Members Present: Alexander, Stoeckmann, Vertein, Bowers, Earl, Fordham, Dippel, Vaillancourt, Endres
Members Excused: None
Members Absent: None
Others Present: Brattset, Horkan and Orth
Chair Alexander called the meeting to order and certified compliance with the Open Meeting Law. Motion by Fordham, seconded by Endres to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
Discussion of previous meeting minutes. Fordham noted error in Alexander being present on 9/13/04. Correction was noted that Alexander was indeed present. Motion by Fordham, seconded by Bowers to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Communications: Orth reported on all staff meeting which occurred on October 23,2004 featuring Hugh Davis from Family Ties as a guest speaker. Orth noted that this meeting went well and staff seemed to benefit from understanding each other's duties within the agency.
Orth reported that on October 8 there will be a meeting with Sauk-Prairie Schools to discuss child protective services and overall services review.
Business Items: A. Finance Committee Report/Voucher Approval: Monthly voucher report was distributed. (See attached) Several line items were explained. Motion by Endres, seconded by Stoeckmann to approve the vouchers in the amount of $1,528,806.11. Motion carried.
B. State/County Contract Approval: Orth reported that the CST grant allocation has been received from the State for $50,000. Motion by Dippel, seconded by Earl to accept this allocation. Motion carried.
Department Updates:A. Mission/Vision Statements: Orth discussed the current Sauk County Department of Human Services Mission and Vision statements and recommended a process to involve staff and board members to review these for revision. Board members were asked to give input into the Mission and Vision statements and a form for doing so was distributed. Orth will draft revisions when all feedback has been received in the next several months. (Endres noted that on 10/28/04 the Sauk County Commission on Aging is having a Senior Health Fair at the Baraboo High School. See attached handout).(Orth noted that he and Sue Hebel, as well as various other board members will be participating in the near future in the Health Care Center committee review process).
B. Family Advocate Service Descriptions: Orth reviewed the recent meetings with Wisconsin Family Ties pertaining to family advocates and ongoing follow-up with recruiting for local advocacy on both a volunteer and paid basis. Orth noted that this process appears to be going well and will be at first attached to the Families Come First project and later, perhaps in 2006, expanded to other areas of the agency. Orth noted that staff appear very receptive to involving advocates as part of service provision.
C. Service Descriptions: Orth reviewed the Human Services Service Descriptions that were attached in the agenda packet. This handout gives a general description of service areas for Sauk County Department of Human Services. Endres noted that it is noticable that:
D. 2004 Year End Budget Re-Estimate: Horkan reviewed the 2004 year end projections compared to budget. Recent review with increased historical information results in an estimated $76,000 favorable to budget. This has been revised from previous projections due to an increase in placements, particularly with the developmentally disabled population and CSP population in alternative care to include CBRF's. Noted by Orth, was the fact that these CBRF placements result from an aging mental health population and that they are favorable compared to increased hospitalizations.
E.2005 Budget Status: Orth noted that the Finance Committee has approved the 2005 budget as submitted.
F. W-2 Plan Modifications: Orth spoke about the W-2 Plan Modification schedule by the State. As a result of these modifications the consortium will receive an $874,017 increase of benefit dollars for counties low on benefits. Orth noted that Sauk County is not in this low benefit situation. The increased benefit dollars are important, however, for counties in the consortium that may be running low on benefits, in order to keep the consortium strong. Orth noted that if the economy worsens, state monies may get tighter.
Motion by Endres, seconded by Dippel to adjourn until November 8, 2004 at 5:00p.m. Motion carried.