248.721 County agricultural development councils.
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(1)Each county shall establish an agricultural development council to evaluate the
needs of the local agricultural economy and to devise a plan for the county that
would identify programs best suited for the agricultural development of the county.
The council shall assist prospective applicants in the council's county in obtaining
moneys from the agricultural development fund. Each council shall consist of nine
(9)members as follows:
(a)Two
(2)farmers selected by the Farm Service Agency county committee;
(b)Two
(2)members selected by the board or boards of the soil conservation
district or districts serving the county;
(c)Two
(2)members selected by the county extension council, one
(1)of whom
shall have experience in agricultural diversification; and
(d)Three
(3)at-large members with farm experience and familiarity with the
county's agricultural development opportunities and processes selected by the
six
(6)members in paragraphs
(a)to
(c)of this subsection.
(a)No less than two
(2)of the nine
(9)members appointed to the county
agricultural development council under subsection
(1)of this section shall be
young farmers between the ages of twenty-one
(21)and forty (40).
(b)At least one
(1)of the nine
(9)members appointed to the county agricultural
development council under subsection
(1)of this section shall represent a
gender or race that is not represented on the council at the time of the
selection.
(a)On July 1, 2002, and every two
(2)years thereafter, members shall be
appointed for two
(2)year terms. Beginning on July 1, 2010, persons
appointed to serve on county agricultural development councils shall be
limited to two
(2)consecutive two
(2)year terms, but shall be eligible for
appointment to additional consecutive terms after being absent from a council
for a period of two
(2)years between each cycle of consecutive terms.
(b)Any vacancy occurring on a county agricultural development council before
the expiration of the vacating member's term shall be filled within sixty
days by the authority or members making the original appointment, in the
same manner as the original appointment was made under subsection
(1)of
this section.
(4)Each council shall be attached to the county cooperative extension service for
administrative support.
(5)Each council shall receive guidance and assistance from the board as the council
devises plans and assists applicants as provided in subsection
(1)of this section.
(6)Councils shall make applicants aware of criteria for projects set out in KRS
248.711.
(7)Councils shall be responsible for developing local strategies for enhancing
agricultural opportunities and assisting local farmers.
(8)Each council shall utilize the resources of the Agricultural Entrepreneurship
Program created in KRS 248.717, the Kentucky Small Business Development
Center Network, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture for assistance and
support in aiding prospective applicants in obtaining moneys from the fund.
(9)Each county council shall provide its plan to the board. If the state board
recommends changes in the county plan that the council does not agree with, the
council may take the plan before the subcommittee created in KRS 248.723 for
discussion and possible resolution of differences.