District 3 Staff Conference

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Carroll County Extension Office

 

Welcome….

Addendum To Murphy’s Law

 

Personnel

                        Interns:      Cheri Arvin – Oldham FCS

                                             Krista Brown – Shelby Ag.

                                             Elizabeth Creed – Jefferson FCS

                                             Whitney McCoy – Jefferson 4H

 

Early Retirement for Federal Employees

                                              15 positions – retire by June1

                                              See Rosemary Veach  

 

Post Retirement Available – Case by Case Basis

  

Dr. Haven Miller- Ag. Com.– retiring  - Laura Skillman - acting    

 

New Arrival   - Baby Boy Reese

 

Condolences to Tim McClure Family

 

Budget (State)

                            4H Camp Funding - $2 million

 

Budget (County)

                         100% payments in – Good Job!!

                         Final statements sent by June 12, return by June 30

                         Budgets and MOAs due May 1

                         Salary Adjustment Forms – May 1

                         Bi Pay submitted by June 21

                         Postage entered by June 12

                         Personnel Changes by June 15

 

Career Ladder – Funded!

                          Degree completed by end of semester deadline

                          Deadline for Salary Adj. June 1, Sept. 1, January 1

 

 

Performance Appraisal

                          Rating option form – complete today!

                         Impact Statements, Overviews, Stats, Meetings/Activity, Exp. By July 15

                          Changes in performance appraisal system

                          Change in program year

                          All agents evaluated next year!

 

IT  ISSUES

Social Networking Websites

                          Facebook, MySpace Guidelines

                          Public Forum- Safety #1             

Smart Phones

                          Rick can help with email

                          All other features may require an Enterprise License at $60 fee

Bomgar – online diagnostic system “live”

 

Shorter URLs for County Websites Now Available!

 

New Digital Image Site Available!

 

Bogus Emails requesting account information

                           No Authorization from UK

 

End of the Year Reporting... Submitted by June 30

 

 Issues Flow Committee Meeting – May 28

                        Feedback to Staff – June 11 (District Staff)

                        District Prioritization meeting w/leaders – July 30

 

In-service Training Sign up  –  Catalog available June 1. (online)

 

Federal Surplus Property

                        Intended for Official use ONLY

                        Periodic Inventory of Property

 

FSNEP

                        Thanks to all. We reached our commitment Goal

                        Don’t forget to report monthly

 

Upcoming CA Field Days

                         Spindletop  - June 12

                         Robinson Station – September 25

                          Morehead – Regional – September 11

 

Tri State Diversity Conference – February 5-6, 2009, Northern Cincinnati, Ohio

                          “Tomorrow’s Solutions for Today’s Problems”

                          Call for Proposals – June 6

 

Central Region Ext. Conference

                          Feb. 10-12, Hyatt – Lexington

                         3 agents per District – RIPC & AD will recommend to DD

 

Feedback on Specialists

                          CATPAWS Survey

                          Identity Protected , I Think!

 

State Fair Assignments

                          Final List at District Website

 

Secretary Training

                          Committee: Don Sorrell, Katie Smallwood, Joyce Doyle

                           Date, Location, Program?

 

County Program Highlights…

                            Innovated  Multi County Programming – Don, Dan, Jerry

                            Town & Country Day – Oldham

                            Remembrance Day - Bullitt           

ANR

*Ag. Development Issues

*Appointment of new Council Members

*County Comprehensive Plans

*Phase 1 Board Members Testifying

*2008 ANR Update – Traci

*CA Field Day – June 12

* Ky. Beef Conference – May 20 – Woodford Co. Office

 

4H

*Capital Experience – 800 – Good Show

*$2M for Camp – July ‘09

*SET Grant $75K from Toyota

*Merger of KLC & LC Camp

*Teen Conference

*4H Camp Recruitment

*Bathroom Blitz – went well!

*Youth & Client Protection File – get in order!

*Horse    

*State Contact List – revise if needed!

            State 4-H Contacts

District 4-H Contact List

            State 4-H Advisory Groups

 

FCS

*Ky. Plaid Voting

*Built Environment Conference – June 2-3

*KEHA Lesson Ideas

*New Agent Experience

*Fall FCS Meeting – October 30 – Oldham County

*Louisville Area Homemakers Meeting – October 22

*KEHA Packet of Information    

*2008 Fall Class Schedule  

 

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