HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2018 (34) Resolution No. 34 (2018)
ST. C}l UN "Y. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED COUNTY CHILD
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" - SUPPORT FUNDING
1 WHEREAS, St. Croix County administers the Child Support Enforcement Program on behalf of
2 the state,providing services to St.Croix County residents including paternity establishment,obtaining child
3 support and health insurance orders for children, and enforcing and modifying those orders; and
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5 WHEREAS, our children's well-being, economic security and success in life are enhanced by
6 parents who provide financial and emotional support; and
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8 WHEREAS,the St. Croix County's Child Support Agency ensures that parents take responsibility
9 for the care and well-being of their children, supports the involvement of parents in their children's lives
10 and provides services to both custodial and noncustodial parents; and
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12 WHEREAS, the Child Support Enforcement Program is an effective investment in Wisconsin's
13 future as child support increases self-sufficiency, reduces child poverty, and has a positive effect on
14 children's well-being; and
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16 WHEREAS, Wisconsin's Child Support Enforcement Program is ranked 2nd in the nation for
17 collecting current support; and
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19 WHEREAS, Wisconsin's Child Support Enforcement Program is incredibly cost-effective,
20 collecting an average of$5.56 in support for every dollar invested in the program; and
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22 WHEREAS, county child support agencies collected $934 Million in child support during 2017,
23 95% of which went directly to families while 5%reimbursed public assistance programs; and
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25 WHEREAS, county child support agencies help save taxpayer dollars by establishing health
26 insurance orders for 97% of cases, which reduces state Medicaid costs by moving children from public
27 assistance to private insurance; and
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29 WHEREAS, state funding for county child support services has not increased above the 2007
30 funding level while county agency costs have steadily increased due to growing caseloads,inflation and
31 new federal regulations; and
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33 WHEREAS, Wisconsin's strong performance in child support is at risk without additional state
34 funding. Diminished performance would result in reduced federal funding to Wisconsin; and
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36 WHEREAS, decreased federal funding would lead to less funding for St. Croix County's child
37 support agency. This could lead to reductions in child support enforcement staff and services and reduced
38 child support collections; and
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40 WHEREAS, new state investments in child support are amplified by a generous federal match.
41 Every $1 of state GPR invested in the Child Support Program generates $2 in federal matching funds.
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43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
44 respectfully requests that state funding increase for county child support agencies by $1.5 million GPR in
45 each fiscal year of the 2019-21 Wisconsin state budget, which will generate approximately $3 million in
46 additional federal funding each year. This investment will ensure that counties can continue to effectively
47 provide economic support to our children.
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49 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded by the County Clerk
50 to the Governor of the State of Wisconsin, State Senators and State Representatives representing St. Croix
51 County, the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, and the Wisconsin Counties
52 Association for consideration.
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Legal—Fiscal—Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: Increase in State General Purpose Revenue, which will generate additional
matching funds from the Federal government. The specific amount unknown.
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10/05/18 Public Protection &Judiciary Committee RECOMMENDED
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RESULT: RECOMMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Roger Larson, Supervisor
SECONDER: Bob Feidler, Vice-Chair
AYES: Andy Brinkman, Roger Larson, Lynda Miller, Bob Feidler
ABSENT: Scott Nordstrand
Vote Confirmation.
AAnJWy rinkman PPJ Chair, Chair 10/12/2018
SL Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement— Majority of Supervisors Present
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RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Andy Brinkman, Supervisor
SECONDER: Tammy Moothedan, Supervisor
AYES: Schachtner, Nordstrand, Miller, Coulter, Sjoberg, Long, Moothedan, Feidler,
Larson, Hansen, Brinkman, Peterson, Anderson, Achterhof, Leibfried, Peavey
ABSENT: Dan Fosterling, Dave Ostness, District 13
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on November 6, 2018
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
Wisconsin Ch[ ld Support.: Supporting Independence
Wisconsin collects 74.6% of current support
$934 l anked 1nd in the nation
in child support
collected by Wisconsin
Child Support Agencies 95%
in 2017 i1i1U11o went to Wisconsin
families
Establishing Health Insurance
Orders
3161,221 Wiscansin children served in
Court Orders for Health Insurance
2017
established in 97% of cases
0 0 0 0 0 Established paternity for
24,393 children in 2017
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Wisconsin families eligible for child support
Child support represents 38,666 BadgerCare Eligible Children
% of poor Wisconsin
40% of family income Enrolled in Private Insurance in 2016
70 children live with a
single parent, for poor custodial
for an estimated state savings of
families that receive it
$28.5 million GPR
For every ,51.00 spent...
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One of the most ...Wisconsin's child support
cost-effective
NMI program collected55.56
government programs
in 2017