MINUTES

 

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:          WAUPACA COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND

                                                            EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

DATE AND TIME:                          Monday, August 19, 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 the meeting to order. 

 

2.            Roll call – Peterson

Present were Peterson, Kietzmann, Neumann, Handrich, Loughrin.

 

Also present: Greg Blonde, Caitlin Mork, Connie Abert, Penny Tank, Mike Koles, Dan Boerst – area farmer and president of Waupaca County Forage Council.

 

3.            Review previous meeting minutes  – Peterson

Motion: Handrich; Second: Kietzmann; Approved unanimously.

 

4.            Review and accept Agenda  

Motion: Loughrin; Second: Neumann; Approved unanimously.

 

5.            Public Input   

None

 

6.            Educator Reports

·         Current Program and Outcomes – all educators

All educators provided reports

 

·         Educator Reports –  Greg Blonde

Greg presented on the Forage Council and Midwest Forage Association.  Dan Boerst’s farm and research plot efforts were highlighted.

 

·         Department Head Report - Koles

Mike reported on support staff success in saving money on folding machine and printer.  We’ll need a new printer to replace 2200 in near future.

 

7.            Unfinished Business

·         Family Living Recruitment

We had one candidate pull out of the interviews.  A one candidate interview comes with pros and cons.  Don and Mike talked about these and Don decided to move forward with the interview.

 

·         WNEP Recruitment

Four candidates for preliminary interviews will take place on Wednesday, August 21.  Finals need to be on the August 29th due to two candidates also being in the pool for the Americorps positions.

 

·         Americorps Grant Update

Connie received the grant for 2 positions.  One is focused on nutrition education and the other on collaboration with farmers and schools. 

 

8.            New Business

·          2014 Budget

Motion to approve proposed budget: Kietzmann; Second: Handrich; Approved unanimously.

 

9.            Correspondence

None

 

10.        Next meeting

·         Family Living Final Interviews…..Tuesday, August 20, 2013.

·         WNEP Final Interviews

These will be August 29th, times to be determined.

·         Monthly Meeting . . . . Monday, September 30, 2013

 

11.        Adjourn

 

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.