**AMENDED AMENDED ** ADRC & VSO Committe Meeting

adrc_vso_draft_minutes_06-08-2020.pdf (527 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MEETING MINUTES

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

DATE / TIME:  Monday, June 8, 2020     4:00 P.M.

PLACE:             Room 213, West Square Building,

                        505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI 53913

Members Present:   Curry, Dorner, Riek, Polivka (arrived at 4:03 p.m.), and Bushweiler (left the meeting at 4:58 p.m.)

Members Absent:   None

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

Others Present:  Pat Rego, Dave Bretl

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

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

MOTION (Riek/Dorner) to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on May 13^th, 2020.  Motion carried unanimously.

Public Comment:  None

Possible closed session pursuant to Wisc. Stats. 19.85 (1) (c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluating data of any public employee over which the body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Review of Susan Blodgett, Director of ADRC:

MOTION (Dorner/Polivka) to go into closed session pursuant to Wisc. Stats. 19.85 (1) (c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluating data of any public employee over which the body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Review of Susan Blodgett, Director of ADRC.  Roll Call:  AYES (5) Curry, Dorner, Riek, Polivka, Bushweiler.  NAYS (0).  ABSENT: (0) Motion carried unanimously.

MOTION (Polivka/Reik) to reconvene in open session immediately following closed session.  Motion carried unanimously. Reconvened at 4:25 p.m.

Communications:  None

Tony Tyczynski, Veterans Service Office:

• Tyczynski discussed the outreach by VSO; in the past few months VSO was not able to do any post visits. In the next moths VSO is looking forward to resume outreach. Discussion followed, No action taken.

• Tyczynski discussed the current Veterans case trends are very time consuming. In the last 2 months we see increase of the number of cases from veterans who are trying to submit individual unemployable applications. Discussion followed; no action taken.

• Tyczynski reviewed the year to date activity for his department. He stated that VSO is looking to resume appointments after June 15^th, 2020. He presented to the board his monthly report. Discussion followed.

• Deich presented the Sauk County VSO Homeless and At-Risk Report for May 2020. VSO received 7 new referral requests for help finding housing, food and gas while getting help from support resources. Deich stated that VSO is still communicating with veterans who are in the jail or prison. Discussion followed. No action taken.

   

      b)  Tyczynski presented the monthly financial statements for his department.  Discussion Followed, No action taken

      c)  Consider approval of the Monthly Invoices – Tyczynski presented his monthly invoice report. Discussion followed.

      MOTION (Polivka/Dorner) to approve the monthly invoices for May 2020 in the amount of $ 961.45. Motion carried unanimously

      d) Sauk County Budget Projections for 2021- nothing to note at this time. Discussion followed. No action taken.

      e) Discuss Mission, vision, Goals & performance measures – Discussion followed. No action taken. 

Susan Blodgett, Aging & Disability Resource Center

1. Volunteer recognition- Blodgett explained to the board that every year in May during the Older American Act month ADRC is doing Volunteer breakfast recognition for our volunteers.This year due to Covid-19 ADRC is not able to hold a Volunteer breakfast. ADRC would like to purchase a $20.00 Culver’s gift card for all our volunteers. Currently we have 176 volunteers. Discussion followed.

2. Blodgett explained to the committee the ADRC monthly report.Our Nutrition program is restarting daily hot meals from the HCC on June 15.   There are still a good number of logistics to be worked out to be compliant with Co-vid requirements. Congregate dining centers will remain closed thru the end of the year. ADRC works to reopen all services in the next few months. We are able to do grocery pick-ups for our clients, but all Fun day trips are cancelled for now.    Evidence based programming had been curtailed, but the ADRC may offer an evidence-based program via Zoom later this year.  All Social Workers continue to be exempt from in person meetings with clients until the state provides different direction. Discussion followed. No action taken.

c)    2021 Budget projections- Discussion followed. No action taken.

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

MOTION (Dorner/Polivka) to approve the May 2020 bills in the amount of $ 24, 420.07. Motion carried unanimously.

Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eagle County Board Update:  None

Next Meeting Date and Time:  

Next meeting date and time: July 6th, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. at West Square Building, 3^rd Floor County Board Gallery Room 326.

Next Meeting agenda items:   None

MOTION (Dorner/Polivka) to adjourn until Monday, July 6^th, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m.

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