2. Extension Service/reassign duties

NDSU Extension Service Cass County Extension Cass County Government Annex 1010 2nd Avenue South P.O. Box 2806 Fargo, ND 58108-2806 RECEIVED JUL .. 8 2005 Tel. 701.241.5700 Fax 701.241.5935 cass@ndsuext.nodak.edu www.ext.nodak.edu/county/cass www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY July 7, 2005 CM8 COUNTY COMMISSION To: Cass County Commission I ~ From: Brad Cogdill, Extension Agent/Chair and I~ -- (j . Duane Hauck, NDSU Extension Service Director RE: Change in Job Responsibilities for Brad Cogdill, Extension Agent/Chair position This letter is to request Cass County Commission approval for Brad Cogdill, Extension Agent/Office Chair, to assume a part-time administrative re-assignment within the NDSU Extension Service to serve as Chair of the Center for 4-H Youth Development on the NDSU campus. This department is responsible for the 4-H Youth Development Program carried out by the NDSU Extension Service. A similar re-assignment was approved and completed in 2002-2003. Duane Hauck, Director of the NDSU Extension Service, requests that this appointment be approved on a continuing basis with the condition that the Cass County Commission, the NDSU Extension Service Director (or his/her designee), and/or Brad Cogdill can request that the appointment can be reviewed at any time. A full-time Extension Agent in training position will be placed in Cass County to accommodate staffing needs under this work arrangement. This position will carry agriculture programming responsibilities and will also work with other Cass County Extension staff to deliver the county extension program. No adjustments to Cass County's contribution to the extension budget would be made as a result of this arrangement. The office chair/department head duties would not change as a result of this change in duties. Like the previous occasion, I am interested in accepting this appointment since it provides me the opportunity to apply my knowledge and experience in a leadership role within the NDSU Extension Service. Cass County has the largest 4-H youth development program in the state making this appointment an opportunity to positively influence the North Dakota 4-H Youth Development program including how it is carried out here in Cass County. This arrangement will also allow me to continue to be involved in "grass- roots" programming through my Cass County job duties while also offering me the opportunity to provide leadership for a state-wide extension program. Adequate work space is available at a vacant work station in the office. Questions about this request can also be addressed by Duane Hauck, Director of the NDSU Extension Service. He can be contacted at 231-8944 or bye-mail at ext- dir@ndsuext.nodak.edu. O\SS CDUNIY GOVERNMENT ... . County Commissions, North Dakota State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating NOS U is an equal opportunity institution