(Red Oak, Iowa) – Four officers were elected during the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Montgomery County extension council organizational meeting Jan. 17. The nine-member county extension council annually elects officers to comply with Iowa law.

Mike Thomas, of Red Oak, was re-elected as Chairperson. Thomas will preside at all meetings of the county extension council, have authority to call special meetings and perform duties as performed and exercised by a chairperson of a board of directors of a corporation. Chad Jacobs, Villisca, was elected Vice Chairperson.

Tammi VanMeter, of Red Oak, was elected Secretary and has the responsibility of keeping the minutes of all county extension council meetings and signing required papers for the council.

The council elected Kassandra Houdek, of Red Oak, to the Treasurer position. The treasurer has charge of all of the funds of the county extension council; receives, deposits, pays and disburses. The treasurer insures an accurate record of receipts and disbursements and submits reports to the county extension council.

Front Row: Marti Clark-Moffett, Kassie Houdek, Tammi VanMeter Back Row: Macey Ellis, Mike Thomas, Ryan Sundermann, Chad Jacobs, Lucas Oster Not Pictured: Gayle Allensworth (Photo/story courtesy Katie Hart – Montgomery County ISU Ext.)

As elected officials, the county extension council is the governing body of ISU Extension and Outreach. The county extension council hires county staff, manages the county extension budget and helps determine programming. In partnership with ISU Extension and Outreach, the council provides educational opportunities that bring university resources to the needs of the county and region.

ISU Extension and Outreach is part of the federal Cooperative Extension Service — a network of more than 100 land-grant institutions, including Iowa State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture serving communities and counties across the United States. Every county in Iowa has an elected extension council that decides how to support ISU Extension and Outreach educational programs at the county level.

The county extension office is located at 1901 N Broadway Street in Red Oak, Iowa. To learn more about ISU Extension and Outreach in Montgomery County, visit www.extension.iastate.edu/montgomery.

For more information about ISU Extension and Outreach, visit www.extension.iastate.edu.