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Extension office details programming and benefit-driven staffing increase
Summary
The county extension office outlined program reach across agriculture, 4‑H and family services and explained a modest budget increase driven largely by university-mandated benefit rate changes and a promotion for an agent.
A county extension office representative summarized extension programming across agriculture, family and consumer sciences, community resource development and 4‑H and explained a modest county increase driven primarily by university benefit-rate changes and an internal promotion.
The presenter said the extension office’s budget was reviewed by University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University and that county funding supports seven county‑funded positions (plus state‑funded positions for FNEP). The presentation cited outreach metrics including tens of thousands of group contacts and hundreds of on‑site visits and noted the volunteer program contributed an estimated $500,000 in value last year.
Commissioners praised the extension’s broad reach and noted its cost-effectiveness; the committee did not take formal action at the hearing.
