

 responsible for Department personnel transportation, mountain 

 lake fish planting, enforcement patrols and wildlife surveys. 



Another responsibility of the Field Services Division is the 

 Cooperative Landowner-Sportsman Relations Program. The purpose 

 of this program is to properly recognize the role of private land 

 and the private landowner in the production and utilization of 

 Montana's wildlife resources and to attempt to maintain current 

 levels of wildlife production and hunter access to these private 

 lands . 



A final responsibility of the Field Services Division is to 

 implement a Department data processing system in the Helena and 

 regional offices that includes installation of micro computers, 

 training and support. 



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