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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-10-2015 Health & Human Services Minutes MEETING MINUTES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES BOARD February 10, 2015 5:30 PM County Board Room-Government Center County Board Room - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER Health and Human Services Board Chair Dr. Chris Babbitt called the meeting to order shortly after 5:30 PM on February 10, 2015. ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Christopher Babbitt St. Croix County Supervisor Present Heather Logelin St. Croix County Board Member Present Howard Novotny St. Croix County Supervisor Present Chris Kilber St. Croix County Supervisor Present Ron Kiesler St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Shaela Leibfried St. Croix County Supervisor Present Lisa Ramsay St. Croix County Board Member Absent Deb Rasmussen St. Croix County Board Member Absent Others is Attendance: County Administrator Pat Thompson, Health and Human Services (HHS) Director Fred Johnson, Public Health (PH) Staff ; Administrator Deb Lindemann and Environmental Specialist Ed Thurman, Fiscal Manager Beta Haug, Nursing Home Administrator Sandy Hackenmuller, County Board Supervisor Dave Ostness, County Board Chair Roger Larson, Mary Sue Ash and John Coughlin representing Success by 6, several other staff and community members. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Health & Human Services Board - Regular Meeting - Jan 13, 2015 5:30 PM Health and Human Services Board Chair Babbitt asked if there were any corrections to the January 13, 2015 minutes. There were no corrections stated so a motion was made to approve the minutes by Supervisor Anderson and seconded by Supervisor Novotny. A voice vote was taken; minutes were approved and stand as distributed. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Paulette Anderson, Supervisor SECONDER: Howard Novotny, Supervisor AYES: Christopher Babbitt, Heather Logelin, Howard Novotny, Chris Kilber, Ron Kiesler, Paulette Anderson, Shaela Leibfried ABSENT: Lisa Ramsay, Deb Rasmussen PUBLIC COMMENT* HHS Board Chair Babbitt opened the floor to the Public. A couple of community members representing The Forest Voice addressed the Board regarding the proposed wind turbine project in Forest and their potential health effects. They will be available for discussion or any questions after the meeting and also provided some handouts for those interested in further information. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Success By 6 Presentation A Presentation was shared with the Health and Human Services (HHS) Board by Mary Sue Ash and John Coughlin from Success by 6. Following the presentation, some discussion was had among the Board and HHS Director Johnson regarding the plan moving forward. Board duties include recommending program priorities and determining long term goals, so the HHS Board could adopt the Success by 6 Program as a priority, to address early intervention and prevention. Johnson proposed a motion could be made, or recommend formally with a resolution to the County Board. This does fall into one of the county priorities of protecting at risk populations. No motion or recommendation was made by the Board at this time, but can be addressed as part of strategic planning. Chair Babbitt thanked Mary Sue and John for the great slide presentation. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Public Health DHS Chapter 140.07 Review Health and Human Services Director Johnson along with Public Health Administrator Deb Lindemann introduced Tim Ringhand, Director of the Public Health (PH) regional office. Mr. Ringhand was available to inform the HHS Board of what the 140 review entailed and Level III requirements. Mr. Ringhand highlighted that the SCC health department does a great job in collaborating with community partners, providing inspections, and becoming involved in community health issues along with HHS Board input. Ringhand then presented PH Administrator Deb Lindemann and PH Supervisor Sharon Reyzer with a plaque to recognize their Level III accomplishment. Lindemann thanked the Board for their support and accepted the plaque on behalf of all PH Staff . RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Financial Reports Fiscal Manger Beta Haug reviewed the HHS financial reports including the quarterly projections through the 4th quarter of 2014. HHS revenue is running under budget due to the adjustment for the overstatement of Children's Long Term Support (CLTS) revenues. The expenses for the CLTS program will be understated in an equal amount to show the net is zero. Wisconsin Medicaid Cost Report (WIMCR) adjustments along with payroll adjustments we reviewed. St Croix Industries (SCI) unemployment pay out was projected much higher, so this lowered the projected year end expected deficit. SCI surplus is not allocated in this projection. Aging has had a jump in revenue with additional funding from state allocations and Benefit Specialist federal funding. ADRC had additional pay outs in operations and wellness. The Nursing Home is showing favorably in quarter 4 with additional funding from the various pay sources. Question raised by Board Member Logelin on why the budget number changed, Haug shared that these were for payroll adjustments.. