MINUTES

 

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:            WAUPACA COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND

                                                            EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

DATE AND TIME:                           Monday, March 25, 2013 – 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 citizens may be aware of the time, place, and agenda of this meeting.

 

 

1.           Call meeting to order and Open Meeting Statement
Supervisor Loughrin called the meeting to order at 8:33a.m.

 

2.           Roll call

Loughrin, Kietzmann, Handrich

 

Others present:  Mike Koles, Greg Blonde, Alyson Bechard, Connie Abert, Penny Tank, Caitlin Mork

 

3.           Review previous meeting minutes -

February meeting minutes were approved with amendment (changed “Murhpy” to “Neumann” on two occasions under New Business).  Motion:  Kietzmann; Second:  Handrich; Motion carried unanimously.

 

4.           Review and accept Agenda  

Motion:  Handrich; Second: Kietzmann; Motion carried unanimously.

 

5.           Public Input
None

 

6.           Educator Reports

·        Current Programs and Outcomes

Tank, Bechard, Mork, and Blonde provided reports.  Koles will send report and Abert will provide next time.

 

·        Educator Reports

Bechard presented a five year summary of WNEP and a look toward the future as a final report before she leaves to pursue her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in May.

 

·        Department Head Report
Koles reported that Dana Nelson, new support staff started last week.  He also reported on the impact of the continuing resolution based federal budget on Cooperative Extension funding, which is a about a ľ million cut to Wisconsin.  The cut was expected and several specialist and administrative positions were held vacant after retirements in preparation for the cut.  These will now go permanently unfilled.  The visioning session for the Family Living Educator rehire process was completed and went very well.  Over 25 people attended.  Caitlin will present a report at the next meeting.  Dean Klemme has requested that his Waupaca County contacts for the Resource Advocacy Network, a statewide advisory and support group for the Dean, be updated.  We will be working as an office updating the local RAN.

 

 

7.           Unfinished Business

·        WACEC
A reminder of the WACEC convention was provided.

 

8.           New Business

·        Courthouse Security
Koles and other Educators noted the inefficiencies that are created by courthouse security if they have to take loads (out to and return from vehicles) through front door security.  It could cost each educator several hours per security day.  Koles indicated that Educators will not be able to do as much programming outside of the courthouse if they must take loads through front security.

 

9.           Correspondence

·        None

 

10.        Next meeting

·        Monthly Meeting . . . . Monday, April 29, 2013 -  8:30 a.m. Room 1037 

 

11.        Adjourn at 9:45am.

Motion:  Kietzmann; Second:  Handrich; Motion carried unanimously.