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Kentucky Extension Council System Central Region Eastern Region Western Region Western Region Region boundaries Region boundaries 2004 State Extension Council Update Extension Council System Fall 2002 January April Staff/team prepared proposed structure 2003 30, 2003 Committee appointed to have input Committee met and revised the system Components of Council System Representation from all districts At-large representatives State program council presidents be voting members Continue 2-year term, with one renewal Continue with 3 officers – president, vice-president and secretary Components of Council System (continued) Application process for selection of representatives Job description for representatives State council representatives meet with county councils Abolish Legislative and Appropriations Committee and form CARET (Council on Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching) Strengthening Councils a Priority Re-envisioning identified strengthening Extension Councils as one of four top priorities Created a position to work specifically with County Councils Ralph Prince filled that position County Extension Council The primary mechanism for securing input in the support and direction of local Cooperative Extension programs will be with the County Extension Council. State Extension Advisory Council State Ag Advisory Council Multi-County Coordinating Committees Representatives chosen to represent districts/counties State 4-H Advisory Group County Extension Council Multi-County Coordinating Committees Council on Ag Research, Extension, Teaching (CARET) State FCS Council (TBA) Multi-County Coordinating Committees State Extension Homemakers Council Area Homemakers Council County Ag/Hort Advisory Councils/Committees County 4-H/YD Council/Committee Extension District Board County FCS Council/Committee Clientele General Public Community Economic Development Committees Government Representatives Educational Organizations Community Collaborators Civic/Community Organizations Other Grassroots Organizations Co. Extension Homemakers Council Efforts to Assist County Councils September training Program planning materials County visits District Directors/County Extension Agents SEAL materials Website Addressing Programming Issues at the County Level and Beyond County team addresses with resources from the university Multi-County efforts Regional Issues & Program Committees State committees and task forces Response to Previous Year’s Survey County Extension Council Member Orientation Notebook County Extension Council Member Orientation Notebook Section One Outline of the Notebook (subject to change as counties tailor to meet their needs) Section Two County Overview Print out of County website Council Membership Websites for Information Know your county—demographic info. Calendar of Events Sampling of Newsletters Report to the People Extension Annual Report Section Three Overview of Cooperative Extension Checklist for Orientation of New Members– (available from Council web site) Overview of CES (Power Point print out) -History & Enabling legislation -Vision -Mission -Extension emphasis, structure, and principle Section Four Overview of Ky. Extension Council System (correlates with Co. Extension Council handbook) Importance of County Extension Councils County Extension Council County Program Development Committees County Program Advisory Council/Committees State Extension Advisory Council Organizational Chart Job Descriptions Section Five Overview of the County Program County Plan of Work County Council Constitution and Bylaws Parliamentary Procedure Robert’s Rules of Order Section Six Funding/Budgets Budget Worksheet Funding of the Cooperative Extension Service fact sheet Sections Seven & Eight Agenda & Minutes Resource Materials Program Advisory Councils Each agent will have a county program council (or council committee). Program councils are subordinate to the County Extension Council. Representatives from the program councils will be on the County Extension Council. All program councils may not have the same structure beyond the county level. (In this time of transition, flexibility is vital). Contact agents may be assigned to work with multi-county, region, or district program coordination.