ADRC & VSO Committee Meeting

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 4:00pm

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SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA

 

COMMITTEE: Aging & Disability Resource Center and Veterans Service Office Committee

DATE/TIME:   Wednesday, January 12th, 2022     4:00 P.M.

PLACE:            West Square Building, Room 213

                        505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI 53913

 

“This meeting is open to the public. However, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the public can access the meeting by Zoom or by phone using the links and numbers bellow. No one should attend the meeting if they are experiencing COVID - or flu-like symptoms, have a fever, sore throat or recently experienced a loss of taste or smell. Masks are encouraged but not required. Social distancing of 6 feet is required.”

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89072017071?pwd=NlRteElkWHh5eUZ6K1ZWL2ZZeWUwZz09

Meeting ID: 890 7201 7071                                             Passcode: 751519                 

Dial by Phone: 312 626 6799

REASON FOR MEETING:              REGULAR

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

 

  1. Call to order and certify compliance with open meeting law
  2.  Adopt the agenda
  3. Approval of minutes from December 6th, 2021
  4. Public comment
  5. Communications
  6. Veterans Service Office (VSO):
    1. VSO departmental updates and service trends
      • Discuss outreach by VSO, mid-winter conferences coming this month and next for American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars
      • Discuss problems and issues and current case trends; still having challenges with VA service-connected exams being scheduled, especially for Mental Health  
    2. Review of Monthly Financial Statements
    3. Consider approval of the Monthly Invoices
  7. Aging & Disability Resource Center Business Items (ADRC):
    1. Department Report
    2. Dementia Care needs in Sauk County - Update
    3. Review of monthly financial statements
    4. Consider approval of the monthly invoices
  8. Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eagle Country Board Update
    1. update
  9. Next meeting date and time
  10. Next meeting agenda items
  11. Adjourn

TO:  Blodgett, Bushweiler, County Clerk, Curry, Dorner, Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources (Sarah Cowen), Grothjan, McCumber, Miller, Polivka, Riek, Stehling, Tyczynski, Web Liaison, ADRC staff, and posted to http://www.co.sauk.wi.us

DATE NOTICE ELECTRONICALLY MAILED: January 5th , 2022

PREPARED BY:   Aging & Disability Resource Center/Sauk County Veterans Service Office

 

Any person who has a qualifying disability that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format should contact Sauk County (608-355-3269 or TTY 608-355-3490) between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, exclusive of legal holidays, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so that reasonable arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.

PDF icon adrc_vso_draft_minutes_1-12-2022.pdf (191 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

DRAFT MEETING MINUTES

 

COMMITTEE: Aging & Disability Resource Center and Veterans Service Office Committee

DATE / TIME: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022     4:00 P.M.

PLACE:            West Square Building, Room 213/Virtual

                        Baraboo, WI  53913

 

Members Present:  Curry, Bushweiler (arrived at 4:02pm), Dorner, Polivka (virtual), and Riek

Members Absent:   None

County Personnel:  Tony Tyczynski, VSO; Susan Blodgett, ADRC; Quinn Hause, ADRC; Stefka Zomer, ADRC.

Others Present:       None

 

Curry called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. and compliance with the Open Meeting Law was verified.

MOTION (Riek/Dorner) to adopt the agenda.  Motion carried unanimously.

MOTION (Riek/Dorner) to approve the meeting minutes from December 6th, 2021.Motion carried unanimously.

Public Comment:  None

Communications:  None

Tony Tyczynski, Veterans Service Office:

  1. VSO departmental updates and service trends
  • Tyczynski discussed the outreach by VSO; attended various meetings and virtual continuing education units for staff. Discussion followed; no action taken.
  • Tyczynski discussed the current Veterans case trends –Tyczynski informed the board that he still has challenges with VA service-connected exams being scheduled for Mental health.  Discussion followed.  No action taken.
  1. Tyczynski presented the monthly financial statements for his department.  Discussion Followed, no action taken

       c)    Consider approval of the Monthly Invoices – Discussion followed.

MOTION (Dorner/Riek) to approve the December 2021 bills in the amount of $1, 430.00 and January 2022 bills in the amount of $280.00. Motion carried unanimously.

Susan Blodgett, Aging & Disability Resource Center

  1. Blodgett presented to the board the ADRC monthly report. ADRC held in person Bootcamp that was well attended.  ADRC is looking for volunteers to deliver meals or transporting clients to medical appointments. We are currently hiring for part time transportation drivers.  Our Elderly Benefit Specialists worked with 937 different clients during open enrollment that ended in early December. All congregate dining centers are still closed but hoping to slowly reopen them in 2022. We changed our Food Vendor for a major portion of our hot meals from the Health Care Center to the vendor at the Jail.   We have had nothing but positive comments about the jail food.  Even our persnickety clients have called to say they prefer the jail food.   We will be surveying our clients to see which they prefer.  ADRC mailed out surveys to all meal’s recipients.   Discussion followed. No action taken.
  2. Blodgett informed the board that ADRC is hired Dementia Care Social worker for Sauk County. This position will be part time State funded. Discussion followed. No action taken.
  3. Blodgett presented the monthly financial statements for her department. Discussion followed.
  4. Blodgett presented the Monthly invoices for her department. Discussion followed.

MOTION (Bushweiler/Dorner) to approve the December 2021 bills in the amount of $ 32,816.35 and January 2022 bills in the amount of $1,009.93. Motion carried unanimously.

Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eagle County Board Update: Discussion followed. No action taken.   

Next Meeting Date and Time:  

Next meeting date and time: February 9th, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at West Square Building, Room 213.

Next Meeting agenda items:    None

MOTION (Dorner/Bushweiler) to adjourn until Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously, and the meeting adjourned at 5:29 p.m.

Any person who has a qualifying disability that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format should contact Sauk County (608-355-3269 or TTY 608-355-3490) between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, exclusive of legal holidays, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so that reasonable arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.

                            SAUK COUNTY                                                                                   

 ADRC & VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE COMMITTEE                                                                                                                                                                                       

_____________________________

     Thomas Dorner

        Secretary