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GOVERNMENTAL BODY:              WAUPACA COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND

                                                            EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

DATE AND TIME:                            Monday, December 15, 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 was read by Supervisor Kietzmann at 8:30am.

 

2.            Roll call was conducted by Supervisor Kietzmann.  Present were: Supervisors Kietzmann, Peterson, Handrich, Neumann, Ellis.

 

Also present were UW-Educators Greg Blonde, Penny Tank, Christi Beilfuss and Sandy Liang. 

Absent: Connie Abert – 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 November 17 meeting; Second by Peterson; approved unanimously.

 

5.            Educator Reports

·         Current Program and Outcomes

Reports from all educators were provided.

 

·         Educator Reports

Sandy reported on her “eParenting High Tech Kids” which she taught in partnership with Family Resource Center.  Sandy shared an overview of the class and PowerPoint slides used in teaching.  Sandy also showed her work Facebook page and how she uses this as an educational tool. 

 

6.            Old Business

·         Department Head Report

Penny gave highlights for the past month.

 

·         Budget update

End of year purchasing, truck doors being painted, and looking at other equipment needs.

 

·         CNRED update

Jessica Beckendorf will be starting December 22, plan to do formal announcement after January 1st.

 

7.            New Business

·         Technology Award

We will be receiving, at no cost, a TV, computer and webcam from the state to encourage technology use.  This was a first-come; first-serve offer for 15 counties.

 

 

·         National JCEP and PILD Conference

Penny will be attending the Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) Conference in Las Vegas in February and the Public Issues in Leadership Development (PILD) Conference in Washington, DC in April.  Both will be reimbursed by WAE4-HYDP.

 

8.            Correspondence

None.

 

9.            Public Input

None.

 

10.        Next meeting

·         Monthly Meeting . . . . Monday, January 26,  2014 – 8:30am

 

11.        Adjourn

Motion to adjourn by Peterson; second by Ellis; 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.