Following the spring elections in even numbered years, UW-Extension’s Local Government Center and the Wisconsin Counties Association co-sponsor day-long County Officials Workshops to orient both new and continuing county officials, at seven locations around the state.

In May 2018, topics will include the roles and responsibilities of county board supervisors, the county budgeting process, Wisconsin’s open meetings law and public records law, ethics and conflicts of interest, running effective meetings, and state and county issues update.

The workshops connect county governments with the expertise of educators from UW-Extension and the Wisconsin Counties Association, who make sure the topics and teaching methods stay current and meet participant needs.

Forest County board members may be interested to know about the May 9th session in nearby Minocqua, the May 10th session in Green Bay or the final session offered in Stevens Point on May 23rd.  For more information on County Officials Workshops and other resources provided by the UW-Extension Local Government Center, please click here.

The UW-Extension Local Government Center is a program of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension in partnership with state, federal and county government in each Wisconsin county.