Extension Council Leadership Training:
   Programs, Governance and Membership

Additional Resources

1. New Member Orientation Manual
   Introduction to council and University of Missouri Outreach and Extension. Copies also available at county offices.

2. Revised Statutes of Missouri, Chapter 262
   State statutes governing University and county extension council responsibilities and obligations.

3. Missouri Social and Economic Demographics County Fact Sheets Demographic information about your county's population from the  Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis.

4. Council Candidate Worksheet          PDF         Word
   Worksheet to help councils identify potential candidates by gender, age, race, affiliation and expertise (included in Recruiting Effective Council Members module).

5. Talking Points for Recruiting Candidates
   Outlines key messages to share with potential candidates (included in Recruiting Effective Council Members module).

6. Council Recruitment News Release Template
   Downloadable Word file can be customized for recruiting candidates for county council elections (included in Recruiting Candidates for Effective County Councils  module).

7. Be an Educational Leader Recruitment flyer created in Publisher for localizing (included in Recruiting Candidates for Effective County Councils module.)

8. Consent to Be Nominated Word form to confirm candidate's agreement to have name placed on the ballot (included in Recruiting Candidates for Effective County Councils module).

9. Sample Notice of Nominees - Downloadable Word file providing language and format for publishing public notice of nominees as required by state statutes (included in Mastering the Nuts and Bolts of Council Elections module).

10. Safeguarding Cash: Special Controls Checklist - Procedures to ensure accurate records and sound fiscal management (included in Understanding County Budgets and Fiscal Reports module).

11. Budget Curriculum Package - Understanding county budgets and fiscal reports, council member handouts, funding guidelines, trainer notes and worksheets (included in Understanding County Budgets and Fiscal Reports module).

 

Council Training

• Council Leadership
  Training Home
• Orientation
  for New Council
  Members
• Be an Effective
  Council Member
• Recruiting Candidates
  for Effective
  County Councils
• Mastering the Nuts
  & Bolts of Council
  Elections
• Understanding County
  Budgets & Fiscal Reports
• What Is the Council's Role
  Programs?
• Additional Resources

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