HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2014 (48) Resolution No. 48 (2014)
RESOLUTION TO FILE REQUEST FOR WAIVER FROM
STATE MANDATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 66.0143-
"a"" � MANDATE TO PROVIDE AUDIT REPORTS CONCERNING
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PURCHASE OF CARE AND
SERVICES CONTRACTS UNDER SECTIONS 46.036 AND 49.34
1 WHEREAS, Wisconsin Statutes §§ 46.036 and 49.34 prescribes the manner in which the
2 St. Croix County Finance Department on behalf of the St. Croix County Health & Human
3 Services Department may authorize and contract for client care and services; and
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5 WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. §§ 46.036(4)(c) and 49.34(4)(c)provides that contracts with
6 providers must include a provision that requires providers to, as a condition of reimbursement,
7 provide the county, as purchaser, with a certified financial and compliance audit report if the care
8 and services exceed $25,000, unless said state mandate is waived by the Wisconsin Department
9 of Health Services and Wisconsin Department of Children and Families; and
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11 WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. §§ 46.036(5m)(f) and 49.34(5m)(f)requires, among other things,
12 providers to provide to any purchaser and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and
13 Wisconsin Department of Children and Families any audit reports to any purchaser and the
14 department according to standards specified in the provider's contract and any other standards
15 that the department may prescribe; and
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17 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Finance Department presently contracts annually with
18 30 to 45 providers that are paid between $25,000 and $100,000 per year; and
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20 WHEREAS,pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 66.0143, allows a county to apply for and to receive
21 a waiver from those state mandates which do not relate to health or safety; and
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23 WHEREAS, said waivers are effective for four(4)years and may be renewed for
24 additional 4-year periods; and
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26 WHEREAS, it is in the interest of St. Croix County and the clients served by the St.
27 Croix County Health & Human Services Department to apply for a waiver of the state mandates
28 set forth in Wis. Stat. §§ 46.036(5m)(f) and 49.34(5m)(f), such that only those contracts with the
29 St. Croix County Health & Human Services Department for the purchase of care and service that
30 exceed $100,000 will require providers to provide the County audit reports.
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32 THEREFORE, be it resolved that, in accordance with Wis. Stat. § 66.0143(2)(a)1 and 2,
33 the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors authorize the St. Croix County Finance Department to
34 file an application for waiver of state mandate of the audit requirements set forth in Wis. Stat. §§
35 46.036(4)(c) and (5m)(f) and 49.34(4)(c) and (5m)(f) on all purchase of care and services
36 contracts through the Health & Human Services Department, that are less than $100,000.
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38 FURTHER be it resolved that, in adopting this resolution, the St. Croix County Board of
39 Supervisors certifies that mandate for which the application of the waiver it authorizes does not
40 relate to "health" or "safety" as such terms are used in Wis. Stat. § 66.0143(2)(a)1 and 2.
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42 FURTHER be it resolved that, the St. Croix County Finance Department is directed to
43 forward to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
44 and Wisconsin Department of Children and Families a certified copy of this resolution and the
45 necessary application for Local Appeal for Exemption from State Mandates.
Legal—Fiscal—Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note: none
Fiscal Impact: This resolution has no tax levy impact. Finance Staff will realize a time savings from
a reduction in required audit reviews that will allow them to apply more time to
reconcilation or program review.
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11/19/14 Adopted as Amended
11/19/14 Administration Committee APPROVED
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RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ron Kiesler, Vice Chair
SECONDER: Judy Achterhof, Supervisor
AYES: Schachtner, Sjoberg, Berke, Kiesler, Achterhof
Vote Confirmation.
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St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement— Majority of Supervisors Present
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RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ron Kiesler, Supervisor
SECONDER: Travis Schachtner, Supervisor
AYES: Schachtner, Babbitt, Novotny, Sjoberg, Kilber, Nelson, Berke, Ostness, Larson,
Hansen, Kiesler, Brinkman, Peterson, Anderson, Achterhof, Leibfried, Peavey
EXCUSED: Agnes Ring, Stephen Nielsen
This Resolution was Adopted as Amended by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on December 2, 2014
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk