Public Health Board

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Monday, January 21, 2013 - 5:30pm

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PDF icon DRAFT BOH Minutes 1/21/13 (144 KB)

REASON FOR MEETING: Regular

  1. Call to Order and Certify compliance with Open Meeting Law
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Adopt 12/17/2012 meeting minutes
  4. Communications
  5. Public comment
  6. Business Items for Discussion and/or Action:
    1. Progress report on the Health Records Management System Project
    2. Update on Medical Advisor
    3. Discussion and possible approval of resolution commending Linda Doherty for years of service
    4. Discussion of Home Care report to Finance Committee
    5. Report on progress of community health improvement plan- Bodendein
    6. Report on Accreditation Process for the Public Health Department-Bodendein
    7. Functional Group Report-Bodendein
  7. Department Updates:
    1. Financial/Monthly Reports review for December 2012
    2. Review and approval of invoices for December 2012
  8. WPHA/WALHDOB report
  9. Agenda Items for next meeting
  10. Next Meeting Date: February 18, 2013
  11. Call for Adjournment

DATE NOTICE MAILED: January 17, 2013

COPIES TO: County Clerk, D. Stehling, D. Nobs, J. Smoke, J. Miller, S. Zobel, A. Delong, K. Carlson T. Liebman M. Krueger K. Schauf

PDF icon Approved BOH Minutes 1/21/13 (497 KB)

Public Health Board Meeting Minutes
Monday, January 21, 2013
Gallery, West Square Building

Members Present: Donna Stehling, Don Nobs, Joan Smoke, John Miller, Stacy Zobel, Amy DeLong,
Members Absent: Ken Carlson
Others Present: Cindy Bodendein, Cathy Warwick, Amy Lee, Steve Pate, Bill Stehling

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Stehling. Certification of the open meeting law was noted.

Motion by Nobs to amend the January 21, 2013, Public Health Board Agenda to review February’s Public Health Board meeting date and to approve the January 21, 2013 agenda with that amendment, second by Smoke. Motion carried.

Motion by Smoke to adopt the minutes of the December 17, 2012 Public Health Board Meeting, second by Zobel. Motion carried.

Communications: Warwick handed out an information sheet on “Building an Effective, Integrated Sauk County Continuum,” News articles from the Baraboo News Republic ; 12/4/12 - “Phone calls helpful, hospital study finds,” 1/18/13 – “Hypothermia a real risk in extreme cold,” 1/19/13 – “Reedsburg, Madison women apparent overdose victims.” Miller discussed Warming houses/shelters in the area. The Wesleyan Church in Baraboo is the only shelter who takes men in the area. In the future John Miller will provide updates regarding shelter information.

Public Comment: None

Business Items for Discussion and/or Action:
A. Steve Pate shared the AllScripts Implementation Status Report. The point of care tablets have arrived for the Nurses. Robert/ MIS staff will attend trainings in Cleveland in March 2013. Pate reported there is currently “No Risk” for the new computer system. Tomorrow starts a four day onsite application training for the Core team members.
B. Discussed the need to change the Board of Health meeting from Monday, February 18 due to the election and the Board of Supervisors meeting date change. Motion by Nobs to change the date of the next Public Health Board meeting date to Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. Second by Smoke. Motion carried.
C. Bodendein reported she has not had a chance to get information back regarding a Medical Advisor for the Public Health Department. She will have more to share at the next meeting.
D. Discussion of a resolution commending Linda Doherty for years of service. Motion to approve the resolution for Linda Doherty by Smoke, second by Zobel. Motion carried.
E. Bodendein and Warwick reported that the Home Care report to finance went well. Discussion included possible appropriation of tax levy dollars into the 2014 Home Care budget. Program prioritization will be part of the midterm assessment. Analyze of the impact of the cost to continue and how it may affect other departments and the community. Will need some time to see the full impact of the new software system.
F. Bodendein reported on the community health improvement plan. Met with UW Extension and hospital partners. Outreach and education regarding drug use will be this spring at area school districts. Discussion ensued regarding Sauk County’s designation as a mental health professional shortage area (HPSA).The CHIP group would like to work on a plan to help remediate this problem.
G. Bodendein reported on the Accreditation process. We did not receive the $30,000 grant that we had applied for. We are looking into having a mentor county assist with this process. Will revisit in June.
H. Functional Group report. They have not met.

Department Updates:
A. Reviewed the monthly financial reports for December 2012.
B. Motion to approve the December 2012 invoices of $22,928.01 by Smoke, second by Miller. Motion carried.
C. WPHA/WALHDOB report. Stehling will email her notes from this meeting to Board members.
Agenda Items for next meeting:
1. Accreditation for Public Health Department & Strategic Plan – Bodendein
2. Functional Group
3. Report on Community Health Improvement Plan - Bodendein
4. Miller – Prevention of Violence webinar information.
5. Candidates for Medical Advisor

Next meeting date: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at 5:30 p.m.

Motion by DeLong, second by Zobel to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. The time was 6:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by:


Don Nobs
Secretary