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MMINUINDIN OF UNDERSTANDING FOR
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK
This memorandum of understanding entered this 1st
day of JanuSry , 192i by and between Colorado State
University, hereinafter referred to as "University" and the
County of Weld , State of Colorado, hereinafter
referred to as "County" , for cooperative extension work.
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, County desires to participate in the educational
work as authorized by the Smith-Lever Act, as amended, and
other acts supporting cooperative extension work which includes
the conduct of extension work in agriculture and related fields ,
home and family living, 4-H and youth and community services and
resource development education in the county; and,
WHEREAS , University is authorized by the United States
. Department of Agriculture to conduct cooperative extension work
in the State of Colorado pursuant to a Memorandum of Under-
standing and separate project agreements; and
WHEREAS, the University and County desire to enter into
this Memorandum of Understanding as a master document to set
out the nature of the program and the relationships of the
parties:
NOW THEREFORE, the parties do hereby agree to expend
their best efforts to conduct and support a cooperative
Extension program under the following terms and conditions :
Section 1 County agrees:
(a) To furnish suitable office space , and pay
the essential costs, of utilities, travel, office
expense, supplies and equipment needed in the conduct
of cooperative extension work in the county.
(b) To contribute on the following formula basis
W a 'I° the applicable part of the professional staff salaries :
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a 2nd Agent 2 ,500 7th Agent 4,000
a ,9g 3rd Agent 3 ,000 8th Agent 4,000
-\] „ V 0 4th Agent 3 ,000 9th Agent 5 ,000
g ESgz o° 5th Agent 3,000 10th Agent 5,000
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3 a " (c) To provide necessary clerical and secretarial
personnel.
(d) Submit to the Director of the Colorado
Cooperative Extension Service a copy of the county budget
approved for items (a) , (b) and (c) above. The budget
will be certified as true and correct by the county clerk
and will be submitted prior to the beginning of each
calendar year.
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Section 2. University agrees:
(a) To maintain an office of Cooperative Extension for
the management and conduct of all cooperative extension
work.
(b) To maintain a professional staff available for
assistance to the program conducted in the county.
(c) To recruit and supervise professional staff to be
assigned to the county in accordance with annual supple-
mental agreements.
(d) To provide that part of the professional staff
salaries which is not contributed on the formula basis
by the county.
Section 3. County and University mutually agree:
(a) That the salaries of 8.0 professional FTE ' s (full-
time equivalents) will be provided by the parties as
described in Sections l b and 2 d above. This Agreement
in no way will limit either party at its sole discretion
from employing additional professional or paraprofessional
personnel in the County Extension Office at its own
expense.
(b) To notify the other party in writing at least sixty
(60) days prior to any expected major -change in program
which would affect the professional personnel or support
of the program.
(c) That the University operates on a fiscal year of
July 1 - June 30 and the counties of the State of
Colorado operate on a calendar year of January 1 -
December 31, and that the level of financial support which
the University can provide is dependent upon appropriations ,
allocations, adjustments and any amendments thereto made
by the State of Colorado and the United States. That pur-
suant thereto the University may be required to adjust
or amend its budgetary allocations to the county' s
Cooperative Extension program during the University' s
fiscal year due to the level of financial support the
county renders, and the appropriations, allocations,
adjustments and amendments thereto made by the State of
Colorado or the United States or both.
Section 4 . The Cooperative Extension Program is subject to the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the regulations of the Department
of Agriculture implementing the same, prohibiting discrimination
based on race, color, national origin, sex, or religion.
Section 5. This Memorandum of Understanding shall remain
in full force and effect from year to year until terminated
by either party by written notice given ninety days prior to
the end of a fiscal year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have set their
hands and seals this 21 day of November 1973
ATTEST: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
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