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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING REVISED
TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Ron Lockwood, SW Superv' r
Long Term Support Unit
DATE: September 27, 1999
COMMITTEE TITLE: Long Term Support Planning Committee
MEETING DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1999
MEETING TIME: 1: 30 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION. Health & Human Services Complex, Board Room
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CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
ADOPTION OF AGENDA:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES:
DATE/LOCATION OF NEST MEETING:
AGENDA: (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: -
1) CY2000 LTS Unit Budget
2) Community Link Workforce Project Grant Proposal
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Financial Report
2) Variance & Purchase Requests
3) Aging Unit Report -Sandy Gehrmann
4) Elder Abuse Annual Report for 1998
S) Consider policy regarding improving accessibility through home modifications.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE:
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT:
Copies to: County Clerk's Office
Committee Members
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ST. CROIX COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES / HEALTH CENTER
1445 N. Fourth Street
New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017 - 1063
Alcohol / Drug Abuse
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Child Protection
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LONG TERM SUPPORT PLANNING COMMITTEE
Economic Support
MEETING MINUTES
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OCTOBER 7, 1999
Family
Servceisdren's
MEMBERS PRESENT: Keith Gregerson, Fern Johnson, Ray Mealey, Robert
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Palewicz, Francis Schaffner, Marguerite Sumner, Wanda
Home Health
Viellieux
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MEMBERS EXCUSED: Bruce Bayer, Robert Boche, James Craig, John
Long -Term Clinical
Services / CSP
Mortensen, Richard Peterson, and Glenda Zielski
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Support
STAFF PRESENT: Sandra Gehrmann, Department on Aging Director
Long -Term
Early Intervention
Ron Lockwood, LTS Social Work Supervisor
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Mental Health
CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order by Chair Ray Mealey at 1:30pm
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ROLL CALL: Seven present; Six excused
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ADOPTION OF AGENDA: Motion by Keith Gregerson, second by Fern Johnson;
carried.
Public Health
PREVIOUS MINUTES: Motion to approve minutes of September 9, 1999
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meeting minutes by Wanda Viellieux, second by
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Marguerite Sumner. Motion carried.
NEXT MEETING: Chair Ray Mealey set the next meeting date for
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Thursday November 4, 1999 at 1:30pm, possibly at
Deerfield Apartment Complex in New Richmond.
FAX
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
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Information
Other Departments
2000 Budget for LTS Unit: As of this date no changes have been made or requested by
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the Finance Committee except that non -represented employees will pay 10% of their
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health insurance premium from now on. The 10% charge has already been required of
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union represented employees.
Community Link Workforce Project Grant: This grant has been award to St. Croix
County. The LTS unit is using $5,000 to recruit and train new adult foster care providers.
Ms. Rochelle Haugen will be providing the foster care recruitment and training
services.
The Aging Department will be using $10,000 of grant funds for video taping, video
projector, Gatekeeper Training and Faith In Action volunteer/care receiver coordination.
All funds must be expended by 12/31/99.
NEW BUSINESS:
Variance Requests: Based on recommendation of Mike Traynor, CSW motion by
Wanda Viellieux to approve variance for elderly female client to receive waiver services
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community based residential facility for five persons, second by Robert Palewicz. Motion
carried.
LTS PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
MINUTES
OCTOBER 7, 1999
Aging Unit Report: Presented by Sandra Gehrmann.
• Concerns about home health needs were discussed. Benefit Specialist is getting requests
almost daily. Private agencies are not accepting new clients.
• Senior Leadership Training on October 14`" at Government Center was discussed and all
LTS Committee members were invited to attend.
Wisconsin Elder Abuse Report for 1998: Data from report indicated a reduction in number of
abuse/neglect investigations for St. Croix County during 1998. Report still shows St. Croix County doing
a significant number of investigations compared with other neighboring counties. Ron Lockwood
suggested that this was probably due to more accurate reporting in St. Croix County rather than being a
result of greater elder abuse/neglect activity. Ron also reported that over half of the 36 cases reported in
St. Croix County were due to self -neglect allegations.
Consider a Policy regarding Home Modifications: There was discussion regarding the need for a
county policy on home modifications paid for by COP and the MA Waivers to improve accessibility for
persons with disabilities. Staff will develop policy for approval at next meeting.
Motion to adjourn at 2:40pm by Wanda Viellieux second by Keith Gregerson. Carried.
Respectfully Submitted by Ron Lockwood, SW Supervisor