ADRC & VSO Committee Meeting

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 4:00pm

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

DATE/TIME:  Wednesday, September 9, 2020     4:00 P.M.

PLACE:          County Board Gallery Room, 3rd Floor,

                       West Square Building,      

                       505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI 53913

 

“This meeting is open to the public. However, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the public may wish to watch the meeting on streaming video which can be found on the County’s webpage at https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/meetings.  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.”

 

 

REASON FOR MEETING:                REGULAR

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

 

  1. Call to order and certify compliance with open meeting law

  2. Adopt agenda

  3. Approval of minutes of previous meeting from August 3rd , 2020

  4. Public comment

  5. Communications

  6. Aging & Disability Resource Center Business Items (ADRC):

    a. Review and approve 2021 ADRC final budget draft after Admin review

         b. Department Report

         c.  Review of monthly financial statements

          d. Consider approval of the monthly invoices

    7. Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eagle Country Board Update

         a. Monthly report

    8. Veterans Service Office (VSO):

         a. VSO departmental updates and service trends

  • Discuss outreach by VSO; Spotty due to Covid

  • Discuss problems and issues and current case trends;  Homeless Veterans Mental Health access

  • Discuss year to date activity; 5 year follow ups

    b. Review of Monthly Financial Statements

         c. Consider approval of the Monthly Invoices

         d. Review and approve final draft of 2021 VSO Budget

         e. Contribution of VA Program Expenditures on the Sauk County Economy – 2019

         f. Explain what Center for Veterans Issues LTD (CVI) & Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) is, its programs, mission, funding, etc.

         g. Explain what the Board of Veteran Appeals (BVA) is and does

     9. Next meeting date and time

    10. Next meeting agenda items

     11. Adjourn

 

DATE NOTICE ELECTRONICALLY MAILED:  September 4, 2020

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_9-9-20.pdf (593 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MEETING MINUTES

 

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

DATE/TIME:  Wednesday, September 9, 2020     4:00 P.M.

PLACE:            County Board Gallery Room, 3rd Floor,

                       West Square Building,      

                       505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI 53913

 

Members Present:  Curry, Dorner, Riek, Polivka and Bushweiler

Members Absent:   None

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

Others Present:  Stehling

 

Curry called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. and compliance with the Open Meeting Law was verified.

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

MOTION (Polivka/Riek) to approve the meeting minutes from August 3rd, 2020.  Motion carried unanimously.

Public Comment:  None.

Communications:  None

Susan Blodgett, Aging & Disability Resource Center:

Blodgett presented to the board the ADRC 2021 final budget draft after Admin review. Discussion followed.

MOTION (Polivka/Riek) to approve the final draft of ADRC 2021 budget. Motion carried unanimously

      b) Blodgett presented to the committee the ADRC monthly report.  July was spent on Budget and many trainings with the State Office. All of our home delivered meals are coming from the Health Care Center. The ADRC is working on submitting the application for the 85.21 transportation grant. Starting September 1st, 2020 ADRC has an intern from MATC. She will be helping in our Aging programs until May, 2021. Discussion followed. No action taken.

     c-d) Blodgett presented the monthly financial statements and list of invoices for her department. Discussion followed.

MOTION (Dorner/Bushweiler) to approve the August 2020 bills in the amount of $ 22,724.78. Motion carried unanimously.

Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eagle County Board Update:  Blodgett shared the new reorganization policy recently received from the Region.  She explained that the Regional governing board has 12 members; 3 from each county.   She then expressed concern that any restructuring Sauk County would propose would not pass the governing board due to their displeasure with the wages paid to Sauk County staff.   The wages had been shared with the governing board and managers in the summer of 2017.   Discussion followed.

MOTION (Dorner/Riek) to direct Susan Blodgett, Director of ADRC of Sauk County, to explore and report back to the committee the benefits of staying with the Region and the benefits of withdrawal and becoming a free standing ADRC effective January, 2022.Vote all in favor.

Tony Tyczynski, Veterans Service Office:

VSO departmental updates and service trends – Discussion followed. No action taken.

Review of Monthly Financial Statements – Discussion followed. No action taken

Consider approval of the Monthly Invoices – Discussion followed.

MOTION (Polivka/Bushweiler) to approve the monthly invoices for July 2020 in the amount of $ 340.00. Motion carried unanimously

Review and approve final draft of 2021 VSO Budget – Discussion followed.

MOTION (Bushweiler/Dorner) to approve the final draft of 2021 VSO Budget. Vote all in favor.

Contribution of VA Program Expenditures on the Sauk County Economy – 2019 – Discussion followed. No action taken

Explain what Center for Veterans Issues LTD (CVI) & Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) is, its programs, mission, funding, etc. – Discussion followed. No action taken

Explain what the Board of Veteran Appeals (BVA) is and does– Discussion followed. No action taken

Next Meeting Date and Time:  

Next meeting date and time: October 12th, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. at West Square Building, Room 213.

Next Meeting agenda items:  None

MOTION (Bushweiler/Dorner) to adjourn until Monday, October 12, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 5:30 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.