Cornell Cooperative Extension briefs Madison County supervisors on funding, programs; county leaders pledge support for fair revitalization

Larkin Posidic, executive director of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Madison County, briefed the board on CCE’s structure, funding and recent program results and asked supervisors to help recruit board members and volunteers as the association diversifies funding and expands services.

Posidic outlined how CCE is organized under County Law §224 and described it as a “subordinate governmental agency” that operates with local, state and federal support. "We are not technically part of Cornell University," Posidic said, adding that Cornell sets professional standards while local boards hire staff.

Posidic told supervisors that CCE’s annual budget is slightly over $1 million and that county appropriation accounts for about 32% of that total (down from 47% in 2021) as the association works to diversify revenue sources. She said about $331,000 of…