Northwest Missouri Regional Advisory Council

Thursday, April 17, 2003 – 7:30 p.m.
Location:  Farm Credit Building, Riverside Rd. & Hwy. 36, St. Joseph, MO

 For more council information, visit the Northwest Regional Council Web Page at: http://extension.missouri.edu/nwregion/Councils/council.shtml
Refreshments provided by Sandy Sands, MECCLC Board Member. Thank You

 AGENDA

 1)      Call to Order:       Kendall Misemer, Chair

2)      Additions or Deletions to Agenda:

3)      Roll Call and Introduction of Guests:                

4)      Minutes:     Feb. 20, 2003 – Becky Dalbey
Posted on the WEB at http://extension.missouri.edu/nwregion/Councils

5)      MECCLC Board Report:            Sandy Sands
i)        Governance Advisory Board Member for MECCLC—nominations

MECCLC is considering the establishment of a “Governance Advisory Board” to assist them with specific types of governance and political issues. Looking for one person per region. Nominations:_____________________________

ii)      Revenue Generation

iii)    UOE Week 

6)      Regional Director Report:

i)        Regional Council Leadership Development Team—appointments/volunteers

Responsibilities: Responsible for getting information out to councils and CPDs about upcoming council development opportunities and materials. In some cases these individuals or this team may take the ITV training to councils who cannot participate or they may mentor councils or council members related to the CLDC (council leadership development committee) training materials.

(a)    Suggested Membership:

(i)      Regional Director Karma Metzgar

(ii)    Regional Council Officer or Member ________________________

(iii)   Regional Council Officer or Member ________________________

(iv)  Regional Council Member or Member ________________________

(v)    County Program Director, Don Miller, Buchanan County

(vi)  Community Development Specialist or specialist with expertise/skills in working with organizations. Dean Larkin, Mercer County 

ii)      Advanced Council Leadership Nominations (reminder)

Purpose of the Advanced Council Leadership is to provide opportunities for council members who have completed their term to serve in an expanded capacity to develop and mentor leadership in the council membership. Primary functions will be to mentor council members, mentor councils, train council members, and teach leadership skills to expand the current capacity of extension council members. Selected participants will be invited to two Leadership Forums annually. The individuals participating in this opportunity will pay for all or part of the costs of participation. Participants will need to pay for transportation, lodging, meals, etc. The CLDC committee hopes to cover the cost of the materials and speakers for two forums per year.

(a)   Nominations/Suggestions (1-3 per region for inaugural class)

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iii)    NW Region County and Staffing Status 

iv)    Penalty Mail Discontinuance, Oct. 1 

v)      New Member Orientation materials  

vi)    Hosted UM President Elson Floyd, April 2 with a program showcase in Nodaway County.  

vii)  Communications 

viii)            Other 

7)      Committees

a)      Regional Staffing Committee Report

Council Members: Dean Hicks, Jayla Smith, Becky Dalbey, Terry Beers, Kendall Misemer, Sandy Sands, Rebecca Travnichek, Annette Deering, Bob Kelly, Beverly Maltsberger, Karma Metzgar

i)        Rolling Resource Plan Considerations

(1)   Temporary placement of .5 FTE Youth Education Assistant if DeKalb County Closes, May 5. 

b)      Communications Report

i)        The regional web page was created by Meridith Berry, RIT. The address is: http://extension.missouri.edu/nwregion/Councils/council.shtml

(1)   This month, minutes and agenda by regular mail.

(2)   Most regional council members have e-mail—is this an option? We are working to protect your privacy in using bulk e-mail—therefore the message may appear that you were the only one receiving the information, however, you cannot see the others receiving the message.

(3)  Suggestions for content? 

c)      Regional Council Bylaws—appointed/volunteers

i)        Review current bylaws 

d)      Nominating Committee Report— (Jayla Smith, John Murphy, Becky Dalbey and Sandy Sands)

i)        Positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary and MECCLC Board Member. 

8)      Old Business:

a)      Council Leadership Development

i)        New member orientation materials out in March

ii)       Council Leadership Development module rollout (Tony DeLong, Leslie Carroll, Sandy Sands, Karma Metzgar) 

b)      Other 

9)      New Business:  

a)      Other 

10)  Announcements:

i)        Next Meeting, July 17, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph Farm Credit

ii)       Refreshments

iii)     Agenda Items 

11)  Adjournment