Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: August 6, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: Venerria L. Thomas, Director
FROM: Kevin F. Camm, Division Manager
CONTACT: Kevin F. Camm, Division Manager
PHONE: (407) 254-9200
DIVISION: Cooperative Extension Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Memorandum of Understanding University of Florida and Orange County Extension Faculty Services for Cooperative Extension services. (Cooperative Extension Division)
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PURPOSE: The current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Orange County Government and the University of Florida, in place since 2009 for services provided by the Cooperative Extension Division under the Community and Family Services Department, is set to expire on September 30, 2025.
This item seeks approval to renew the MOU to continue this longstanding partnership between Orange County and the University of Florida in delivering Cooperative Extension services to county residents for a period of five years with an expiration date of September 30, 2030. Completion of this agreement continues the efforts of the Cooperative Extension Division in extending non-biased, research-based educational information from the University to the people of the state of Florida on subjects related to agriculture, horticulture, water quality and quantity, natural resources and the environment, energy, family and consumer sciences, community development, 4-H youth development, and other programs deemed necessary for the citizens of Orange County.
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