DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Ratification To Correct Contract Maximum For Agreement With University Of Minnesota For Local Extension Programming And Employing Extension Staff
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Ratify a corrected agreement maximum for the agreement with the University of Minnesota (U of M) for local Extension programming and employing Extension staff.
SUMMARY
On January 1, 2004, the U of M Extension deployed a new model for Extension programming. Extension Regional Offices were established throughout the state (one of those located in Farmington at the Dakota County Extension and Conservation Center) and local Extension offices were established in counties where customized local programs, services, and positions are funded with county dollars. This arrangement provided counties more choices in local Extension programming and increased accountability from Extension for its work. Since 2004, the Dakota County Extension Committee has recommended programming, and based on current community need, continues to recommend, that local programming be offered for the following areas: Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development and Horticulture/Master Gardener.
By Resolution No. 24-509 (October 29, 2024), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of the agreement with the University of Minnesota for local Extension programming and employing Extension staff in an amount not to exceed $1,433,350, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. The agreement was fully executed on November 19, 2024.
The agreement includes salary and fringe benefits for the local programming positions, all travel (mileage, meals, and lodging), in-service training and professional development, program supervision, and payroll and accounting services provided by the U of M. All program staff will continue to be U of M employees.
Upon implementing this agreement, Dakota County staff discovered that an additional $20,000 a...
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