Agriculture and Extension Education Committee


DATE:February 22, 2006

Present:  Bob Cassity, Kathy Zowin, Linda Borleske, Lester Wiese, Jenny Erickson, Donna Neuwirth, Paul Dietmann, Jerry Lehman, and Jessica Jens.

The meeting was called to order at 9:05 A.M.  The agenda was approved.  The motion was made by Linda Borleske and seconded by Bob Cassity.

A motion was made by Bob Cassity and seconded by Jerry Lehman to approve the minutes from the last meeting.

Correspondence: 

A letter was read from Bill Jaquish stating that he was going to resign from the Ag Committee.  We need to draft a thank you to Bill.

Bills & Financial Report:

The December (2005 both pages) were approved with a motion by Kathy Zowin and a second by Linda Borleske.  The January (2006) bills were approved with a motion from Linda Borleske and seconded by Bob Cassity.

Agent Presentations:

Jenny Erickson, CRD Agent and Jessica Jens, 4-H Youth Development Agent gave a presentation of their 2005 Annual Report with both accomplishments and success stories.

Department Update:

Paul talked about the LTE position that is currently being filled by Shelly Hooper.  He then brought up the issue with Neah Lohr (Mirror Lake 4-H Organizational Leader).  The Sauk County UW Extension Website was discussed and the statistics given for its usage in 2005. 

Closed Session:

A roll call vote was taken to approve going into a closed session.  The vote was unanimous to hold a closed session.  Jerry Lehman made a motion to go back into an open meeting with Linda Borleske making the second.

Date for next meeting: 

March 22 at 10 AM in the ETN Room of the West Square Building.

A motion was made by Linda Borleske seconded by Bob Cassity to adjourn the meeting.