Purdue Extension outlines regional restructure; commissioners freeze county-funded program assistant

Jul 20, 2026

Purdue's regional operations leader described a restructuring that moves some costs to Purdue and centralizes educators regionally; commissioners voted to freeze a vacant county-funded program assistant position until further notice.

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Jennifer Mayo, regional operations leader for Purdue Extension's southwest area, briefed the board on a new regional structure that centralizes educator roles and absorbs some costs previously carried by counties. She said the contractual services line will be population-based and that a $140,000 contractual figure is required by code as the base payment from the county.

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