Cedar County Extension Board

Cedar County Extension Board Meeting
July 7, 2026

Meeting was called to order by Katie at 12:06.  Those in attendance were Katie, Laura, Ben, Cara, Keith, and Amy.

Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed. There were no changes. Keith made a motion to approve the minutes. Laura seconded, motion passed.

Bills were reviewed. At this point in the year, nothing is out of the ordinary.  Katie made a motion to approve and Laura seconded. Motion passed.

Ben, Cara, and Jackie each talked about what they have been doing the last couple of months. Everyone has been busy with summer programming, library programs, 4H programs, and preparing for the fair. Also starting to prepare for some fall things.

Old business: NACEB summer conference – Amy discussed this a little bit. Also salary increase in the new budget as well as the phone budget. Katie made a motion to approve the new budget as proposed. Keith seconded the motion. Motion passed. 

New business:  There was no new business to discuss. 

Community needs – there were no topics brought up.

Next meeting is set for July 9th at noon. 

Laura made a motion to adjourn. Keith seconded. Motion passed and meeting adjourned at 12:56.

Minutes taken by Laura White

Cedar County Extension Board Meeting
May 5, 2026

Meeting was called to order by Katie at 11:59. Those in attendance were Katie, Laura, Ben, Cara, and Megan. 

Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed. There were no changes. Katie made a motion to approve the minutes. Laura seconded, motion passed.

Bills were reviewed. At this point in the year, nothing is out of the ordinary, and the budget appears to be on track. Laura made a motion to approve and Katie seconded. Motion passed.

Ben, Cara, and Megan each talked about what they have been doing the last couple of months. They have all been busy with winter programming and are preparing for spring and summer events. 

Old business: Cedar county Strategic Planning session will be held in December. No other old business.

New business:  NACEB Summer Conference is June 20 in Holdredge. 2026-2027 budget – they are starting to plan. Fuel expenses could be higher than previous. 

There were no other new business.

Community needs – there were no topics brought up.

Next meeting is set for July 7th at noon. 

Katie made a motion to adjourn. Laura seconded. Motion passed and meeting adjourned at 12:46.

Minutes taken by Laura White

Cedar County Extension Board Meeting
March 5, 2026

Meeting was called to order by Katie at 12:04. Those in attendance were Katie, Laura, Keith, Jackie, Ben, Cara, Megan, and Amy Topp. 

Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed. There were no changes. Laura made a motion to approve the minutes. Katie seconded, motion passed.

Bills were reviewed. At this point in the year, nothing is out of the ordinary, and the budget appears to be on track. Katie made a motion to approve and Keith seconded. Motion passed.

Jackie, Ben, Cara, and Megan each talked about what they have been doing the last couple of months. They have all been busy with winter programming and are preparing for spring and summer events.

Old business: Employee reclassification has started and everyone uses the time clock system now. It is a learning process, and the courthouse is flexible with their schedules. Katie and Amy reflected on the NACEB Annual meeting. individual ones as well. 4H audit was done.

New business:  Annual reports. Jackie is highlighting the conferences she’s been helping put on. Ben is highlighting his pasture walks. Cara hadn’t decide what hers was yet and Megan’s was the connect the dots program. 

There were no other new business.

Community needs – the tour de Nebraska and BRAN will be going through Hartington, so discussion was had on what the 4H clubs could do. 

Amy presented on some different topics, one of which was NACEB day at the capital. She also mentioned the meeting in the summer as well as the new website allthingsnebraska.unl.edu.

Next meeting is set for May 5th at noon. 

Keith made a motion to adjourn. Laura seconded. Motion passed and meeting adjourned at 12:58.

Minutes taken by Laura White

Cedar County Extension Board Meeting
January 6, 2026

Meeting was called to order by Katie at 12:00. Those in attendance were Katie, Laura, Jackie, Ben, Cara, and Taylor Cammack – new UNL extension employee. Keith was absent. 

First order of business was to elect new officers. After discussion, it was decided that Katie would remain president. Laura would remain secretary. Laura made a motion to approve the officers as presented. Katie seconded the motion. Motion passed.

Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed. There were no changes. Laura made a motion to approve the minutes. Katie seconded, motion passed.

Bills were reviewed. At this point in the year, nothing is out of the ordinary, and the budget appears to be on track. Katie made a motion to approve and Laura seconded. Motion passed.

Jackie, Ben, Cara, and Taylor each talked about what they have been doing the last couple of months. Taylor talked about her role as the HLES Extension Instructor. Everyone has been busy with year end stuff and preparing for the next year.

Old business: Employee reclassification is happening soon which will include the use of the timeclock . 2025 impact report is all about 4H this year as well as the Connect the Dots Program and other early childhood projects. There is extension board training coming up, so Jackie reminded us of this and the dates. NACEB meeting is Tuesday February 10^th. 

New business: Ben is up for computer rotation this year. 4H council audit needs to be done. Laura will do this. No other new business.

There were no community needs at this time.

Next meeting is set for March 5^th at noon. 

Katie made a motion to adjourn at 12:39. Laura seconded. Motion passed and meeting adjourned.

Minutes taken by Laura White

Cedar County Extension Board Meeting
November 4, 2025

Meeting was called to order at 12:05. Those in attendance were Jackie, Ben, Katie, Cara, Nicole & Laura. Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed. Laura made a motion to approve the minutes. Katie seconded. Motion passed. Bills were reviewed. Katie made a motion to approve the bills and Laura seconded. Motion passed. 

Staff reports were given. 

Old business was discussed. Employee reclassification is still being worked on. Laura has agreed to another 3 year term on the extension board. NACEB meeting is Feb 10^th. 

New business was discussed. Office will be closed for the Christmas holiday from December 24-January 4^th. Laura made a motion to approve that the office be closed during that time. Katie seconded. Motion passes. 2025 county impact – discussed the Connect the Dots Program that they did in Laurel and its impact. Other business is that computers are being migrated. 

Next meeting is January 6^th at noon.

Katie made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Laura seconded. Motion passes and adjourned at 12:57.