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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CHANGE FOR RETURNING FEDERAL FUNDS
FROM CERTIFIED PUBLIC EXPENDITURES OF COUNTY NURSING HOMES
Resolution No.
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, St. Croix County owns and operates one skilled nursing facility that
provides services to the residents of St. Croix County; and
WHEREAS, St. Croix County Health Care Center operates at a loss each year because of
the difficulty and high cost of providing care, and St. Croix County has been forced to
fund approximately $1.3 million per year to supplement the facility's operating losses;
and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin claims those losses in reports to the federal
government and receives 58% matching funds to compensate for the reported losses
under the Certified Public Expenditure (CPE) program; and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin claimed approximately $90,000,000 in federal funds
for state -wide governmental nursing home losses in budget years 2005 -2007, and
diverted these funds from counties to the State's Medicaid Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin decreased supplemental funding from the
Intergovernmental Transfer Program (ITP) for governmental nursing homes from
$54,773,148 to $37,100,000 and diverted $17,673,148 from counties to the State's
Medicaid Trust Fund resulting in a $185,023 decrease in ITP funds to St. Croix Health
Center; and
WHEREAS, the 2007 -2009 State Budget proposed by Governor Doyle estimates
claiming $77,000,000 in Federal Funds for state -wide governmental nursing home losses
and diverting these funds from counties to bav -the state's Medicaid Trust fund.
NOW THER ORE BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
supports g all Federal funds received from the Certified Public Expenditures of
county nursing homes returned to the county nursing homes in order to bring direct tax
relief to the citizens of t. Croix County.
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FURTHER RESOLVED by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors that the County
Clerk shall forward a copy of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Wisconsin,
St. Croix County's Legislative Representatives, to the Wisconsin Counties Association.
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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CHANGE FOR RETURNING FEDERAL FUNDS FROM CERTIFIED PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
OF COUNTY NURSING HOMES (Continued)
Offered by the Health and Human Services Board on October 17, 2007.
YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE T�
❑ ❑ ❑ Esther Wentz %��f
0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Tom Caflisch
XI ❑ ❑ ❑ Lois Burri
ki ❑ ❑ ❑ Ron Troyer
EC ❑ ❑ ❑ Linda Luckey
® ❑ ❑ ❑ Gordon Awsumb
❑ ❑ ❑ Dr. Glenn Hoberg
C ❑ ❑ ® Deb Rasmussen
• ❑ ❑ ❑ Leon Berenschot
This Resolution was adopted by the St. Croix County Board
Reviewed by Corporation Counsel on of Supervisors on
Greg Timmerman, Corporation Counsel Cindy Campbell, County Clerk