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Home My WebLink About07-19-2016 Health & Human Services Minutes MEETING MINUTES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES BOARD July 19, 2016 5:30 PM County Board Room-Government Center County Board Room - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER The July 19, 2016 meeting of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Board was called to order at approximately 5:30 PM by HHS Board Chair Dr. Chris Babbitt. Welcome everyone! ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Departed Heather Logelin St. Croix County Board Member Absent Christopher Babbitt St. Croix County Chair Present Tom Coulter St. Croix County Supervisor Present Bob Long St. Croix County Supervisor Present Ron Kiesler St. Croix County Vice Chair Present 6:45 PM 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 Present Others in Attendance: County Administrator Pat Thompson, Administrative Operations Manager Ken Witt, Assistant Corporation Counsel Heather Wolske, Health and Human Services Director Fred Johnson, Finance Director Bob Mittet, Public Health Administrator Deb Lindemann, Nursing Home Administrator Sandy Hackenmueller, Economic Support Administrator Ronda Brown, Dr. Eric Biltonen, County Board Chair Roger Larson, County Board Vice Chair Dave Ostness, staff representatives from CliftonLarsonAllen, other staff and community members. Excused Absences: Heather Logelin, Dr. Lisa Ramsay Unexcused Absences: NA APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Health & Human Services Board – Regular Meeting – June 14, 2016 4:00 PM Health and Human Services Board Chair Dr. Chris Babbitt informed the board that there are two sets of minutes up for approval this evening . Chair Babbitt asked the board if there was a need for any editing. With nothing noted a motion was made by Supervisor Coulter to approve both set of minutes from the June 14th meetings. This was seconded by Supervisor Long. A voice vote was taken and minutes were approved. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor SECONDER: Bob Long, Supervisor AYES: Christopher Babbitt, Tom Coulter, Bob Long, Ron Kiesler, Paulette Anderson, Shaela Leibfried, Deb Rasmussen ABSENT: Heather Logelin, Lisa Ramsay 2. Health & Human Services Board – Joint Meeting – June 14, 2016 6:00 PM Minutes from the Joint Open Public Hearing with the Council on Aging and Disabilities. Motion made by Supervisor Coulter to approve both set of minutes from the June 14th meetings. This was seconded by Supervisor Long. A voice vote was taken and minutes were approved. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor SECONDER: Bob Long, Supervisor AYES: Christopher Babbitt, Tom Coulter, Bob Long, Ron Kiesler, Paulette Anderson, Shaela Leibfried, Deb Rasmussen ABSENT: Heather Logelin, Lisa Ramsay PUBLIC COMMENT Health and Human Services Board Chair Chris Babbitt informed the board that several public comment cards have been submitted for this evening. Chair Dr. Babbitt shared that John Strom, representing the Forest Voice, had submitted the press release regarding their concerns over the recent approval for the building of the Highland Wind project. Mr. Strom's submission was read by Chair Babbitt . Brenda Salseg from the Forest Voice addressed the board regarding various concerns surrounding the approved Highland Wind project. Cindy Kuscienko also addressed the board regarding concerns with the wind turbine project and is looking to the board regarding any further actions that could be taken and for any continued support and help. Kim Dupre from the town of Emerald addressed the board regarding concerns around well water contamination with the potential expansion of the Emerald Sky Dairy. Dupre highlighted some points from a recent Emerald town meeting. Virginia Drath, resident from Emerald township, shared with the board concerns she has heard from Emerald residents regarding potential contamination of well water near large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) such as the Emerald Sky Dairy. No further public comment. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Health and Human Services Financial Report Finance Director Bob Mittet reviewed the May 2016 Health and Human Services financial reports with the board. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Health Center 2015 Audit Presentation Emily Scheevel, representative from CliftonlarsenAllen, presented the results of the 2015 Nursing Home Audit. A PowerPoint was reviewed with the board with questions and discussion throughout. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Health and Human Services Board Priorities Dr. Eric Biltonen reviewed the process of getting the board to this point in determining the Health and Human Services Board Priorities. Dr. Biltonen then shared the updated list of priorities and the board determined some rewording and restructuring was necessary. Supervisor Long will work with Dr. Biltonen and Health and Human Services Director, Fred Johnson, to reword these strategic goals consistent with the discussion. RESULT: DISCUSSED-NO ACTION 4. Wind Turbine Energy Systems Health and Human Services Director Fred Johnson along with Public Health Administrator Deb Lindemann reviewed with the board a Public Health position paper on wind turbine energy systems. Board discussion followed. A motion to approve the statement of position was made by Supervisor Coulter and seconded by Supervisor Anderson. A resolution will be drafted and brought back to the Health and Human Services Board to potentially approve and move to the full County Board. A voice vote was taken, all approved. