HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging & Disabilities 06-17-10 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITIES
Thursday, June 17, 2010, 9:00 am — 11:00 am
County Board Room, Hudson, WI 54016
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REVIEW OF AGENDA
CONSENT OF AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING — May 20, 2010
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, July 17, 2010
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
1. Monthly Financial report
2. Consideration of claims and vouchers and appoint member to review vouchers at next meeting
3. Election of officers for 2009 - 2010
4. Presentation — Economic Support Supervisor Ronda Brown Anderson
5. ADRC State agency pilot survey
6. HHS Open Meeting wrap -up
7. Closed session per Wisconsin Statutes19.85 (1) (c) for Aging and Disability Resource Manager
evaluation. Reconvene in open session"
8. Aging Updates
a. Caregiver Program
i. Interfaith Volunteer Needs handout
ii. DayAway Adult Day Respite program update
iii. Caregiver Conference on October 15
b. Transportation Program
i. Transportation Requests
c. Senior Center/Nutrition Program
i. Annual County Wide Senior Picnic — wrap -up
ii. Annual County Wide Card Tournament — wrap -up
iii. County Fair — Outstanding Older Adult Award
iv. Teeing It Up for The Seniors Golf Tournament — wrap -up
9. ADRC Updates
a. Information & Assistance Specialist — update
b. Website update
c. County Board office expansion/conference room
10. Correspondence
11. Possible Agenda Items for next meeting
NOTE: A quorum of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors (County Board) may be present at this
meeting. Therefore, this notice also serves as notice of a meeting of the County Board for the purpose of
obtaining information relating to subjects listed above for use at future County Board meetings.
ADJOURN
(Items may be taken in different order)
* * Additions/Changes/Corrections
SUBMITTED BY Brad Beckman, ADRC Manager
COPIES TO County Board Office, County Clerk, News Media/ Notice Board, Committee Members
Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office by
Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting.
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COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILTIES MEETING
June 17, 2010
County Board Room, Hudson, WI
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. after participating
in the Government Center fire drill. Pledge of Allegiance was said.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors: Al Schrank, Esther Wentz, Richard `Buzz' Marzolf, and Sharon
Norton - Bauman; Council members: Sue Nelson, Ramsey Lee, Kristen Johnson, Vera Grant,
Michelle Chevalier and Lois Burn. Also present Administrative Assistant Renea Aeschliman;
Caregiver Support Coordinator Nancy Abrahamson; Information & Assistance Specialist Kelly
Weber; Health and Human Services Director Fred Johnson; ADRC Manager Brad Beckman;
Economic Support Supervisor Ronda Brown Anderson. Excused was Council member Judy
Harrison- Belisle.
ACTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes was made by
Council member Lee and seconded by Supervisor Norton - Bauman; motion carried.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, July 15 in the County Board Room of the St.
Croix County Government Center in Hudson.
1. Monthly Financial Report: Beckman distributed financial information for the ADRC and
the Aging programs through May 31, 2010.
2. Consideration of Claims & Vouchers: Supervisor Schrank reviewed the vouchers. A
motion to accept the vouchers as presented was made by Supervisor Schrank and seconded by
Supervisor Wentz•, motion carried. Please see page 4 for a list of vouchers reviewed by
Schrank. Council member Lee will review next month's vouchers.
3. Election of Officers for 2010 -2011: Chairperson Nelson stated the election of officers will
be held during the August Council meeting.
4. Presentation — Economic Support Supervisor Ronda Brown Anderson: Brown
Anderson introduced herself to the Council and explained how the Economic Support Unit
works with the ADRC. She informed the Council that she and Brad are currently working on a
Memorandum of Understanding between the ADRC and Economic Support. She explained
the ES Unit has over 9000 participants in BadgerCare + and MA. Also, from January to April,
over 5000 individuals are Food Share participants with some overlap in services.
5. ADRC State Agency Pilot Survey: Manager Beckman reminded the Council to return
their completed surveys today. Once all the surveys are collected, the student intern will
compile the information and send in one survey to the state.
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6. HHS Open Meeting wrap -up: Manager Beckman informed the Council that the
attendance at the Annual HHS Open Meeting was not very high. Letters from
consumers /clients were read regarding the possibility of services being cut.
7. Closed session per Wisconsin Statues 19.85(1)(c) for Aging and Disability Resource
Manager evaluation: A motion to go into closed session for Manager Beckman's annual
review was introduced by Supervisor Wentz and seconded by Council member Grant; motion
carried. The Council on Aging and Disabilities went into closed session at 10:47 a.m.
Reconvene to open session: A motion to reconvene was introduced by Council member Burri
and seconded by Council member Grant; motion carried. The Council on Aging and
Disabilities reconvened at 11:16 a.m. after reviewing Beckman's job evaluation performed by
Health and Human Services Director Johnson.
8. Aging Updates:
• Caregiver Prog am
• Interfaith Volunteer Needs Handout Council members received the most recent
volunteer needs.
• DUAwgy Adult Respite Program Update Caregiver Coordinator Abrahamson
informed the Council there have been new referrals to the Hudson location. A
volunteer has been found to assist with the New Richmond location.
