Two evening interactive video sessions are scheduled to assist county extension council members in communicating with legislators and other decision-makers at Legislative Day and throughout the year.

The 7-9 p.m. session on Feb. 6 - to be repeated on Feb. 13 - will feature discussion by Jim Snider, UM assistant to the president for state governmental relations, on the protocol for communicating with legislators. Rep. Vicky Riback Wilson, Columbia, and Sen. Doyle Childers, Reeds Spring, will share ideas about how to communicate with legislators. MECCLC Chair Tony Delong and Alumni Alliance Chair-elect Sandy Sands will discuss the Legislative Day agenda and the importance of council participation. Ron Turner, executive vice president and director, will focus on the current budget situation and UO/E’s value to citizens.

The Council Leadership Development Committee also will introduce new council orientation materials during the sessions.

Council members may attend at whichever site is convenient for them. Sites for Feb. 6 are: MOREnet Room 205, Columbia; Camdenton TCRC; Kirksville TCRC; 130 McKemy Hall, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville; Park Hills TCRC (Mineral Area); Poplar Bluff TCRC; Princeton R-5 School; Salem TCRC; Sedalia National Guard Armory; Southern TCRC (Portageville); Tri Lakes TCRC (Reeds Spring); 317 Fine Arts Building, UMKC; and 114 Lucas Hall, UMSL.

Sites for Feb. 13 are the same except Mexico TCRC and Jefferson City TCRC also are sites, and Sedalia is not. Arrangements are being worked out for a site in Cape Girardeau for both evenings.