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor SECONDER: Paulette Anderson, Supervisor AYES: Christopher Babbitt, Tom Coulter, Bob Long, Ron Kiesler, Paulette Anderson, Shaela Leibfried, Deb Rasmussen ABSENT: Heather Logelin, Lisa Ramsay 5. Health and Human Service Board-Public Health Responsibilities Presentation Public Health Administrator Deb Lindemann addressed the board regarding the roles and responsibilities of the Health and Human Services Board when acting as the board of health. A power point was reviewed with the board. RESULT: DISCUSSED 6. Economic Support Specialist Position Request Economic Support Administrator Ronda Brown and Health and Human Services Director Fred Johnson reviewed recent changes within Economic Support that is prompting the request for a position change. Economic Support work is moving to agents within the consortium call centers leading to the need for additional Support Specialists. A recent vacancy of a Program Support Specialist position within Economic Support will not be filled allowing for reallocation of budgeted funds to help cover the proposed new position. This comes to the Health and Human Services Board looking for support in moving this on to the Administration Committee. Motion made by Supervisor Coulter to support this position request and move to the Administration Committee and then to the full County Board, there was a second by Supervisor Long. A voice vote was taken, all approved. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor SECONDER: Bob Long, Supervisor AYES: Christopher Babbitt, Tom Coulter, Bob Long, Ron Kiesler, Paulette Anderson, Shaela Leibfried, Deb Rasmussen ABSENT: Heather Logelin, Lisa Ramsay 7. Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Alzheimer’s and Dementia Nursing Home Administrator Sandy Hackenmueller participated in a stakeholders meeting pertaining to the dementia crisis unit pilot. Health and Human Services (HHS) Director Fred Johnson along with Nursing Home (NH) Administrator Sandy Hackenmueller explained what is currently being planned for the new Dementia Unit at the Health Center and how it meets the requirements and fits within the pilot program outlined within Act 272 as described in the Memorandum from the Task Force on Alzheimer's and Dementia. HHS Director Johnson and NH Administrator Hackenmueller will work to reach out to local legislators and the task force to be sure there is awareness of work being done in St. Croix County. They will also be participating in a regional meeting on adult protective services, to be certain the Health Center facility is looked at as a resource during crisis situations. RESULT: DISCUSSED-NO ACTION 8. Long Term Care Workforce Report Nursing Home Administrator Sandy Hackenmueller reviewed the highlights of the 2016 Long Term Care Report workforce crisis report. Hackenmueller reported that when recruiting for the Health Center, the number of applicants has been lower than in the past, but we have been able to fill positions. RESULT: DISCUSSED 9. Nurse Aide Training Program Health and Human Services Director Fred Johnson introduced this item and highlighted the hard work done by Nursing Home (NH) Administrator Sandy Hackenmueller to think forward and get this Nurse's Aide program implemented. NH Administrator Hackenmueller informed the board that she has been working with Century College for about a year and on June 18th the facility became certified to provide a Nursing Aide (NA) program via Century College staff. Century College will conduct instruction with smaller class sizes and this should give the Heath Center enhanced numbers of applicants when positions open. Century College staff will eventually conduct Trained Medication Assistant training which can be a career advancement for staff that are nursing aides. The first class starts July 26th. RESULT: DISCUSSED 10. River Falls School District, St. Croix County Department of Health and Human Services, and Pierce County Human Services Department School Based Collaboration Pilot Health and Humans Services Director Fred Johnson reminded the board of a motion previously passed in February 2016 supporting a 3 agency collaboration with River Falls School District, Pierce County and St. Croix County to address mental health issues in children in the schools. Several meetings between the three entities were held to plan the pilot project. The last meeting a discussion on concern of sustainable funding for this project occurred and the consensus was to discontinue further pursuit of the pilot. HHS Director Johnson shared that though this collaboration has been placed on hold there may be other avenues to address the mental health of children with other county services. This may also be addressed as a priority area within the community health improvement planning that is in process. If opportunities arise again in the future it will be brought back to this board. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Health and Human Services Board Chair Dr. Chris Babbitt asked if there were any requests for future agenda items. With nothing noted, Chair Babbitt reminded the board if anything comes up that he or Health and Human Services Director Fred Johnson can be contacted anytime. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE * Board of Health Orientation Event coming up Aug. 4th in Eau Claire. * Board members received a copy of correspondence regarding the planned merger of three MCO's. * Two year anniversary of the Services Center facility on July 1, 2016. * On July 11th First Lady Tonnette Walker and Elizabeth Hudson, Director of The Office of Children's Mental Health came to the Services Center and met with staff regarding the Trauma Informed Care project. ADJOURN Health and Human Services Board Chair Dr. Chris Babbitt called this meeting of the Health and Human Services Board adjourned at approximately 8:00 PM. Thanks everyone for coming. DATE OF NEXT MEETING August 9, 2016 @ 5:30 PM in the Government Center Boardroom, Hudson