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Ben Hill County ratifies memorandum of understanding with UGA Cooperative Extension
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a Memorandum of Understanding between Ben Hill County and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on behalf of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension to formalize cooperative extension services.
The Ben Hill County Board of Commissioners voted Oct. 7, 2025 to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, on behalf of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, and Ben Hill County.
Commissioner John Mooney moved to approve the MOU and Commissioner Daniel Cowan seconded; the motion passed with Commissioners Mooney, Cowan, Calloway, Vice-Chair Hope Harmon and Chairman Hal Wiley voting in favor. The text was entered into the record as a memorandum of understanding between the University system and the county. The board’s minutes do not record financial terms or operational specifics in the meeting text; the MOU is a formal agreement to govern the parties’ cooperative activities through the extension service.
County Extension Coordinator Hunt Sanders had earlier provided an agricultural update during the meeting; the MOU formalizes the relationship between local extension operations and the university system.
