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Polk County resident urges commissioners to scrutinize 4‑H, OSU Extension accounting and participation figures
Summary
At the Jan. 7 Polk County Board of Commissioners meeting, resident Lena Califf asked how the county verifies OSU Extension and 4‑H membership and leader numbers and whether formal audits or other accountability measures exist.
Lena Califf, a Polk County resident and longtime 4‑H volunteer, told county commissioners at their Jan. 7 meeting that she is concerned about discrepancies in membership and leader counts reported by Polk County 4‑H and the OSU Extension and asked what checks and balances exist to verify those figures.
Califf said she has been involved with Polk County 4‑H and the OSU Extension for about 10 years and has participated on the OSU Extension budget…
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