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Lois Burri to review vouchers at 8:00 a_m.
ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO. Thomas Dorsey, Chaizman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Robert Stephens
(John Borup, 246-8223)
COMMITTEE TITLE: St. Croix County Health and Human Services Board
DATE: 02/13/01
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
LOCATION: St. Croix County Health and Human Services Complex, New Richmond
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 02/22/01
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: 01/25/01
ANNOUNCEMENTS
APPOINTMENTS :
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Restaurant Inspection Process - Agent Status
2. Consultation Services for Nursing Home
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Consideration of Claims and Vouchers
2. Financial Report
3. Setting 2001 Rates for Infant Stimulation Program (age 0-3)
4. Personnel Issues
5. Program Reports
a. Nursing Home
b. Public Health
c. Economic Support - W-2
6. Health Center Utility Costs
7. Closed session per Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) for Director's Annual
Review
8. Reconvene into open session per Wisconsin Statute 19.85(2)
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: John M. Borup
DATE:
COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE
COUNTY CLERK
NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE
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ST. CROIX COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BOARD
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
The St. Croix County Health and Human Services Board met on February 13,
2001, at the St. Croix County Human Services complex in New Richmond,
Wisconsin.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Robert Stephens
Leon Berenschot
Lois Burri
James Craig
Fern Johnson
MEMBERS ABSENT: Chris Bethke, excused
Einar Horne, excused
Mary Louise Olson, excused
Esther Wentz, excused
STAFF PRESENT: John Borup, Health and Human Services Director
Carolyn Krieger, Nursing Home Administrator
Judy Ziegler, Accounting Supervisor
Barbara Nelson, Public Health Supervisor-Health
Officer
Mary Squyer, Economic Support Supervisor
Norma Vrieze, Early Intervention Supervisor
Malva Berg, Secretary
Ralph Robole, Facilities
OTHERS PRESENT: Thomas Dorsey, County Board Chairman
Chairman Stephens called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. noting the meeting
was properly and legally publicized.
NEXT MEETING: The next Health and Human Services Board meeting will be
Thursday February 22, 2001 at 6:30 PM.
AGENDA: Motion: A motion was introduced by Berenschot, seconded by Burri,
and unanimously adopted: That the agenda be approved as circulated.
MINUTES: Motion: A motion was introduced by Johnson, seconded by Burri, and
unanimously adopted: That the minutes of the 01/25/01 Health and Human
Services Board meeting be approved as entered into the minute book.
HEALTH CENTER UTILITY COSTS: Robole said at budget time NSP predicted a 30%
increase in utility costs, but at this time the increase is at least 100%
increase. He said we are looking at a $25,000 to $30,000 shortfall due to
increased utility costs.
Robole said there was no interruptible service offered when we installed the
point of use boilers but that NSP is now offering interruptible service. He
said the cost to install for the Nursing Home would be in the $18,000 range
and for Health and Human Services in the $25,000 range. Robole will continue
to investigate the possibility of changing to interruptible service for
utilities, including payback time, tanks, etc. and a decision will be made by
the Board prior to June, 2001.
RESTAURANT INSPECTION PROCESS-AGENT STATUS: The State is moving to transfer
responsibility of restaurant inspections to counties and for the State to
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become a resource. With the growth in St. Croix County, the State does not
have the staff to meet the County's needs for inspections. Inspections are
for restaurants, campsites, tattoo parlors, hotels/motels, public swimming
pools, etc. If we are to assume this duty, we will need to attain "agent
status", create a sanitarian position and have it approved for the 2002
budget. The County would also have to set fees for this service. These fees
would off-set costs, but there will still be some cost to the County.
Nelson said the State is looking at increasing the fees in 2001 by
approximately 40%, St. Croix County would increase proportionate to number of
facilities in 2002. She said if we obtain agent status, 100 of the fee goes
to the State and the balance stays with the County. She said there is an
additional $125.00 pre-inspection fee for new or transferred establishments
and that entire amount stays with the County.
