MINUTES

 

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:  WAUPACA COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND

                                                            EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

DATE AND TIME:                            January 23, 2012 – 8:30 a.m.

 

PLACE:                                              Room 1037, Waupaca County Courthouse

                                                            811 Harding Street,

Waupaca, WI

                                                                               

OPEN SESSION:  This meeting and all other meetings are open to the public.  Proper notice has been posted and given to the press, in accordance with Wisconsin statutes so that the citizenry may be aware of the time, place, and agenda of this meeting.

 

1.             Call meeting to order and Open Meeting Statement
Murphy called the meeting to order at 8:40am.

2.             Roll call
Handrich, Federwitz, Loughrin, and Murphy present.  Others present: Luchini, Blonde, Koles, Abert, Herman, and Tank (arrived 8:55am).  Excused: Peterson.

3.             Review previous meeting minutes
December meeting minutes were approved.  Motion: Handrich; Second: Loughrin; Motion carried unanimously.

4.             Review and accept Agenda – Motion: Federwitz; Second: Handrich; Motion carried unanimously.

5.             Public Input – None

 

6.             Educator Reports

·         Educator Reports

All Educators provided January reports.

 

·         Oral Educator Reports
Luchini reported on her programming with 4th graders through the 4th Grade Vegetable Challenge. 


Tank reported on her continued work with the 4-H charters.

 

·         Department Head Report
Koles reported on the WACEC convention.  Supervisors talked about Amish Food Auction, Heart Health, and Barn Quilts.  Federwitz that it was the Cooperative Extension 100 year anniversary and noted that this would be good to talk about at the County Board.  Koles mentioned 100 year anniversary opportunities that the office will be discussion a plethora of options.

 

7.             Unfinished Business

o    New Support Staff-Carrie Koehn introduced herself.

o    Koles gave Board members a tour of the office reorganization.

8.             New Business

o      The Fair topic will be put on the March agenda.

 

9.             Correspondence - None

10.          Next meeting

·         Monthly Meeting . . . .   Monday, February 27, 2012  -  7:30 a.m. Room 1037                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

 

11.          Adjourn
Motion: Loughrin; Second: Handrich; Motion carried unanimously at 10:20a.m.

 

Respectfully submitted:

Mike Koles

UWEX Dept. Head

 

If special accommodations are necessary to this meeting, please contact the UW-Extension Office to make arrangements - 715 258-6230.  University of Wisconsin, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin counties cooperating.  UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX and ADA.