DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Agreement With University Of Minnesota For Local Extension Programming And Employing Extension Staff[OL1][CC2]
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WHEREAS, on January 1, 2004, the University of Minnesota (U of M) Extension deployed a new model for Extension programming; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, this arrangement provided counties more choices in local Extension programming and increased accountability from Extension for its work; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 22-124 (March 15, 2022), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the Physical Development Director to execute an agreement with the U of M for the support of the Dakota County Master Gardener (DCMG) program, including $90,000 for a 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) position responsible for managing Dakota County plant production and DCMG program activities and $5,500 in in-kind support for DCMG program activities; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 23-528 (November 28, 2023), the DCMG, a volunteer program of the U of M Extension, authorized re-establishing a formal partnership with the County focused on expanding their plant production efforts and associated public services regarding horticulture and environmental stewardship; and
WHEREAS, to establish consistency for the rates charged for these local Extension program positions, the ...
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