164.655 Extension board, powers and duties. - Kentucky Statutes

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164.655 Extension board, powers and duties. The extension board of each extension district shall have the following powers and
duties:
(1) To serve as an agency of the Commonwealth and to manage and transact all of the business and affairs of its district and have authority to acquire property necessary
for the conduct of the business of the district for the purposes of KRS 164.605 to
164.675; (2) To enter into an annual memorandum of agreement with the extension service and the extension district. This memorandum of agreement shall set forth the policy
pertaining to (a) appointment of personnel to serve in the district, (b) financing of
extension work in the district, and (c) responsibilities of the cooperating parties in
planning and executing the program; (3) To, and shall as soon as possible following the first meeting in which the officers are elected and annually thereafter, file in the office of the county clerk a certificate
signed by its chairman and secretary, certifying the names, addresses and terms of
office of each member and the names and addresses of the officers of the extension
board with the signatures of the officers affixed thereto, and said certificate shall be
conclusive as to the organization of the extension district, its extension board and as
to its members and its officers; (4) With the advice of the extension council, to make and adopt such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the law as it may deem necessary for its own
government in the transaction of the business of the extension district; (5) To cooperate with the extension service and the extension council in conducting an extension program in agriculture, home economics, youth work and related subjects
in the extension district. Said program shall be planned and executed upon the
advice, recommendations and assistance of the extension council with the board to
make final decisions; (6) To cooperate with other extension districts in the employment of personnel, conduct of programs and sponsorship of activities for the mutual benefit of each; (7) To cooperate with all extension organizations, farm organizations, state and federal agencies, civic clubs and any other organizations who may be interested in and
willing to cooperate in conducting the extension programs in the extension district; (8) To prepare annually not later than April 15 of each year in cooperation with the director of extension an extension district budget for the ensuing year. This budget
shall be prepared with consideration being given to the advice and
recommendations of the extension council, must be consistent with financing
policies of the extension service and shall reflect the agricultural, home economics,
youth and related subject matter needs of people in the extension district; (9) To deposit all district extension education funds in a bank or banks approved by it in the name of the extension district. These receipts shall constitute a fund known as
the district cooperative extension education fund which shall be disbursed by the
treasurer of the extension board in accordance with the annual budget and the
annual memorandum of agreement between the board and the extension service; (10) To, from time to time when necessary and on approval of the fiscal court, borrow such funds as may be required to meet the financial obligations of the extension
district; provided, however, that the extension board cannot in any fiscal year incur
indebtedness in an amount which would be in excess of the anticipated revenue of
said district for the fiscal year. The amount of the anticipated revenue shall be
certified to said board by the fiscal court of the county in which the district is
located; (11) To expand the district cooperative extension education fund for salaries and travel expense of extension personnel, rental, office supplies, equipment, communications,
office facilities, services and property acquisition and in payment of such other
items as may be necessary to carry out the extension district program; (12) To carry over unexpended district cooperative extension education funds into the next fiscal year so that funds will be available to carry on the program; provided,
however, that such anticipated carry-over funds shall be taken into consideration in
the formulation of the extension district budget for the ensuing year; (13) To file with the county fiscal court or board of commissioners and directors of extension and to publish in one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the county
before October 1 of each year a report under oath of all receipts and expenditures of
such district cooperative extension education funds showing from whom received,
to whom paid and for what purpose for the last fiscal year; (14) To be remunerated from the district cooperative extension education fund for actual expenses incurred in the performance of services for the extension district;
provided, however, that payments for expenses must be approved by the extension
board; (15) To accept contributions from fiscal courts and boards of education for use in conducting extension work in the extension district as provided for under KRS
247.080; (16) To accept private funds for use in conducting extension work in the extension district; provided, however, that the acceptance of all such contributions must be
approved by the director of extension; and (17) To collect reasonable fees for specific services which require special equipment or personnel such as soil testing services, seed testing services or other services in
support of the educational program of the extension district. History: Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 275, sec. 11.