Health Care Center Committee

PRESENT: Arthur Carlson, Larry Volz, Linda Borleske, Valerie McAuliffe, Catherine Georgeson, (Business Office Manager), and Sandy Niemi, (Personnel Manager). Juli Brandt, ADON was present for a portion of the meeting.

ABSENT: Jill Archambo, (Administrator) and Tom Bychinski

1. Called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Art Carlson. The open meeting law requirements were met.
2. Motion by Volz, second by Borleske to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
3. Motion by Borleske, second by Volz to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
4. Review and consideration of request to purchase Sit/Stand Lift. Juli presented the bids and provided information for the board regarding the lift.
   Motion by Borleske, second by Volz to approve the outlay expense for purchase of the Sit/Stand Lift from EZ Way. Motion carried.
5. Review and consideration of a resolution recommending the awarding of pasture land bid for a three year lease. Art Carlson summarized the resolution.
   Motion by Volz, second by Borleske to recommend accepting the bid of David Allen in the amount of $6,300.00 for rental of the pasture for a term of three years. Motion carried.
6. Review and consideration of a resolution recommending the awarding of the barn bid for a three year lease. Art Carlson summarized the resolution.
   Motion by Borleske, second by Volz to recommend accepting the bid of David Allen in the amount of $1,095.00 for rental of the barn for a term of three years. Motion carried.
7. Discussion and consideration of a resolution recommending the awarding of the machine shed/barn bid for a three year lease. Art Carlson summarized the resolution.
   Motion by Volz, second by Borleske to recommend accepting the bid of David Allen in the amount of $2,190.00 for rental of the machine shed/barn for a term of three years. Motion carried.
8. Review and Consideration of bad debt requests. Catherine presented the listing of bad debt requests for the past two years and explained the reasons for the write-offs.
   Motion by McAuliffe, second by Borleske to approve the write-offs for 2001 in the amount of $64,501.02. Motion carried.
   Motion by Borleske, second by Volz to approve the write-offs for 2002 in the amount of $13,374.01. Motion carried.
9. Review and consideration of recent donations. Art Carlson read the donations received for last month.
   Motion by Carlson, second by Volz to approve the donations for January in the amount of $3,200.00. Motion carried.
10. Review of Administrator's written report. Much time was taken up last month dealing with the cropland lease issue. Board was thanked for all of their time and assistance. Annual Survey of Nursing Homes was completed last month (under the coordination of Diane Gade). Some pertinent information is attached. Information regarding the financial health of Wisconsin Nursing Homes provided by WAHSA was given to the board. Team of State Surveyors were here for the annual survey of the FDD Unit. Staff were thanked for the wonderful job they did during this process, especially the new Director, Debbie Muchow. Activity Professionals Week was celebrated with special events for staff and residents alike. Maintenance Workers were also honored during January with a jean/casual day and treats. New contract for Pharmacy services with Richland Center Pharmacy was completed. A comprehensive Disaster Plan for the facility is near completion with new Policies and Procedures written or revised where needed, to reflect our current needs.
11. Personnel Department Report. Sandy reviewed the status of job vacancies and employee recruitment activities that have occurred over the past month. She also highlighted other general personnel activities and reviewed the Attendance Policy. Michelle Koehler, Sauk County Personnel Director, was unable to attend the meeting so will send information to the board. Sandy also mentioned that the Activity Department was selling raffle tickets and having a bake sale on the 14th to raise funds for Resident Council.
12. Review of Vouchers and Receipts. Catherine reviewed the invoices and receipts for the month, highlighting items of interest. The financials for this month were not available.
    Motion by Borleske, second by Volz to approve the remaining December invoices in the amount of $89,982.39. Motion carried.
    Motion by Borleske, second by Volz to approve the farm invoices in the amount of $1,885.70. Motion carried.
    Motion by Volz, second by Borleske to approve the January invoices in the amount of $62,873.86. Motion carried.
13. Next Meeting . The next meeting will be March 6 at 9:00 a.m., April 3 at 8:30 a.m. and May 7 at 8:30 a.m. (tentative date).

Motion by Volz, second by Borleske to adjourn. Motion carried.

Meeting was adjourned at 11:15 a.m.

Arthur Carlson, Chairperson