• Caregiver Conference: Abrahamson informed the Council that preparation for the
Annual Caregiver Conference is underway. Brochures will hopefully be printed
June /July and mailed out shortly thereafter. The Conference will be on October 15 th .
• Stepping On: Abrahamson handed out brochures to the Council members regarding the
Stepping On classes. The ADRC is teaming up with River Falls Hospital. The class
will be held on Wednesdays from August 25 through October 6. Pre - registration is
required and the fee is $10.00.
• Living Well with Chronic Conditions: The Council received informational brochures
on the Living Well with Chronic Conditions class. Abrahamson informed the Council
she will be facilitating a class in Hudson on Wednesdays for six weeks starting July
25 Individuals need to pre- register and pay a fee of $10.00 to attend the class.
• Transportation Program
■ No requests for this month.
• Senior Center/Nutrition Prog_am
• Annual County Wide Card Tournament: Beckman informed the Council that the Card
Tournament for 2010 has ended and the traveling trophy was presented to the Glenwood
City team at the Annual Countywide Senior Picnic in Roberts. The tournament was
really close this year with Glenwood City only beating Deer Park by one point.
• Annual County Wide Senior Picnic — wrap u . Beckman informed the Council that the
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picnic was held on Friday, June 11' The event was well attended with approximately
200 individuals. Council member Nelson and Supervisors Marzolf and Schrank
attended the event as well. They stated that the food was good and it was good to meet
people from the other nutrition sites and parts of St. Croix County. They also
complimented the staff and volunteers who made the day a success. All the food was
donated along with the preparation of the hot dogs and burgers. The free will donation
from the day of $528.00 will go toward the Senior Center Board Coalition.
• County Fair — Outstanding Older Adult Award Beckman informed the Council that the
2010 Outstanding Older Adult Award will be presented on Friday, July 23 at Croix
Court of the St. Croix County Fair in Glenwood City. The ADRC will also have silent
auction items, popcorn, juice, and handcrafted items in the Senior Citizens Building.
• Teeing It Up for The Seniors Golf Tournament: Beckman informed the Council that
Preventative/Nutrition Program Coordinator Hanson has collected numerous items for
the golf scramble that will be used for silent auction or raffle. The hole sponsorships
continue to come in, as do the golf teams. Bidding on the silent auction items will start
at the Government Center on Wednesday, June 23 and continue at the Hammond Golf
Course. Raffle items will only be available at the Hammond Golf Course on Friday.
The Scramble is planned on Friday, June 25`" with proceeds to benefit the 10 Senior
Nutrition Sites throughout the County.
8. ADRC updates:
• Information & Assistance Specialist — Update Information & Assistance Specialist
Kelly Weber reported that since August 2008, excluding former waiver clients, 13
individuals have chosen Community Health Partnership — Partnership Plan (not
including former Long Term Support Waiver clients), 94 have chosen Community
Health Partnership — Family Care Plan (not including former Long Term Support
Waiver clients), 126 clients have been referred to IRIS. One hundred sixty -seven
individuals have come off of the waiting list with one hundred fifty -seven individuals on
the current waiting list. Weber mentioned it is no longer taking six to twelve months to
come off of the waiting list, but instead approximately three months. Pre - Admission
Consultations are received daily.
• Website Update: Beckman informed the Council that the website is moving along.
Now that the layout for the County home page has been determined, basic information
for the ADRC home page is being entered. The live date for the County site is set for
September 7 The ADRC program/services information will be entered by ADRC staff
and the ADRC will work with an agency called ACCESS offered through the state to
enter the Information and Referral database portion of the website. The Information and
Referral database will be available for individuals to search information on housing,
nursing homes, home health and other services available to St. Croix County residents.
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9. Correspondence
10. Possible Agenda Items for Next Meeting:
Employee Survey results
HIPPA/HI Tech training update
A motion to adjourn was made by Supervisor Wentz and seconded by Council member
Chevalier; motion carried.
Renea Aeschliman, Administrative Assistant Lois Burri, Secretary
Voucher(s) Date Amount
1741128 - 174135 May 19, 2010 $ 669.60
Fund 174139- 174230 May 19, 2010 $ 25.00
205 174383 - 174393 May 26, 2010 $ 836.27
Aging 174697- 174718 June 2, 2010 $ 4,935.68
175015 - 175193 June 9, 2010 $ 11,859.11
Total $ 18,140.85
Voucher(s) Date Amount
1741128 - 174135 May 19, 2010 $ 1,578,148.20
Fund 174139 - 174230 May 19, 2010 $ 4,945.53
230 174383 - 174393 May 26, 2010 $ 676.46
ADRC 174697- 174718 June 2, 2010 $ 1,765.88
175015 - 175193 June 9, 2010 $ 1,196.17
Total $ 1,581,971.52
Voucher(s) Date Amount
Fund 173881 May 13, 2010 $ 262.78
100 174719 - 174757 June 2, 2010 $ 10,941.58
175106 - 175193 June 9, 2010 $ 4,537.93
APS 174933 - 175014 June 9, 2010 $ 29.66
Totall $ 20,717.48
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