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Purdue Extension outlines a regional shift and a large contractual-services increase
Summary
Purdue Extension representatives told commissioners the program is moving to a 12-county regional model that will shift many costs into a new contractual-services line (county ask for Franklin expected to rise to about $100,000). They said local 4-H and community programs will continue but some educator and equipment costs will shift to the regional contract.
Veronica Bullock, Purdue Extension’s Franklin County educator, and Christopher Fogle, the new regional operations leader, described a statewide reorganization that will move Purdue Extension from a county-based model to a 12-region approach. “Purdue Extension is undergoing a transformation. We're moving from a county based system to a regional model,” Bullock said, and Fogle explained that the county’s contractual-services request will be computed on a population-based formula and is projected to increase from roughly $53,500 to $100,000.
They said 4-H will retain a county presence, local educators such as Veronica and Elizabeth will continue to serve Franklin County, and some county-covered items (educator mileage, laptops, some tech contracts) will be absorbed into the new contractual-services line. Commissioners asked whether the change would remove local educators; Fogle said the goal is to maintain local service while enabling specialists to circulate across counties to meet specialty needs (for example, mental-health or farm-stress programs).
