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NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY AGRICULTURE & EXTENSION COMMITTEE
November 7, 2006, 9:00 a.m.
Agricultural Service and Education Center
1960 8 th Ave., Baldwin, WI
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT:
• Federal Budget
• State Budget Report
• County Budget Report
• WACEC
• Personnel
- CNRD Position Update
• Strategic Planning
• Other Administrative Items
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS:
AGENT'S REPORTS:
Ag Agent
• Lee Milligan
- Upcoming Winter Educational Meetings
Family Living
• Joan Sprain
FNP Update
• Mary Lestrud/Martha Mabis
ADJOURN
SUBMITTED BY: Kimberly Reaman
DATE: October 26, 2006
Copies to: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD
COUNTY CLERK COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office
by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting.
10/26/2006 3:31 PM
Agriculture & Extension Committee
November 7, 2006
Agricultural Service & Education Center Convened: 9 am
Baldwin, WI Adjourned: 10:55 am
Present: Ronald Raymond, Lois Burn, Bill Peavey (arrived at 10 am), Gene Ruetz, Sharon
Norton - Bauman, Kimberly Reaman, Joan Sprain, Ruth Hilfiker, Martha Mabis, and Mary
Lestrud.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Raymond.
Date of next meeting was set for December 5, 2006.
Ruetz moved that the agenda be adopted as presented.
Norton- Bauman seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Raymond moved that the previous meeting's minutes be approved. (From 10/13/06 and
10/25/06). Seconded by Ruetz. Motion carried.
Burri moved that the vouchers be approved.
Norton - Bauman seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Administrative Report
Federal Budget —no report.
State Budget —no report
County Budget
• Reaman reported on the amendment to the 133 contract for the Extension Agents.
Due to the timing, the original contract did not include the vacation buyout from
Janke's retirement. The amendment includes the vacation buyout so that it could be
invoiced this fall and paid out of the 2006 budget. Motion by Ruetz, seconded by
Burri to approve the amendment and forward to Chuck Whiting for the appropriate
signatures. Motion passed.
• Discussion occurred regarding the need for a new copy machine which could be
purchased using funds accumulated from the open CRD position. Reaman reported
that the copy machine has reached the end of its useful life. It continues to break
down frequently impacting productivity on a regular basis. LWCD has been
contacted regarding their future need for a copy machine and the possibility of cost
sharing between UWEX, LWCD and Parks. Motion by Norton - Bauman, seconded
by Burri to consider proposals regarding the purchase of a new copy machine.
WACEC— District meeting will be held in Eau Claire on Friday January 26 2007 at the Sleep
Inn Conference Center (between Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls.
Personnel:
Reaman announced that the CRD position was offered to and accepted by Pete Kling. Pete will
begin on November 15, 2006.
Other administrative items:
Kim and Joan shared statements regarding program impact that can be used to describe the value
of UW- Extension programs. Later, during the WNEP report, discussion regarding reporting the
value of UW- Extension programs continued and it was decided to discuss marketing Extension
programs to the County Board at our December meeting.
Family Living Report
Sprain reported that Somerset Schools and possibly Hudson will offer Strengthening Families
10 -14 during January, February and March.
HCE may no longer sponsor an Annual Reading Festival due to low participation.
Sprain will have a draft of the Family Living Plan of work for Burri, Raymond, and Norton-
Bauman to review before the final draft is submitted December 31.
Chairman Raymond moved to adjourn the meeting.
Respectively submitted,
Eugene Ruetz
Secretary
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