Ten individuals were newly-elected in the balloting that ended Jan. 28, 2020, according to Peter Carter, council chair.
Newly elected members to serve two-year terms are: Ashton Chapman, Anthony Martin, Patricia Gordon, Stephen H Dorsey, and Charles Hutchins, Carthage; Charles E Davis and Judy Nelson, Webb City; Erin Forsythe and Amy L Gates, Joplin; and Michael C Moss, Carl Junction.
These members will join the following hold-over members: Dale Campbell, Mary Ann Campbell, Oronogo; Rosann Chapman, Bill Chapman, Gail Lawrence, and Dorothy Shull, Carthage; Barbara Hunter and Steve Wardlow, Jasper; Kim Lambeth, Webb City; and Jim Graham, Joplin
The appointed members to the council are: Tom Flanigan (County Commission), Carl Burton (Farm Bureau), Gail Kreutzer (City of Carthage), and Clint Lambeth (City of Webb City).
The council has four major responsibilities. They are: (1) to advise the University of Missouri on needed extension educational programs, (2) approve the extension staff housed in Jasper County, (3) arrange for financing the Jasper County Extension Center and, (4) hold elections to perpetuate the Council.
Officers for the 2020 council were elected at the annual meeting held at the First United Methodist Church in Carthage, Tuesday evening, February 18, 2020. They are: Clint Lambeth, chairman; Kim Lambeth, vice-chair; Gail Kreutzer, secretary; and Tom Flanigan, treasurer.
