MINUTES

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:          WAUPACA COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND

EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE

DATE AND TIME:                          Monday, July 29, 2013 – 8:30am

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 – Peterson

Supervisor Peterson called meeting to order at 8:32am. 

2. Roll call – Peterson

Present were Peterson, Kietzmann, Neumann, Handrich

Others present: Greg Blonde, Caitlin Mork, Connie Abert, Mike Koles, Gail Yest – DHHS and Linda Behm – DHHS.

Absent: James Loughrin and Penny Tank (both excused)

3. Review previous meeting minutes  – Peterson

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 provided reports.

· Educator Reports – Caitlin Mork

Caitlin Mork reported on Community Health Assessment work and many of the implementation strategies that have resulted from health board education.

· Department Head Report - Koles

None

7. Unfinished Business

· Family Living Recruitment

July 31 will be preliminary interviews with 5 candidates.  August 29 will be final interviews; Mike will inform them of timeframe as soon as possible.

8. New Business

· Americorp Grant

Connie reported that we received the DATCP Farm to School Grant.  One volunteer will work on nutrition and the other with communities.  They will start in late summer/early Fall 2013.

· WNEP Recruitment

August 21 will be preliminary interviews and September 9 will be the final interviews. 

· Budget

Details next time; Mike anticipates around a 1% increase

9. Correspondence

None

10. Next meeting

· Monthly Meeting . . . . Monday, August 19, 2013

· Family Living Final Interviews…..Thursday, August 29, 2013.

11. Adjourn

Motion: Handrich; Second: Kietzmann; 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.