MINUTES

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:              WAUPACA COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND

EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE

DATE AND TIME:                            Monday, September 29, 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 and Open Meeting Statement was read.

2. Roll call

Present were County Supervisors Kietzmann, Peterson, Ellis, Neumann and Handrich.

Educators present were: Connie Abert, Greg Blonde, Christi Beilfuss and Penny Tank. 

Absent:  Sandy Liang (excused)

3. Review and accept Agenda

Motion by Handrich to accept Agenda; Second by Ellis; Approved unanimously.

4. Review previous meeting minutes  

Motion by Ellis to accept minutes from August meeting; Second by Peterson; Approved unanimously. 

5. Educator Reports

· Current Program and Outcomes

Reports from all educators were provided.

· Educator Reports

Connie highlighted Suicide Prevention Coalition work with recent national speaker Kevin Hines and October 22 Countywide QPR training in Manawa accompanied by a resource list of mental health providers in the county and surrounding area. Connie also highlighted the upcoming educational summit from the Waupaca County Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice focusing on Mental Health and Heroin/Prescription Drug abuse.

· Department Head Report

Connie and Penny shared updates from regional Department Head meeting and County Department Head meetings.  Connie also shared UWEX Educational Priority visual handout and Penny explained the nominations process for PILD that needs to be submitted by middle of October.

6. Old Business

· CNRED position update

Connie overviewed interview day and will request interview questions for committee.  Preliminary interviews are October 21 (Connie will Skype with applicants); Final interviews are scheduled for November 5 – to possibly begin at 10am. 

· Intern - AmeriCorps and UWSP

Jean Oberstadt and Mikayla Wehrle are the new Farm to School members.  Sandy has a UWSP intern helping with a few projects as fulfillment for the intern’s class.

7. New Business

· UW-Extension Committee Meetings and Times

Handout with 2015 dates is OK for all committee members and educators at this time.

· UW-Extension Contracts

Motion by Ellis to approve the 2015 contracts; Second by Peterson; Approved unanimously and signed.

· Thank you to Leighton and Tom for installation of projector and speaker in room 1037.

Leighton and Tom demonstrated a presentation using the projector and sound system.

8. Correspondence

None

9. Public Input

None

10. Next meeting

· Monthly Meeting . . . . Monday, October 27,  2014

11. Adjourn

Motion to adjourn made by Peterson; Second by Ellis; Approved unanimously.

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