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. Wisconsin Medicaid Cost-Reporting Update HHS Director Johnson shared, as discussed in last months meeting, the expected WIMCR allocation is down from what was budgeted. Johnson has spoken to Bill Hanna at the regional office, and he reports that a large county made a double claim in 2015 thus making the reimbursement to the rest of the counties reduced as the allocations have a capped amount. The filing process is being reviewed by the state as well as the new tool for reporting. Johnson would like to bring this back to the Board for possible action after some further review with the State and analysis by Fiscal Manager Haug. Further discussion was had among Board members. RESULT: DISCUSSED-NO ACTION 5. Health Center Ad-Hoc Committee Update Nursing Home Administrator Sandy Hackenmueller reviewed with the Board some design changes made by the Ad-Hoc Committee which have allowed for some cost reductions. The interior finishes were presented today and next week they will start building a mock room so staff can see what does and doesn't work within the resident's living space. Also, the point of entry to the building has been determined and will include a ramp and new awning at this time The Ad-hoc Committee also discussed the pros and cons of building a new Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF) or remodeling the current Health Center (HC). The Ad-hoc Committee's decision is to renovate as this allows for larger capacity. The next Ad-hoc Committee meeting is Feb 24th. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Review and Discussion on Industrial Wind Turbines Public Health Administrator Deb Lindemann introduced Environmental Specialist Ed Thurman ; together they reviewed with the Board the timeline and highlighted some of the history of the wind turbine projects. Some questions were raised and discussion had. Members from The Forest Voice provided input in the discussion. Chair Babbitt shared that at some point the HHS Board will need to make a statement, though feels they should wait until after a decision is made by Judge Vlack. HHS Director Johnson reiterated Babbitt's point and stated in order to do more extensive research locally there would be a need for further resources and funding for Public Health. RESULT: DISCUSSED-NO ACTION 7. Wisconsin Counties Association Health and Human Services Steering Committee HHS Chair Babbitt introduced Supervisor Ostness. Ostness informed the Board on his recent participation in several meetings, including the Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA). One of the concerns discussed is the mental health of youth and how to be proactive. Also discussion held on the 17 year olds moving back to juvenile court. It was decided the WCA will work with the counties to go to the legislature and seek their support and funding to address these issues. Chair Babbitt informed the Board that the River Falls School district had put out an RFP to private vendors to see if they would partner with the school district to provide mental health services to their students. Babbitt also thought it may be good to reach out to the River Falls district and see what their progress is as this would fit within the work WCA is doing. RESULT: DISCUSSED 8. St. Croix County Services Center Video Recording and Live Streaming Project Update Director Johnson addressed the Board and provided information on some of the issues and concerns of equipping a room at St Croix County Services Center (SCCSC). He also shared price quotes are still being worked on, and will report back to the Board when quotes are complete and reviewed. Though the consensus of the HHS Board is to have the ability to meet in New Richmond, for the near future the decision was made to continue to meet at the Government Center to allow for live streaming. RESULT: DISCUSSED ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Director Johnson announced that Children Services Administrator Kathy Dunlap will be retiring in March and Julie Krings has been hired as her replacement. There is now a Children Services Supervisor opening with internal recruitment taking place to fill that position. The Board was informed of some IQM2 (meeting software) updates. Chair Babbitt and Board members discussed the time of the HHS meetings. This time was chosen to allow for the public to attend which has been minimal. Chair Babbitt would like the HHS Board to consider a time change. The point was brought up that many of the HHS Board members have other daytime obligations which would make it difficult if it was moved to the daytime. At this time it will stay at 5:30 PM. ADJOURN HHS Chair Dr. Chris Babbitt called this meeting adjourned at 7:39 PM. Respectfully Submitted: Colleen Linder DATE OF NEXT MEETING March 10, 2015 @ 5:30 PM in the Government Center Boardroom, Hudson.