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Home My WebLink AboutHuman Resource Network 11-01-95St. Croix County AM Av•, .I I ,. ,r I . TO: Human Resource Network Members FROM: Marilyn Fruit, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Human Resource Network Meeting DATE: Wednesday, November 1, 1995 TIME: 1:30pm - 3:30pm LOCATION: St. Croix County Health & Human Services (Conference Room) 1445 N. Fourth Street New Richmond, WI 54017 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: Volunteers - Donna Patterson Barb Blaisdell (Written Report) Update on Work Not Welfare Election of Officers -Vice Chair Secretary ANNOUNCEMENTS &CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Marilyn Fruit DATE: Tuesday, October 24, 1995 COPIES TO: Committee Members HUMAN RESOURCE NETWORK OF ST. CROIX COUNTY November 1, 1995 Fresent: Kati Drinkwine, Pierce Co. Work Not Welfare, guest presenter; Marilyn Fruit, Mary Squyer, Jan Place, Cheryl Roesler, St. Croix Co. DHHS - Economic Support Dept.; Bill Knuth, Job Service; Beverly Rehwaldt, PIC, Donna Patterson, St. Croix Co. DHHS - Family and Children's Services; Sandra Larson, Family Service St. Croix; Maureen Farrell, St. Croix Co. Library; Cindy Griffin, John Borup, St. Croix Co. DHHS - Administration; Barbara Nelson, St. Croix Co. DHHS - Public Health. Chair was notified that neither Sandy Gehrmann or Barb Blaisdell, Dept. on Aging, is able to attend today due to schedule conflicts. The meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m. by Chair Marilyn Fruit. Action on minutes and unfinished business were deferred until after the program. Update on Work Not Welfare Kati Drinkwine of Pierce Co. Work Not Welfare program was present to give an update of that program. Discussion of handout "A Comparison of Work Not Welfare and AFDC". Demonstration projects started 01-95 in Fond du Lac and Pierce counties. Going well. Required 12 hour nutrition training. Benefits reviewed. W2 will replace WNW.. March 1 - Pay for Performance measure; Self Sufficiency First - will occur statewide - must do job search before eligible. Diversion (those not accepting program) scats: 60o using other resources, 25% unknown outcome, third highest - move to another county or state. "Light Touch" philosophy - only offer what family needs. Intent to narrow gap between working poor and those on assistance. Referred to "Who Says You Can't Afford To Work For Minimum Wage???". Questions/discussion followed. Date of next meeting January 3, 1996 Location to be announced by new officers Action of Previous Minutes Motion by Farrell, second by Patterson to approve minutes; motion passed. Unfinished Business - none New Business Election of Officers - Maureen Farrell reported the nomination committee consisted of Donna Patterson, Paula Welch and herself. The slate of officers are President-elect, Tom Holland and Secretary, Sandy Larson. Both have agreed to serve. No other nominatiions were received. Motion for unanimous ballot by Knuth, second by Rehwaldt; motion passed. Update on Volunteers - Barb Blaisdell provided Marilyn with a report from Dept on Aging for 1994. A total of 504 volunteers served 11,633 hours. Volunteer sheets were handed out. More volunteers are needed. Donna Patterson stated 14 volunteers served in 1994 in varying capacities including transportation, work 1:1 with youth in community, tutoring, plus monetary gifts were received from organizations. The number of volunteer hours is not known. Marilyn commented that Medical Assistance transportation would be eliminated in W2 which will have a big impact in getting clients to appointments and getting volunteers to drive. RFP to Administer W2 - Marilyn stated she and John Borup will aggressively pursue this with the Health and Human Services Board. W2 is being delayed now - no action until January. Looking at counties having option of first refusal or first choice. Agency Sharing Economic Support -- Marilyn states that she needs to make a shift in now business done as is used to working from what state guidelines say, not what it doesn't say. Will be implementing welfare reform - benefit cap effective January; effective March 1 Pay for Performance and Self Sufficiency First; change in MA to health plan and all implications around that. Approximately 10- 12% of present AFDC would be borderline unemployable or unemployable due to AODA and/or mental health issues. With W2, attendance at AODA, chemical treatment or parenting sessions would count toward employment hour requirement. Job Service -- Bill reports Work First is expected to be underway on December 1. The relocation scheduled for Nov. 1 did not happen. .Latest understanding, following resolution Monday at Hudson City Hall, is that it will occur "at a time when Job Net or Internet system is in place". Timeline unknown. Looking at arrangements with library. Maureen commented that the infrastructure is not in place in the county libraries. JobNet has touch screens. CARES could access job info by screen. Job Service is on-line with Internet. Plan to have employers put job needs in directly by December. Persons would have to register to access. Family Resource Unit -- Donna states the Young Parent/Teen Support Group has officially started. Meets Tuesday 4:30-6:30 pm in Early Intervention room. Carl Myer is contact person. PIC -- Bev states they continue to work on Core Coordination. The September symposium was well attended including state people, employers, job seekers. Decisions to be made: district size, duties of board. Working on co -location symposium. Funding deficit is shrinking. Big lay-off announced at Cray, Chippewa Falls, 600-800 persons. Will go for plant -specific grant. Bev announced her retirement the end of December. Good wishes and envies were shared. Library -- Maureen was present at full county board meeting this morning. The request for $100,000 was cut from budget, but $100 given "to keep it alive". Technology needs: library connections, access to Internet for public. Will do project to determine where Internet access available in county - will share report with this committee. DHHS - Cindy updated on the Family Preservation Planning grant ($45,000 for planning, no service). Official start October 1. Possible that WITC will be lead agency; plan to tie in with Public Health's community assessment. Department will be watching activity on managed care, especially impact on clinic services. Public Health -- Barbara distributed copies of the fall issue of Public Health Matters. Radon kits are available to all county residents for $8.00 through the Tri-county Environmental Health Consortium. News releases have been sent to local papers. These kits can be obtained at the PH office. Flu vaccine is available at special clinics at nutrition sites and also the regular daytime and evening immunization clinics. Cost is $6.00. Pneumonia shots are not provided through PH. Marilyn reported that a very scaled back General Relief program will start January 1. It will cover routine medical; emergency medical was cut (hospital will have to "eat" this cost); $150 for 4 months for those applying for SSI; Nov -March only, $150 for 2 months for able-bodied individuals paid directly to landlords. The HHS Board will review the policy on an ongoing basis. Intake is way down, especially for adults. Motion to adjourn by Patterson, second by Knuth; passed. Meeting adjourned at 4:05 p.m. Respectfully sub fitted, (ZLI� Barbara Nelson Secretary