Create Full Time Dementia Care/Independent Living Specialist & Part Time Independent Living Coordinator Position

Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Sauk County, Wisconsin:

BACKGROUND:  The Sauk County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) was awarded the Independent Living Supports Pilot Grant from The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.   This new program, awarded to 12 ADRCs and utilizes American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to assist individuals, who do not qualify for a Long-Term Care Program.  The Pilot program allows participants income of up to 300% of federal poverty level, and assets are not considered.  Recipients of the program will receive up to $7,200 of home services for one year, bringing a total of $2,008,800 into the county to be spent on supportive services for 279 participants. The grant officially begins March 1, 2023.   Participant enrollment will begin June 2023 and will run to February 28, 2024, the grant ends March 1, 2025.

Staff will work one on one with participants developing a care plan, checking in during the period of the grant and work with the participant toward the end of their year of participation to consider private pay of future services, until they transition to a Long Term Care Program.  

Currently the ADRC’s Dementia Care Specialist (DCS) works half-time. The DCS hours will be expanded to full-time over the next two years of the grant.   As the grant gains participants, the ADRC will hire another part-time staff for a portion of the grant period.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that effective immediately, the Dementia Care Specialist be reclassified to full-time to enable added job duties to coordinate the grant;  and, the ADRC may hire a part-time Independent Living Specialist Supervision Coordinator when participation enrollment increased beyond the DCS staff full-time capacity caseload. 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the 2023 budget be amended to appropriate $241,056.00   for the pilot grant budget.  No levy is required.     

Approved for presentation to the County Board, this 21^st day of March 2023.

Consent Agenda Item: [  ] YES  [ X ] NO

Fiscal Impact: [  ] None   [  ] Budgeted Expenditure    [X] Not Budgeted

Vote Required:  Majority = _____       2/3 Majority = __X___        3/4 Majority = ________

The County Board has the legal authority to adopt:  Yes ______ No ________ as reviewed by the Corporation Counsel, _________________________________,

Date:  _______________.

Offered and passage moved by:

SAUK COUNTY AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER GOVERNING COMMITTEE

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DENNIS POLIVKA, CHAIR                                              JUDY ELLINGTON

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GAILE BURCHILL                                                            KRISTIN WHITE-EAGLE

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ANDREA LOMBARD                                                       LAURIE GRILL

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WILLIAM STEHLING                                                       TUT GRAMLING

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THOMAS DOERNER                                                      TERESA WOLKOWSKI

PERSONNEL & INSURANCE COMMITTEE                 FINANCE COMMITTEE

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CARL GRUBER, CHAIR                                                  MARTY KRUEGER, CHAIR

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PETER KINSMAN                                                            RICHARD “MIKE” FLINT

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TERRY SPENCER                                                          LYNN EBERL

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ROBERT PROSSER                                                       THOMAS DORNER

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JAKE ROXEN                                                                  TIMOTHY MCCUMBER

Fiscal Note:  The program cost and funding for the grant period is $241,056.00

MIS Note:  MIS equipment (included above) = Cell phone cost for staff.