South Central Region
Regional Council Bylaws

South Central Region

University Outreach and Extension
     

 

  Regional Extension Councils

  1. The name of the group shall be the South Central Regional Extension Council.
                                                    (name of region)

  2. Purpose: The purpose of Regional Extension Councils is to be a forum through which the member County Councils cooperate in providing effective educational programs for the region by:

      1. .Exchanging information and discussing issues of regional concern.

      2. Making recommendations on topics and issues related to regional and county concerns

      3. Assisting in the training of County Extension Councils.

      4. Promoting and supporting multi-county planning and programming as appropriate.

      5. Fostering the partnership of University Outreach and Extension, and the County Councils

      6. Supporting the policies and procedures jointly adopted by University Outreach and Extension and MECCLC.

  1.     Membership

      1. The membership of the Regional Extension Council shall be selected by the County Extension Councils in the county in the region.

      2. Each County council will be asked to name two official members, but all Council members will be welcome and invited to the meetings of the Regional Extension Council. Each county will have one vote.

      3. County Councils will select representatives to the Regional Extension

      4. County Councils cannot be represented at Regional Extension Council meetings by extension staff.

  1. .  Regional Extension Council Structure

      1. Regional Extension Councils will elect their own officers. The Executive Committee of the Regional Extension Council include a Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary with the Regional Director serving as "ex-officio" member.

      2. No more than one Executive Committee member may come from the same county.

      3. Regional Extension Councils will be responsible for electing the member(s) to serve on the Board of the Missouri Extension Council Leadership Conference (MECCLC).

  1.   Regional Extension Council Finances

      1. Regional Extension Councils will be responsible for covering the costs of their regional meetings (food, travel, meeting facilities). Each Regional Extension Council has flexibility in determining how the costs will be covered.

      2. County Extension Councils may use county funds to support participation of the council representatives.

      3. Regional directors will be responsible for covering the costs of resource people and materials and supplies for Regional Extension Council meetings.

 

  1. .  Meeting Schedule

      1. Regional Extension Councils will meet at least 3 times a year and "on call" as needed".

      1. The Executive Committee of the Regional Extension Council has responsibility for setting the dates and locations of Regional Extension council meetings.

      2. The Executive Committee of the Regional Extension Council will be responsible for setting the agenda for Regional Extension Council meetings in order to carry out the purposes under Section II, 1.6.

OCT-1994