Berenschot said a car should be specifically designated for this position.
Nelson said the new Section Chief for the Bureau of Sanitation, Greg
Pallaske, has volunteered to be at the 03/13/01 Health and Human Services
Board meeting and will give the Board additional information from the State
on restaurant inspection.
PUBLIC HEALTH: Nelson announced that the WPHA (Wisconsin Public Health
Association) annual conference will be held in LaCrosse on June 14 and 15.
She said the Regional Update and Board training will be held in March and
will give the Board more information on dates and times when she receives it.
Nelson said there is a satellite conference on CDC tobacco control in Altoona
on 02/15 and invited any interested Board members to travel with her to the
conference. She said there is also a Tobacco-free Coalition Board meeting at
3:45 on 02/15 at the Ag Center in Baldwin.
Nelson announced that she has contracted Geralyn Karl as the Tobacco Control
Specialist.
Nelson updated the Board that St. Croix County has had one additional case of
Pertussis and two unrelated cases of salmonella in the last two weeks.
Nelson said we are at the end of the flu vaccine administration season and
numbers were down significantly from last year and she feels this is related
to the delay in receiving vaccine. She said there were at least 100 less
County employees and 300 less among school staff.
CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS: The following reports for January were distributed
to the Board: unemployment, cash report and fixed assets purchased.
Health and Human Services Board member, Burri, reviewed and questioned the
following January vouchers.
NURSING HOME:
Sunrise Medical, $20,234.93, Purchased 17 Joerns low beds for Nursing Home.
Purchase was approved by Health and Human Services Board in order to meet
State requirements for resident safety and restraint reduction guidelines.
Motion: A motion was introduced by Burri, seconded by Stephens, and
unanimously adopted: That the following vouchers be approved and be made a
part of the supplemental minute book pages 1136 through 1210:
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Human Services vouchers 5667 through 5678, dated January 11, 2001 in the
amount of $3,344.34.
Human Services vouchers 5796 through 5815, dated January 13, 2001 in the
amount of $4,430.92.
Human Services vouchers 5688 through 5795, dated January 18, 2001 in the
amount of $299,499.56.
Human Services vouchers 5816 through 5842, dated January 25, 2001 in the
amount of $60,277.32.
Human Services vouchers 5843 through 5849, dated January 25, 2001 in the
amount of $4,457.96.
Human Services vouchers 5850 through 5870, dated February 01, 2001 in the
amount of $18,407.56.
Human Services vouchers 5871 through 5885, dated February 01, 2001 in the
amount of $137,002.29.
Human Services vouchers 5886 through 5942, dated February 08, 2001 in the
amount of $48,708.61.
Human Services vouchers 5943 through 5949, dated February 08, 2001 in the
amount of $10,050.06.
Human Services vouchers 5951 through 6073, dated February 13, 2001 in the
amount of $48,199.48.
Human Services vouchers 6074 through 6096, dated February 13, 2001 in the
amount of $16,054.87.
Human Services vouchers 6097 through 6203, dated February 13, 2001 in the
amount of $52,003.72.
Nursing Home vouchers 923 through 924, dated January 11, 2001 in the amount
of $190.00.
Nursing Home vouchers 926 through 934, dated January 18, 2001 in the amount
of $7,754.09.
Nursing Home vouchers 935 through 938, dated January 18, 2001 in the amount
of $324.43.
Nursing Home vouchers 939 through 942, dated January 25, 2001 in the amount
of $979.75.
Nursing Home voucher 943, dated January 25, 2001 in the amount of $429.00.
Nursing Home voucher 944, dated February 01, 2001 in the amount of $1,262.25.
Nursing Home vouchers 945 through 946, dated February 01, 2001 in the amount
of $155.90.
Nursing Home vouchers 947 through 949, dated February 08, 2001 in the amount
of $40,564.82.
