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Washington County committee reviews UW Extension MOU template, hears 4‑H quarterly update
Summary
The committee discussed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template from the Wisconsin Counties Association steering committee clarifying the county’s relationship with UW Extension, and heard a quarterly report on 4‑H enrollment and programming, including a potential office relocation discussion with Moraine Park Technical College.
Jamie Ludovic, the county’s Chief Community Development Officer, told the Washington County Executive Committee that the memorandum of understanding is a WCA (Wisconsin Counties Association) steering-committee template intended to clarify the relationship between UW Extension and counties. "What you have before you is an MOU, which was a template work product from the WCA steering committee on the relationship between UW Extension and counties," Ludovic said.
The committee was asked to weigh in on several operational changes Washington County staff have proposed for the county-specific version of the MOU. Ludovic said the county’s draft emphasizes county options on hiring and supervising county-funded Extension employees, shifts some reporting to monthly meetings with the county’s designated representative (currently Ludovic), and keeps quarterly…
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