Okaloosa County BOCC — August 8, 2013 — Okaloosa County Extension Budget Review — reading text

COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE REVENUE: Extension Service is funded within the General Fund and two partners-federal and state. Federal and state partners provided $511,824 to support the Extension Office during FY12/13. In addition, local Extension agents secured $1,048,847 through grants, in-kind services and monetary donations. For every dollar of General Fund contribution provided to Ag Extension, more than $5.08 was obtained from other sources. EXPENDITURES: FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Category Actual $ Actual $ Original $ Approved $ Personal Services 366,967 254,111 267,989 285,369 Operating Expenses 41,640 37,825 38,728 48,085 Capital Outlay 1,183 7,256 0 15,000 Reserves 0 0 0 0 Total 409,790 299,192 306,717 348,454 HISTORICAL STAFFING SUMMARY: Category FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Full-time 9 9 8 8 Part-Time 1 1 1 1 Relief 0 0 0 0 Total 10 10 9 9 MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR (Horticulture): Ø More than 1000 soil & water samples were submitted and processed. Ø Florida law requires pesticide applicators to obtain proper licenses. 784 county employees and industry professionals were trained and 90 became licensed. Ø State law requires all commercial fertilizer applicators be licensed by January 1, 2014. Completing the Green Industries Best Management Practices (GI-BMP) training and passing the test is mandatory to obtain the license. The Extension Office provided 11 GI-BMP training courses with 142 participants. Ø 56 Master Gardeners provided 6,327 hours of volunteer service, teaching 4269 residents Florida Friendly practices in maintaining their lawns, landscapes and gardens. Value of their volunteer time was $118,062 for Okaloosa County. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR (Agriculture): Ø Producers were able to identify and control pests based on Extension recommended thresholds on 80% of peanut, cotton and soybean acreage (9,000 acres) in Okaloosa County. Eliminating one pesticide application resulted in savings of $90,000 in pesticide costs. Ø 108 wildlife enthusiasts attended 3 wildlife programs. Ø The Extension agricultural program reached 2020 clientele through on-farm visits, phone calls, group meetings, emails and office visits. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR (4-H): Ø Okaloosa County 4-H reached 1,340 youth through clubs, camps, day camps, school enrichment and after-school programs. Ø 522 youth were registered in 4-H Community and Military clubs. In these clubs, youth learn leadership and citizenship skills. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR (Marine Science): Ø The Marine Science agent and volunteers provided 77 group teaching events to 3,964 youth and adults in the areas of water resources, environmental stewardship, watershed health and Florida ecosystems. Ø The Six Rivers Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas partnership group, led by the Marine Science Agent, educated over 200 participants through workshops, educational bulletins and workdays. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR: (Family & Consumer Sciences) Ø 21 financial management classes reached 364 individuals. Ø The Okaloosa Saves Eco-Nomic Living Expo reached more than 500 persons. Ø 452 persons set financial goals and became Okaloosa Savers. 42 individuals saved $169,972. Ø 280 youth deposited $20,118 in savings through Teaching Children to Save. Ø Family Nutrition Program held 212 classes reaching 7663 contacts. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR (Overall): Ø Extension published 104 newspaper articles and aired 107 radio programs reaching almost 300,000 clientele each week with unbiased research proven information. Ø Extension agents and volunteers taught 40,061 clientele in classes, phone conferences, demonstrations, seminars, web-based modules, interaction audio/video conferences and through field and office visits. Ø Volunteers provided 11,930 hours to Extension/Okaloosa County, providing 16,470 citizens with research based information. The dollar value of their volunteer time, if they were paid employees, is $222,613.80. Ø Secured funding for, completed construction of and moved into a new facility. KEY OBJECTIVES: 1. Recruit and train 20 new volunteers in support of Extension educational programs and services by October 2014. 2. Increase use of technology to enhance educational delivery by October 2014. 3. Maintain existing programs in the areas of agriculture/small farms, family and consumer sciences, horticulture, natural resources and 4-H/youth development by October 2014. 4. Manage appropriated Legislative funds and oversee construction of a new facility by October 2013. 5. To increase external funding from $422,217 to $450,000 by October 2014.  2012 UF/IFAS Extension Customer Satisfaction Survey Client Satisfaction with Service in Florida and Okaloosa County 100 95.2% 96.0% 94.6% 93.8% 90 80 Satisfied 70 Very satisfied 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Florida Okaloosa Florida Okaloosa Information accuracy Timely delivery  Client Outcomes in Florida and Okaloosa County 100% 90% 80% 86.9% 81.4% 70% 89.1% 60% Don't 86.6% know 50% No 40% Yes 30% 20% 10% 0% Florida Okaloosa Florida Okaloosa Had an opportunity to use Information solved the problem the information or answered question  Response Rates for Florida and Okaloosa County 100 80 1,422 of 2,477 184 of 321 60 40 57.2% 57.3% 20 0 Florida Okaloosa  2012 Legislative Farm Tour Parisot & Windes at Marshall Farms Nick Marshall & Kelly Windes Harvesting Dave Parisot in Tall Cotton Peanuts