HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2004 (44) RESOLUTION NO. 4LI Ca Mk)
Authorizing Application For Resource Center Grant
Whereas, The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services is soliciting
proposals to develop and implement Aging and Disability Resource Centers
(ADRC), and
Whereas, the ADRC concept is intended to offer the general public a single
entry point for information and assistance on issues affecting older people,
people with disabilities and their families; and as a clearinghouse of Tong -term
care information available to physicians, hospital discharge planners, or other
professionals working with older persons or people with disabilities, and
Whereas the ADRC would function as a catalyst for community prevention
strategies to prevent or delay the use of publicly funded long -term care, and
Whereas, the ADRC would provide seamless access to public benefits, as well
as counseling and advocacy to overcome barriers to using benefits, and
Whereas, federal grant funds would at minimum support a project
planner /manager for one year and state funds for the development of a
Disability Benefit Specialist for adults under age 60, and
Whereas the local match requirement can be in -kind and met by the current
and ongoing county programs and services which are closely related to the
goals and purposes of an ADRC, and
Whereas, St Croix County is committed to providing quality long -term care
services to older persons and people with disabilities in our county,
Now, therefore be it resolved that The St Croix County Board of Supervisors
authorizes the St Croix County Health and Human Services Board to apply for
the above referenced ADRC development and ongoing operating grant in
collaboration with the Department on Aging, and
Be it further resolved that if the grant is awarded the plan for full
implementation to serve all target groups (developmental disabilities, physical
disabilities, mental illness and substance abuse, elders with disabilities, healthy
elders, young adults with disabilities and family caregivers) will be completed
within the three year span allotted, and
Be it further resolved that the program sunsets in the absence of continued
federal and state financial support.
Dated this 14 day of December, 2004 offered by the Health and Human
Services Board.
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This resolution was duly adopted by the St. Croix County Board of
Supervisors on December 14, 2004.
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Cindy C a�n pbell, County Clerk