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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Thoma_ Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Robert. Stephens
(John Borup, 246-8223)
COMMITTEE TITLE: St. Croix County Health and Human Services
Board
DATE: . 09/28/00
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: St . Croix County Health and Human Services Complex, New
Richmond
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 10/11/00
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINEJTES: 09/12/00
ANNOUNCEMENTS
APPOINTMENTS:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. 2001 Budget Update
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Program Reports
a. Mental Health/AODA
b. Nursing Home
2 . Personnel Issues
3 . Financial Report
ANNOUNCEMENTS 6 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
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ST. CROIX COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BOARD
September 28, 2000
The St. Croix County Health and Human Services Board met on September 28, 2000, at the St.
Croix County Health and Human Services/Health Center complex.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Leon Berenschot, Vice Chair
Chris Bethke r
Lois Burri
James Craig
Einar Horne
Fern Johnson
Mary Louise Olson
Esther Wentz
MEMBERS ABSENT: Robert Stephens, excused
STAFF PRESENT: John Borup, Health and Human Services Director
Ron Kiesler, Mental Health/AODA Coordinator
Steve Kirt, AODA/Mental Health Clinical Services Supervisor
Judy Aronson, Secretary
OTHERS PRESENT:
Vice Chair Berenschot called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. noting the meeting was properly
and legally publicized.
NEXT MEETING: The next Health and Human Services Board meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday, October 11, 2000 at 8:30 A.M. at the St. Croix County Health and Human
Services/Health Center complex. Bethke will review vouchers at 8:00 A.M.
AGENDA: MOTION: A motion was introduced by Bethke, seconded by Olson, and
unanimously adopted: That the agenda be approved as circulated.
MINUTES: MOTION: A motion was introduced by Burri, seconded by Wentz, and
unanimously adopted: That the minutes of the 09/12/00 Health and Human Services Board
meeting be approved as circulated.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Borup stated he met with the Finance Committee two days ago and was
asked in a very nice manner to make $300,000 cuts from the budget.
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MOTION: A motion was introduced by Home, seconded by Wentz: That the Health and Human
Services Board accept the adjustments of $300,000 as presented by Borup and for Borup to
present them to Finance on 10/10/00.
Roll call vote:
Leon Berenschot - yes
Chris Bethke - yes
Lois Burri - yes
James Craig - yes
Einar Horne - yes
Fern Johnson - yes
Mary Louise Olson - yes
Esther Wentz - yes
Eight yes, one absent, motion passed.
Mental Health: Kiesler stated he wanted to report on the status of positions yet to be filled.
Mental Health/AODA has had six positions open, one dating back to 03/31/2000. Two positions
have been filled with four still open. He stated the turnover has dramatically increased this year.
There is no apparent explanation for the increased staff turnover.
Kirt stated they continue to experience difficulty with our primary AODA Detox facility (Dakota
County Receiving Center). Dakota County does provide the transportation for our clients. In
their contract with us, we ask they notify us of any admission on the day of admission or the
following business day. They can call and leave a message on Kirt's voice mail any time of day
or night. We ask that of all who contract with us. Dakota County has been horrendously poor at
this. We have refused to pay on those admissions when they have failed to notify us. In the last
three months, they have not notified us of 12 admissions.
Most recently they have "dumped" a client on to another one of our contracted facilities. They
also continue to display poor communication with admissions to the unit. We do have other
options for detox (namely L.E. Phillips in Chippewa), however, in discussion with the police
chiefs in St. Croix County they have been very reluctant to make the shift in facilities. The
primary reason for their reluctance is due to the fact that only Dakota County provides
transportation to their facility.
Dakota County has stated they will pull the contract unless we forgo the 24-hour notification and
pay for the day of discharge (which is not paid for in any other contract with Mental Health
Services). Kiesler stated he asked that we have one week to review. L.E. Phillips is the only
other option and they do not transport. Dakota County is unique in that they pick up the clients.
In their review of detox facilities contracted with other counties in Western Wisconsin none
provide transportation to the facility. We need a decision by this committee on what should be
done.
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