Commissioners bristle at proposed Purdue contract increase for extension services
Clay County commissioners said they were "very, very unhappy" with a new statewide extension contract that raises their contract line from roughly $92,000 to $135,000 and complained local services and communications have deteriorated; several commissioners proposed capping local payments or renegotiating.
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Commissioners expressed frustration with the new Purdue University Extension contract proposed for the county and other nearby units, saying the new standardized schedule raised the county's cost materially without delivering promised local services. One commissioner said the board had "no intention of approving the contract for 135,000" and added, "We're not getting the services." The remarks came during an extended discussion of 4‑H and extension services, staffing vacancies, and how the contract calculates per‑county rates based on population.
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