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Nursing Home vouchers 950 through 981, dated February 13, 2001 in the amount
of $36,530.57.
Nursing Home voucher 982, dated February 13, 2001 in the amount of $300.00.
Human Services, Workshop, Public Health vouchers 30 through 62, dated
February 01, 2001, in the amount of $262,383.52.
Social Services and Human Services vouchers 18 through 35, dated February 01,
2001, in the amount of $45,506.24.
Human Services and Nursing Home vouchers 28 through 53, dated January 16,
2000, in the amount of $219,926.63.
Human Services, Workshop, Public Health vouchers 1 through 29, dated January
17, 2001, in the amount of $198,542.85.
Social Services and Human Services vouchers 1 through 17, dated January 17,
2001, in the amount of $43,510.26.
Human Services and Nursing Home vouchers 54 through 81, dated February 01,
2001, in the amount of $213,237.93.
SETTING 2001 RATES FOR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM (AGE 0-3): Vrieze said rates
have not been updated since 1997. She reviewed the rate calculation for 2001.
Motion: A motion was introduced by Berenschot, seconded by Burri, and
unanimously adopted: That the Board approves increasing the Early Intervention
rates to $85.38 per hour effective 01/01/01.
PERSONNEL ISSUES: The LTE Social Worker position for Mental Health CSP was
approved by the Personnel Committee and is also supported by the Finance
Committee. If the caseload warrants, staff will request this position be
permanent as part of the 2002 budget process.
NURSING HOME: Krieger said census is 90 with one admission pending. Krieger
said usage of pool staff is down and recruitment and retention has been
excellent.
Krieger said residents who are protectively placed are being reviewed by an
appointment committee as preparation of working with the Nursing Home Steering
Committee. Stephens said he would like to attend this next meeting, which is
scheduled for March 7 at 10:00 AM.
ECONOMIC SUPPORT/W-2 UPDATE: Squyer said the W-2 caseload, FSET and Badger
Care caseloads remain about the same. She said case management cases still
continue to exceed the money payment cases.
Squyer said received a donated Saturn for a W-2 customer. She said this person
is driving this car to work and children to day care. Berenschot suggested a
press release be done on this.
LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) has received supplemental
federal funds to assist with heating costs. The maximum allowable benefit for
heating assistance effective 02/01/01 will increase from $750.00 to $1,200.00,
the average benefit increased from $414.00 to $472.00. All customers who
applied prior to 02/01/01 are also eligible for the supplemental payment and
the state will automatically calculate and generate a check for the
supplemental payment. Also, deadline for applications for LIHEAP is usually
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April 15. The deadline has been extended to June 15 this year. Squyer said
there appears to be significantly more pending applications than would be
normal for this time of year.
Squyer said the Community Re-investment Plan is being rewritten to include
$4,000 to $5,000 for respite care for disabled children. We are also
investigating whether some of these monies may be used to pay outstanding bills
for Mental Health and AODA clients.
Squyer said Renee Putz has been hired as Economic Support Specialist effective
02/19/01.
Motion: A motion was introduced by Stephens, seconded by Berenschot: That the
Board enter closed session per Wisconsin Statute 19.85 (1)(c) for the
Director's annual review.
Roll call vote:
Robert Stephens-yes
Leon Berenschot-yes
Chris Bethke-absent
Lois Burri-yes
James Craig-yes
Tom Dorsey-yes
Fern Johnson-yes
Einar Horne-absent
Mary Louise Olson-absent
Esther Wentz-absent
Six yes, four absent, motion passed.
The Board entered into closed session.
Motion: A motion was introduced by Stephens, seconded by Burri, and
unanimously adopted: That the Board enter open session.
Stephens asked if there were any other issues to bring before the Board.
Motion: A motion was introduced by Berenschot, seconded by Johnson, and
unanimously adopted: That the meeting be adjourned.
Time: 9:44 a.m.
Chairman:
Attest:
(Secretary)
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