HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging 02-15-1996ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Robert Boche, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Myrtle Munns, Chairman
COMIVIITTEE TITLE: Council on Aging
DATE: Thursday, February 15, 1996
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Government Center, County Board Room
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: March 21, 1996
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1996 Budget
NEW BUSINESS:
Fundraising Suggestions
NAPIS Reporting System
Center Board Updates
Staff Reports
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Sandy Gehrmann
DATE: February 1, 1996
COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE
COUNTY CLERK
NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD
COIVEVHTTEE MEMBERS
COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING
FEBRUARY 15, 1996
GOVERNMENT CENTER
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at
9 : 05 a.m. by Chairman, Myrtle Munns .
ROLL CALL: Members present were Larry
Weisenburger, Herb Giese, Phil Hammer, Jerome
Neumann, Lee Kellaher, Andy Germain, Clarence
Malick, and Myrtle Munns . Roberta Moe, Mary Lou
Smith and Delores Loock were excused. Also present
were Cindy Icard, Sandy Gehrmann, Barb Blaisdell,
Jonna Fedie, Elma Liberty, Carol Gorke, Donna
Zacharias, Sherry Crosby, Jean VandeBerg, Lorraine
Jacobs, Peggy Patterson and Kathryn Grootenhuis .
ADOPTION OF AGENDA: A motion was made by
Clarence Malick and seconded by Larry Weisenburger to
adopt the agenda; motion carried.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: The next meeting will be
March 21, 1996
ACTION ON PREVIOUS M NUTES: A motion was
made by Herb Giese and seconded by Andy Germain to
accept November minutes as printed.
UNFIlVISHED BUSINESS:
1996 Budget: The 1996 Budget is still unknown.
III B and III D Programs will be funded until March 15th.
III F will not be funded. Nutrition Program will be
funded until September and the Benefit Specialist Program
and Vehicle Transportation will go until the end of the
year. The Reauthorization of the Older American's Act
was discussed. Reauthorization is on hold until after the
election.
NAPIS ReDorting System: The Intake Forms need more
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information on them. A new card form was distributed.
Block grants will be done state by state. The entire
emphasis will be done by managed care.
NEW BUSINESS:
Fundraiser Suggestions: Ideas were discussed. We need
sixty to seventy recipes for cookbook before the end of
March. Myrtle Munns will look into Reminisce
Magazine fundraisers. Lorraine Jacobs will research the
Current, Inc. products. Einer Horne gave Sandy some
information on a Customer Coupon project. The New
Richmond Center will look into it. Myrtle Munns
presented T- Shirts by Human-i-Tees that would be 10.00
for children and 12.00 for adults. Orders would need to
be sent in by April 8th. A motion was made Lee
Kellaher and seconded by Andy Germain to pursue the T-
Shirts fundraiser. Motion carried.
Staff Reports:
Dan Dixon of CCH proposed an increase in catered meals
to $3.25 per meal. The Council decided to accept the
CCH proposal on a temporary basis until '96 funding is
known.
Gayle Sullwold contacted the Department on Aging
regarding the Hog & Chicken Calling Contest for the ' 96
County Fair. Barb Blaisdell proposed that each Senior
Center Board have one person volunteer to help.
Discussion followed. A motion was made by Phil
Hammer and seconded by Jerry Neumann to drop the
Hog & Chicken Calling Contest if the Center Boards
would give no support; motion carried.
Personnel in the Government Center will receive new
telephone numbers in. Bruce Brantner thought we could
keep our (800) number.
Carol Keller and Lola Fouks will go to Madison for the
Senior Statesmanship Program in June.
The 1994 and 1995 statistics and donations were
discussed.
The Volunteer Appreciation Day will be April 30th at
Garfields .
The Senior Citizen Day is scheduled for May 30th at
WITC .
A letter was read from Russell Schultz requesting unpaid
leave of absence. A motion was made by Jerry Neumann
and seconded by Larry Weisenburger to approve the
unpaid leave.
The Department on Aging received two petitions. One
was regarding Deer Park Nutrition Site cooking meals for
New Richmond and the other was driving the Baldwin
van to Hudson.
SITEXENTER REPORTS:
DEER PARK: Had a Valentine Party. Deer Park is
cooking meals for New Richmond and Somerset Nutrition
Sites. It is going well.
GLENWOOD CITY: Play Bingo every Wednesday.
Had a Valentine Party.
BALDWIN.- Had a Valentine Party with forty-four in
attendance. A Police Officer will do a presentation.
Started a walking program.
HUDSON: Clarence Malick has started a speakers forum
every Tuesday. Sent letters out to possible volunteer
candidates. Crowned a Queen and King at the Valentine
Party. Showing a video every Monday.
NEW RICIIMOND: The consolidation is going well.
The volunteers have been great. Had "Inside Out" and
"Red and White" day. A couch was donated to the
center. Exercise Program will start March 4th.
SOMERSET: Playing cards every day. On Monday a
4th grad class made table decorations. Exercise on
Thursdays. A piano was donated to the center by George
Sinclear. Planning a Beach Party.
WOODVILLE: The center board bought some carpeting
and furnishings. , Plans are being made for the Spring
Card Tournament. Had entertainment at the Valentine
Party. Volunteers will do a Heart Association mailing.
County Library will do presentation in March.
A motion was made by Herb Giese and seconded by
Andy Germain to adjourn meeting at 11: 00 a.m.; motion
carried.