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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAg & Extension 06-03-03 REVISED ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Clarence Malick, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Chris Bethke, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource & Education Committee DATE: June 3, 2003 TIME: 12:30 p.m. LOCATION: Agricultural Services & Education Center CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES ACTION ON VOUCHERS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT • Federal Budget Report • State Budget Report • 2003 County Budget - Capital Outlay • Personnel - Laura VanDyk 4 -H Summer Assistant WACEC PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT • Clean Sweep Report • Cell Phone Recycling • Mercury Collection • Upcoming Events P g • Legislative Update • 2004 Agriculture Recycling Grant Application 4 -H YOUTH AGENT'S REPORT • 4 -H Yard Signs • Results of Fair Survey • Demonstration of ME Training On Line 1 AG AGENT'S REPORT • Environmental Risk Management Plan Pilot Project • Alfalfa Winterkill • Alfalfa Quality Project • Milk Quality Pilot Project • Farm and Risk Management Team • Dairy Farm Business Analysis • Farm Facility Tour • Farm City Day • Guernsey National Conference in St. Croix in June RESOURCE AGENT'S REPORT • Small Business Management Education • New Richmond Business Market Analysis • St. Joseph Drinking Water Program • Comprehensive Planning Education Programs NEW BUSINESS: ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.) SUBMITTED BY: Kim Reaman DATE: May 23, 2003 COPIES TO: County Board Office County Clerk News Media/Notice Board Committee Members 2 AG & EXTENSION/RESOURCE & EDUCATION /PLANNING COMMITTEE Tuesday, June3, 2003 Ag Services & Education Center, Baldwin Convened: 12:15 p.m. Adjourned: 2:30 p.m. Present: Leon Berenschot, Ronald Raymond, Art Jensen, Chris Bethke, Lois Burri, Dave Fodroczi, Lee Milligan, Jim Janke, Kimberly Reaman, Jon Behling, Jennifer Havens, and mary Lestrud. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Chris Bethke at 12:30 p.m. Date of next meeting was set for Tuesday, July 1, 2003 at 12:30 p.m. Leon Berenschot moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Art Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Lois Burn moved that the previous meeting's minutes be approved. Leon seconded the motion. Motion carried. Ron Raymond moved that the vouchers be approved. Lois seconded the motion. Motion carried. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Federal Budget - The Penalty Mail Meters will be replaced with a postage allocation beginning this fall. Each county will receive an allocation based upon the past 5 years of usage. Discussion will need to take place with the finance committee for direction on how to handle the allocation and the necessary auditing requirements. State Budget — Joint Finance Committee did not make additional cuts to the UW- System budget. County Budget — Last year, we were able to purchase two computers out of salary savings from the vacant horticulture position, so the capital outlay plan has been adjusted accordingly. The 2004 plan reduced the amount of computers from 3 to 1. In addition, a server has been added in the 2004 budget. As discussed in an earlier LWCD committee meeting, it would be a joint purchase with UWEX, LWCD and Parks. The cost was pro -rated per employee and UW- Extension's share would be $4,583.33. Personnel — Laura VanDyk was introduced as the 4 -H Summer Assistant. Laura shared a little of her background with the committee. WACEC Report — Berenschot, as president of State WACEC, will attend a meeting June 18 in Des Moines Iowa to meet with committee members and representatives from the surrounding State Extension Services. State budgets will be the topic of discussion. i 1 REVISED ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Clarence Malick, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Chris Bethke, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource & Education Committee DATE: June 3, 2003 TIME: 12:30 p.m. LOCATION: Agricultural Services & Education Center CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES ACTION ON VOUCHERS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT • Federal Budget Report • State Budget Report • 2003 County Budget - Capital Outlay • Personnel - Laura VanDyk 4 -H Summer Assistant WACEC PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT • Clean Sweep Report • Cell Phone Recycling • Mercury Collection • Upcoming Events P g • Legislative Update • 2004 Agriculture Recycling Grant Application 4 -H YOUTH AGENT'S REPORT • 4 -H Yard Signs • Results of Fair Survey • Demonstration of ME Training On Line 1 AG AGENT'S REPORT • Environmental Risk Management Plan Pilot Project • Alfalfa Winterkill • Alfalfa Quality Project • Milk Quality Pilot Project • Farm and Risk Management Team • Dairy Farm Business Analysis • Farm Facility Tour • Farm City Day • Guernsey National Conference in St. Croix in June RESOURCE AGENT'S REPORT • Small Business Management Education • New Richmond Business Market Analysis • St. Joseph Drinking Water Program • Comprehensive Planning Education Programs NEW BUSINESS: ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.) SUBMITTED BY: Kim Reaman DATE: May 23, 2003 COPIES TO: County Board Office County Clerk News Media/Notice Board Committee Members 2 AG & EXTENSION/RESOURCE & EDUCATION /PLANNING COMMITTEE Tuesday, June3, 2003 Ag Services & Education Center, Baldwin Convened: 12:15 p.m. Adjourned: 2:30 p.m. Present: Leon Berenschot, Ronald Raymond, Art Jensen, Chris Bethke, Lois Burri, Dave Fodroczi, Lee Milligan, Jim Janke, Kimberly Reaman, Jon Behling, Jennifer Havens, and mary Lestrud. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Chris Bethke at 12:30 p.m. Date of next meeting was set for Tuesday, July 1, 2003 at 12:30 p.m. Leon Berenschot moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Art Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Lois Burn moved that the previous meeting's minutes be approved. Leon seconded the motion. Motion carried. Ron Raymond moved that the vouchers be approved. Lois seconded the motion. Motion carried. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Federal Budget - The Penalty Mail Meters will be replaced with a postage allocation beginning this fall. Each county will receive an allocation based upon the past 5 years of usage. Discussion will need to take place with the finance committee for direction on how to handle the allocation and the necessary auditing requirements. State Budget — Joint Finance Committee did not make additional cuts to the UW- System budget. County Budget — Last year, we were able to purchase two computers out of salary savings from the vacant horticulture position, so the capital outlay plan has been adjusted accordingly. The 2004 plan reduced the amount of computers from 3 to 1. In addition, a server has been added in the 2004 budget. As discussed in an earlier LWCD committee meeting, it would be a joint purchase with UWEX, LWCD and Parks. The cost was pro -rated per employee and UW- Extension's share would be $4,583.33. Personnel — Laura VanDyk was introduced as the 4 -H Summer Assistant. Laura shared a little of her background with the committee. WACEC Report — Berenschot, as president of State WACEC, will attend a meeting June 18 in Des Moines Iowa to meet with committee members and representatives from the surrounding State Extension Services. State budgets will be the topic of discussion. i 1