MINUTES

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:          WAUPACA COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND

EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE

DATE AND TIME:                          Monday, March 31, 2014 – 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 at 8:30am

2. Roll call – Peterson

Present were: Supervisors Peterson, Handrich, Kietzmann, Neumann, and Loughrin.

Also present were: Christi Beilfuss, Greg Blonde, Penny Tank, Sandy Liang and Mikayla Wehrle, Sandy Knoll 4-H member.

Absent were: Connie Abert and Mike Koles (both excused)

3. Review previous meeting minutes  – Peterson

Motion to accept February’s minutes was made by Kietzmann; Second: Handrich: 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

Educator reports were provided from Blonde, Abert, Tank, Beilfuss and Liang.  Blonde shared an update on swine PEDv and changes to our county fair swine project.

· Educator Reports – Penny and Mikayla Wehrle, Sandy Knoll 4-H member

Mikayla Wehrle spoke about 4-H Exchange to Tanzania and 4-H influences on her life.

· Department Head Report – Tank

Penny handed out State WACEC announcement for June 23 & 24 meeting in Eau Claire.

7. Old Business

· North Central Region WACEC on 4-21-14

Carl and Don will plan transportation with Mike.

8. New Business

· County Board Tour – Clintonville

Ok – bring location suggestions next month.

· 4-H Centennial Resolution – Tank and Wehrle

Motion by Neumann; Second: Handrich; approved unanimously to adopt resolution to go to County Board through Legislative Committee.

· Thank you to Jim Loughrin.

Greg, on behalf of the UWEX office, thanked Jim for all his years of service on the County Board and the Extension Committee.

9. Correspondence

None

10. Next meeting

· Monthly Meeting . . . . Monday, April 28, 2014

11. Adjourn

Motion to adjourn made by Handrich; Second: Loughrin; 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.