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About UW-Extension's
Local Government Center

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.	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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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.
	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.
	Dan Hill Local Government Specialist dan.hill@uwex.edu Transportation, open meetings, open records, elections, meeting management, agendas, minutes, parliamentary procedure, public policy education.
	Kate Lawton Local Government Specialist kate.lawton@uwex.edu Local government finance and general governance.
	Alan Probst Local Government Specialist alan.probst@uwex.edu Local government finance, administration and intergovernmental cooperation.
	Larry Larmer Outreach Specialist aardvark@chorus.net Parliamentary procedure, conducting government meetings, minutes.
Administrative Assistants: Tenley Meyer (608) 262-9961 tenley.meyer@uwex.edu Anne Kimber (608) 262-9960 anne.kimber@uwex.edu

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.
• LGC website lgc.uwex.edu : Downloadable fact sheets, bibliographies, and useful links.
  

UWEX County Educator Training and Support

• 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.

This page last updated: October 8, 2008

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