Aging & Disability Resource Committee Meeting

Feb 2017 ADRC Committee Mintues (285 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MINUTES

Aging & Disability Resource Center Committee
Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 8:15 a.m.
Third Floor County Board Gallery Room 326A, West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI 53913

Members Present:  Kriegl, Spencer, Braunschweig, and Hovde (arrived at 8:28am)
Members Absent:  Moore
County Personnel:  Susan Blodgett, ADRC, Quinn Hause, ADRC; Tony Tyczynski, Veterans; and Robin Kitzinger, ADRC

Others Present:  Denny Smith

Chair Kriegl called the meeting to order at 8:20 a.m. and compliance with the Open Meeting Law was verified.

MOTION (Spencer/Braunschweig) to adopt the amended agenda.  Motion carried unanimously and agenda adopted.

MOTION (Braunschweig/Spencer) to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on January 5, 2017.  Motion carried unanimously.

Public Comment:  
Denny Smith, 311 8th Ave., Baraboo, WI re: VSO

Communications:  
Blodgett read a card from a citizen making a donation to the AARP Tax Preparation Program and AddLife Newsletter.
  
Next meeting date and time: Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 8:15 a.m. West Square Building, 3rd Floor County Board Gallery, Room 326A

Tony Tyczynski, Veterans Service Office (VSO):
a) Tyczynski updated the Committee on January activities, current service trends and the 2016/2017 goals outcome efficiencies/performance measures.
b) Tyczynski requested travel authorization for attendance to the national conference training in San Diego.  Discussion followed.
Motion (Spencer/Braunschweig) to approve the travel within the budget.  Motion carried unanimously.
c-d)  Tyczynski presented the monthly financial statement and the list of monthly invoices for his department. 
MOTION (Spencer/Braunschweig) to receive the report and approve the 2016 bills in the amount of $544.44 and the 2017 bills in the amount of $3,218.79.  Motion carried unanimously.
e) Tyczynski presented a resolution encouraging the State Legislature to return the CVSO grant to block grant form.  Discussion followed.
Motion (Spencer/Hovde) to support the resolution returning CVSO Grant to a Block Grant Format.  Motion carried unanimously and members present signed the resolution.

Susan Blodgett, Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC):
a) Blodgett presented the departmental plan for committee meetings and introduced Quinn Hause, Disability Benefit Specialist/Social Worker.  Quinn has been designated to represent the Blodgett at the Committee meetings should the Director be unavailable to do so.
b) Blodgett updated the Committee on November & December 2016 and January 2017 activities, current service trends and the 2016 goals outcome efficiencies/performance measures.  
c-d) Blodgett presented the monthly financial statement and a list of monthly invoices for her department.
MOTION (Spencer/Braunschweig) to receive the report and approve the 2016 bills in the amount of $26,198.93 and the 2017 bills in the amount of $150.00.  Motion carried unanimously.
e) Blodgett presented various weekend meal options and costs.  Discussion followed and other options/suggestions were given that will be explored and brought back to the Committee.
f) Blodgett presented a Draft ADRC Accounts Receivable Collection Policy and discussion followed.
Motion (Braunschweig/Hovde) to approve and adopt the policy.  Motion carried unanimously.
g) Blodgett updated the Committee on the status of the 85.21 and the 53.10 Grant submissions.
h) Blodgett updated the Committee on the Commission on Aging (COA) bylaws wherein a State statute is cited that prevents this Committee from serving as the COA.  The statute requires the ADRC Advisory Committee to serve as the COA and give guidance to this Committee on Older American Act requirements.  As such, Blodgett would like to see the Advisory Committee meet bimonthly instead of quarterly.  She will review the bylaws and report back on this next month.

Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eagle Country Board Update:
Blodgett reported on Dr. Remy Flowers study and that they are waiting for the Governor’s budget to be released.

Aging & Disability Resource Center Advisory Committee:   None.  Next meeting scheduled for February 28, 2017.

Transportation Coordination Committee:   None.  Next meeting scheduled for February 28, 2017

Next Meeting Agenda Items:
Sharing duties of agenda/minutes/notes between VSO and ADRC.
Art request for proposal.
COA/ADRC Advisory Committee bylaws.

MOTION (Braunschweig/Hovde) to adjourn until Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 8:15 a.m.  Motion carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 10:23 a.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.

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