Quad‑county Extension funding talks begin after Sterns signals contribution cut
Morrison County officials heard that Sterns County intends to reduce its share of the Quad‑County Extension agreement (reported as a change from ~2.2 FTE to 1.55 FTE), prompting discussion of options including dropping from four educators to three or creating part‑time specialist support; administrators will gather data and return with proposals for 2027.
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Administrator LeBlanc briefed the board on May 19 about a Quad‑County Extension meeting (Morrison, Stearns, Sherburne and Benton) in which Sterns County provided notice it intends to reduce its contribution to the quad‑county educator pool. LeBlanc said the current contract supports four full‑time educators shared among the four counties and that Sterns proposed reducing its portion (the meeting referenced Sterns moving toward roughly 1.55 FTE from 2.2 FTE). Morrison County’s contractual share is 0.55 FTE.
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