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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil on Aging and Disabilities 05-20-1999 __ __ X !, i ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Herb Giese, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Council on Aging DATE: Thursday, May 20, 1999 TIME: 8:30 a.m. LOCATION: County Board Room, Government Center CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: June 17, 1999 ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES INTRODUCTIONS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Family Care/OAA Reauthorization Events Updates Site Wage/Time Survey NEW BUSINESS: Conference Reports Staff Reports Site/Center Board Updates ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Sandy Gehrmann DATE: May 6, 1999 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS i COUNCIL ON AGING MEETING May 20, 1999 Government Center CALL TO ORDER: Chairman, Herb Giese, called the meeting to order at 8.30 a.m. . ROLL CALL: Members present were Herb Giese, Lois Burri, John Mortensen, Rhoda Wood, Larry Weisenburger, Phil Hammer, and Roberta Moe. Rich Peterson was absent. Mary Lou Smith, Andy Germain, and Ann Healy were excused. Also present were Sandy Gehrmann, Jonna Fedie, Cindy Icard, Barb Blaisdell, Gladys Ellefson, Donna Zacharias, Janice Thompson, Carolyn Weisenburger, Shirley Marlette, Doris Tiegen, and Reuben Wallen. ADOPTION OF AGENDA: A motion was made by Larry Weisenburger and seconded by John Mortensen to adopt the agenda with the addition of Nominating Committee; motion carried. DATE OF NEXT MEETINGS: The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 29th at 8:30 a.m. ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: A motion was made by Larry Weisenburger and seconded by Rhoda Wood to approve the April minutes corrected to read, "Larry Weisenburger made a motion, seconded by Rhoda Wood, to approve all projected van trips. Motion carried. " Motion carried to approve April minutes as corrected. Jonna reported on the continuous work being done for "Teeing It Up For Senior Services" golf tournament at Troy Burne on August 31St Site Wage/Time Survey: Regional Dining Site Wage Comparisons results . were distributed. We have advertised for the Hudson Site Supervisor for 4 months and no one has applied. Sandy is researching an increase to $7.34 for dining site staff. This could be a increase budget of approximately $14,000 for the year 2000. There will probably be no increase in nutrition funds to cover this amount. Sandy presented possible options: 1) Have 1 or 2 central kitchens, 2) Get cheap catered meals, 3) Close a dining site, 4) Cut back to 3 days a week, 5) Increase volunteer pool, 6) Cut staff hours and increase salary, 7) Open dining site just for 2-3 hours to serve meal, or 8) Pay staff according to the number of meals they serve at site. Herb Giese appointed Council on Aging members, Ann Healy, Rich Peterson, and Mary Lou Smith to study this issue further. A motion was made by Larry Weisenburger and Lois Burri to increase the Hudson Site Supervisor position to $7.34 as of June 1St; motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: Conference Reports: Barb, Sue, and Sandy went to Network Training in Madison. Sandy reported on the training session she attended on depression. ADDointment of Nominating Committee: Herb appointed Phil Hammer, Rhoda Wood, and John Mortensen to the Nominating Committee. NEW RICHMOND: A pontoon trip is being planned for June. Participants enjoyed the Senior Celebration. An evening meal was held last night. RIVER FALLS: A Pie and Ice Cream Social is being planned. Foot Care and Blood Pressure checks are being offered. SOMERSET: BINGO is played everyday. A boat trip is being scheduled. Participants enjoyed Bring A Friend Day. A presentation was given on Y2K issues. WOODVILLE: Bingo and cards are going well. The Center Board had a garage sale on May 14' and raised $136.90. Participants are planning a van trip to Augusta to the Amish Community. A motion was made by Larry Weisenburger and seconded by Lois Burri to adjourn the meeting at 11 : 16 a.m. ; motion carried.