MINUTES

 

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:          WAUPACA COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND

                                                            EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

DATE AND TIME:                          Monday, May 20, 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 – Loughrin

Supervisor Jim Loughrin called the meeting to order at 8:32am

 

2.            Roll call – Loughrin

Present were Handrich, Kietzmann, Neumann and Loughrin. 

 

Others present: Mike Koles, Connie Abert, Caitlin Mork, Greg Blonde.  Penny Tank arrived a few minutes late. (Reminder – no Alyson for roll call sheet)

 

Absent: Peterson (Excused)

 

3.            Review previous meeting minutes  – Loughrin

Motion: Handrich; Second: Neumann; Approved unanimously.

 

4.            Review and accept Agenda  

Motion: Kietzmann; Second: Handrich; Approved unanimously.

 

5.            Public Input   

None

 

6.            Educator Reports

·         Current Program and Outcomes – all educators

All handed out a monthly report.

 

·         Educator Reports – Abert

Abert reported on grocery store tour program she is conducting with 4th graders.

 

·         Department Head Report - Koles

Koles reported on Alyson’s going away party. 

 

7.            Unfinished Business

·         County Board Tour

Koles reported on proposed tour sites.

 

·         FLE Position

June 17 will be preliminary interviews in Madison and June 28 will be finals here in courthouse.  It was discussed and decided to move UWEX Committee meeting from June 24 to June 28 with the meeting beginning 30 minutes prior to the first scheduled interview.  Interviews to begin at 8:30 or 9:00 depending on the number of candidates.

 

8.            New Business

None

 

 

9.            Correspondence

None

 

 

10.        Next meeting

·         Monthly Meeting . . . . Friday, June 28, 2013 - 30 minutes prior to the first interview.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 

11.        Adjourn

Motion: Neumann; Second: Handrich; Approved unanimously.

 

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.