Health Care Center Board of Trustees

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Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 5:30pm

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SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

1.   Call to order and certify compliance with the open meeting law
2.   Adopt agenda
3.   Adopt minutes of previous meeting
4.   Public comment
5.   Communication
6.   Discussion of Energy Audit – Bill McClary
7.   *Discussion and consideration of a resolution authorizing the Sauk County Health Care Center to eliminate one part-time (.90 FTE) Unit Registered Nurse position and create one full-time (1.0 FTE) Staff Development Coordinator/MDS Nurse position outside of the 2014 Budget Process.
7.   Discussion and consideration of preliminary 2015 Budget.
8.   Continued discussion of Continuum of Care – Assisted Living Facilities.
9.   Discussion and consideration of quarterly donations.
10. Foundation update.
11. Discussion and consideration of Home Care Transition to Health Care Center.
12. Business Office report and voucher review
13. Administrator's report
14. Public comment
15. Next meeting date and agenda items
16. Adjournment

 

COPIES TO:

County Clerk       Fish        Higgins      Langer      M Murray      Netzinger     Held     Gramling      T. Dietz       Gochanour     Web Liaison     Schauf      Krueger    

   

DATE NOTICE MAILED:   September 10, 2014

PREPARED BY:   Administrator's Office

PDF icon September 18, 2014 (24 KB)

Members present:  Henry Netzinger, Tut Gramling, Bill Higgins, Terri Langer, and Mary Ellen Murray

Absent: Joe Fish, Carol Held

Others present: Kim Gochanour, Bill McClary, Theresa Dietz, Diane Gade, Jenny Vosen and Dennis Murray, Cindy Bodendein arrived at a later time.

1.  Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chair Murray and certified compliance with the open meeting law.

2.  Motion by Higgins, second by Langer to adopt the agenda.  Motion carried.

3.  Motion by Langer, second by Gramling to approve the minutes of the last meeting.   Motion carried.

4.  Public Comment - None

5.  Communication – The United Fund Kick-off is tonight and our Foundation member, Dana Gant, is representing us.

6.  Discussion of Energy Audit with Bill McClary.  Bill presented statistics on the energy use (for light bulbs/fixtures) for the building.  We have many different fixtures so finding the information was a big job.  The goal of the audit was to find out how much energy each kind of fixture uses over time and figure out the cost of use for that fixture/bulb.  We needed to look at the operational costs to see if it is worth it to exchange the bulbs/fixture for a more efficient kind.  We have exchanged some of the lamps to LED because of costs and have been able to save on these.  Will keep the information for future use.

7.  Resolution was discussed.

Motion by Netzinger, second by Higgins to approve the resolution to eliminate one part-time Unit RN and create one full-time Staff Development Coordinator/MDS RN.  Motion carried.

8.  Discussion and consideration of preliminary 2015 budget was discussed.  Item 12, discussion of Home Care transition to the HCC, was moved up to be considered along with the budget.  County is looking at more ways to collaborate on different programs and be more efficient.  This transfer will not affect our efforts to build a future assisted living.  Board members felt they needed more information to make an informed decision.

Motion by Netzinger, second by Gramling to approve the budget as presented which includes the transition of Home Care to the HCC.  Motion defeated by a 2 to 3 vote.

More discussion followed.

Motion by Langer, second by Higgins to approve the Budget with the caveat that item #3 – Home Care Transition – not be approved.  Motion carried.

9.  Continued discussion of Continuum of Care – long range plan.   Dennis Murray presented statistics from the state indicating that there are a total of 207 Community Based Residential Facility beds in Sauk County and 304 in surrounding cities.  There are 159 Residential Care Apartment Complex beds in Sauk County with 24 in Reedsburg.   Discussion followed.

10.  Donations for the quarter were discussed.

Motion by Netzinger, second by Gramling to approve the donations in the amount of $1,540.59.  Motion carried.

11.  Foundation update.   Working on a letter to solicit funds for the Gazebo Project.

12.  Item discussed with item 8.

13.  Business Office report.   Theresa presented the vouchers and highlighted items of interest.  Operations statement and aging were also discussed.

Motion by Higgins, second by Gramling to approve the vouchers for the month in the amount of $62,413.31.   Motion carried.

14.  Administrator’s report.  Kim indicated that the usual meetings were attended.  Has been spending a lot of time on the budget and the possible transition of Home Care to the HCC.  Our Environmental Services Supervisor has resigned and an in-house candidate has been promoted.  The OnShift program has been implemented.  Will be attending Leading Age meeting in Green Bay in early October.

15.  Public comment.  None

16.  Agenda items for next month:   Requested financial data on the current Home Care program.

17.  Next meeting date is Thursday, October 9 at 5:30 p.m.   

Motion by Langer, second by Netzinger to adjourn.  Motion carried.

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Mary Ellen Murray, Chairperson