Members present: Wiese, Zowin, Cassity, Lehman, Borleske
UWEX Staff Present: Dietmann, Jens, Erickson, Nagelkerk, Varney
Guests: Richard Pederson, Southern District Director
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 9:40 AM by Chair Wiese
Certification of Open Meeting Notice: Requirements of the Open Meeting Law were met.
Approval of Agenda: Motion made by Borleske, second by Zowin to approve the agenda. Motion approved.
Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting: Motion made by Zowin, second by Cassity to approve the minutes of the last meeting.
Motion approved.
Correspondence: None
Bills and Financial Report: A written summary was submitted to all members of the committee.
WACEC State Conference in Madison, March 26-28, 2007: A call was made for any others that wanted to attend and it was noted that it was not to late to register.
"Update from UW-Extension Southern District: Richard Pedersen, Southern District Director, was present and talked about the integration between Extension and the two-year colleges. He also mentioned that the Chancellor's Vision was to have maximum access to resources by everyone.
Agents' Annual Reports: The Agents' Annual Reports were given in the form of a Jeoparady Game that was developed by Jessica Jens, 4-H & Youth Development Agent. The answers were in a form to bring out some of the project areas being worked on by the other agents. The entire committee enjoyed learning this way and there was a lot of discussion about the various project areas.
Department Update: Paul Dietmann announced his resignation from the Sauk County Agricultural Agent position. Plans will be discussed at the next Ag Committee meeting about replacing him.
Jessica Jens discussed the new Extension Office newsletter that will come out quarterly.
Next Regular Meeting: April 26, 2007 - 9:30 AM
Adjourned: Motion made by Zowin, second by Borleske to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.
Submitted by: Paul Dietmann, Sauk County UW Extension Department Head