229 Lowell Center
610 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 262-9960
Fax: (608) 265-8662
Email: lgc@uwex.edu |
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History
The University of Wisconsin-Extension
Local Government Center went into operation in January 1992. The
initial concept for the Center was to create a unit which could
address local government educational needs and coordinate existing
faculty and staff from University of Wisconsin System
institutions. Created initially as a two division unit
(Cooperative Extension and Continuing Education Extension), the
Center was converted to a Cooperative Extension unit in July 1994.
At that time also, the Center added staff to cover growth
management and community planning & design.
Mission
The mission of the Local Government
Center is to provide focus, coordination, and leadership to UW
System educational programs for local government, and to expand
the research and knowledge base for local government education.
Staff
 Chuck
Law
LGC Director and
Community Planning
and Design Specialist
chuck.law@uwex.edu
Overall Center
program delivery and coordination. Funding mechanisms for
downtown redevelopment; rural landscape preservation.
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Jim
Schneider
Local Government Specialist
jim.schneider@uwex.edu
Local government law in general;
powers and duties of local officials and bodies; local and
intergovernmental land use authority; open meetings; ethics and
conflicts of interest.
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 Kate
Lawton
Local Government Specialist
kate.lawton@uwex.edu
Local government
finance and general governance.
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Dan
Hill
Local Government Specialist
dan.hill@uwex.edu
Transportation, open meetings, open records, elections, meeting
management, agendas, minutes, parliamentary procedure, public
policy education.
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 Alan Probst
Local Government Specialist
alan.probst@uwex.edu
Local government
finance,
administration and
intergovernmental cooperation.
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 Larry Larmer
Outreach Specialist
aardvark@chorus.net
Parliamentary procedure, conducting
government meetings, minutes.
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Administrative Assistants:
Tenley Meyer (608) 262-9961
tenley.meyer@uwex.edu
Anne Kimber (608) 262-9960 anne.kimber@uwex.edu
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Direct
Educational Activities
- Workshops: Full-day seminars
offered throughout the state for local officials.
- WisLine programs: Statewide
teleconferences offered in cooperation with county Cooperative
Extension educators.
- Educational materials: Available
online or by mail.
- Videotape lending library:
Accessible through county Extension offices.
- LGC website
www.uwex.edu/lgc :
Downloadable fact sheets, bibliographies, and useful links.
UWEX County
Educator Training and Support
The LGC provides the following
support to county educators:
- Programming assistance: Help
with educational design, delivery and evaluation.
- Ongoing communication about
programs, current events, and government issues via email,
teleconferences, and educational materials.
- Professional development
opportunities.
Coordination
LGC Specialists meet regularly with an advisory committee, made up
of the directors of the Wisconsin Towns Association, the Wisconsin
Counties Association, and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities,
to identify and discuss topics for educational programs of
interest to local government officials.
LGC specialists often refer special
requests and educational needs to individual UW system faculty
and state agency staff to help develop an appropriate educational
response.
When appropriate, the LGC helps
identify key local government issues having statewide impact and
helps coordinate applied research projects to address them.
LGC Specialists participate on a
number of state-level committees that deal with issues of local
importance.
Through the Continuing Education
Division's Governmental Affairs Consortium (GAC), the LGC helps
coordinate local government education programs offered throughout
the University of Wisconsin System.
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