Agenda Item Request:
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Presentation of the proposed Cumberland County UMaine Cooperative Extension for 2024 - 2025 grant funding.
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Background and Purpose of Request:
Informational Report by the UMaine Cooperative Extension Budget Report of 2023-2024 activities as required Title 7, Chapter 7 of the Maine Revised Statutes, §191-§195.
Language regarding taxes and budget Title 7 Chap 7§194: The executive committee of each county extension association shall prepare an annual budget as requested, showing in detail its estimate of the amount of money to be expended under this chapter within the county or counties for the fiscal year, shall submit the same to a vote of the association at the regular annual meeting and, if the budget is approved by a majority vote of the members of the association present at such meeting, the executive committee shall submit the same to the board of county commissioners on a date requested by the county commissioners, and the county commissioners may, if they deem it justifiable, adopt an appropriate budget for the county extension program and levy a tax therefor.
Language regarding annual reports Title 7 Chap 7§195: A county extension association shall annually present to the University of Maine and the county commissioners its plan of extension work for the ensuing year and a full detailed report of its extension activities for the preceding fiscal year, including a detailed report of its receipts and expenditures from all sources.