Minutes

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:          WAUPACA COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND

EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE

DATE AND TIME:                          Monday, August 25, 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

Supervisor Kietzmann called the meeting to order at 8:30 am.

2. Roll call

Present were supervisors Kietzmann, Peterson, Neumann, Ellis.  Supervisor Handrich was absent (excused).

Also present were: Connie Abert, Penny Tank, Sandy Liang, Christi Beilfuss, and Greg Blonde.

3. Review and accept Agenda  

Motion by Ellis to accept agenda; Second: Peterson; Approved unanimously.

4. Review previous meeting minutes  

Motion by Neumann to accept minutes from July meeting; Second by Ellis; Approved unanimously.

5. Educator Reports

· Current Program and Outcomes – Educators shared repots for the month of August.

Tank, Blonde, and Abert reported on the County Fair, which was August 20-24.  Tank also thanked Beilfuss and Liang for their assistance during the fair.

· Educator Reports

Sandy Liang has been working on building families’ financial capability in Waupaca County. Her presentation highlighted two current focuses: 1) Money $mart in Head Start (MSiHS) and 2) a Community Financial Services Survey.  Sandy provided a PowerPoint presentation.

· Department Head Report

Connie Abert reported on computer, software and answering machine changes made with office transition, budget meetings, cell phone service, projector for room 1037, LWC updates and communications, County Board meeting, and County supervisor conversations.

6. Old Business

· CNRED position update

Position has been posted.  We will have more at next month’s meeting.

7. New Business

· 2015 Budget

Motion to approve a 0% increase in the budget for 2015 made by Ellis; Second by Neumann; Approved unanimously.

8. Correspondence

None

9. Public Input

None

10. Next meeting

· Monthly Meeting . . . . Monday, September 29,  2014

11. Adjourn

Motion to adjourn by Neumann; Second by Peterson; Approved unanimously.

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