Health Care Center Committee

PRESENT: Arthur Carlson; Larry Volz; Linda Borleske; Valerie McAuliffe; Jill Archambo, Administrator; and Catherine Georgeson, Business Office Manager. Ron Birdd, Environmental Services Manager; Juli Brandt, ADON; and Bill McClary, Chief Engineer were present for a portion of the meeting.

ABSENT: Tom Bychinski

1. 1. Called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Art Carlson. The open meeting law requirements were met.
2. 2. Motion by Volz, second by Borleske to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
3. 3. Motion by Borleske second by Volz to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
4. 4. Review and update on the Firehouse Restoration. Ron reviewed the status of the restoration fund to date and updated the board on the progress. All board members were invited to a Card Party Fund Raiser which is scheduled for this Sunday at 2:00. The Benefit Foundation contributed $300 to the fund.
5. 5. Review and consideration of painting and repair work done throughout the facility. Ron indicated that there are several areas of the facility that need touch up painting and plaster repair. These projects will be scheduled on an as needed basis. Rich Sorom Painting has historically been the lowest bidder and has done quality work in a timely manner. He also is very considerate of the residents and staff.
   Motion by Borleske, second by McAuliffe to approve the outlay expense for painting and plaster repair by Rich Sorom in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00. Motion carried.
6. 6. Review and consideration of WWTP Annual Report and Resolution. Bill summarized the WWTP Annual Report highlighting items of interest for the board. Generally the plant is doing very well and our numbers are within normal range.
   Motion by Borleske, second by McAuliffe to accept the WWTP report and resolution. Motion carried.
7. 7. Review and consideration of purchasing sewer jetter. Bill explained the need for the jetter and requested retroactive approval for the purchase.
   Motion by Volz, second by Carlson to approve the outlay expense for purchase of the sewer jetter. Motion carried.
8. 8. Review and consideration of purchase of high-low beds. Juli discussed the need and specifications for purchase of the high-low beds.
   Motion by Carlson, second by Borleske to approve the outlay expense for purchase of high-low beds from Direct Supply. Motion carried.
9. 9. Review and consideration of purchase of a digital scale. Juli explained the need for a digital scale and reviewed the various bids.
   Motion by Borleske, second by McAuliffe to approve the outlay expense for purchase of a digital scale from Direct Supply. Motion carried.
10. 10. Review and consideration of purchase of mattresses. Juli explained the need for the pressure relief bumper mattresses in the facility.
    Motion by McAuliffe, second by Borleske to approve the outlay expense for pressure relief bumper mattresses from Direct Supply. Motion carried.
11. 11. Review and consideration of resolution authorizing the deletion of a Ward Clerk position and the creation of a Nursing Secretary position. Jill summarized the duties of the proposed Nursing Secretary position and explained the need for the change.
    Motion by Borleske, second by McAuliffe to approve the resolution deleting a Ward Clerk position and creating a Nursing Secretary position. Motion carried.
12. 12. Review and discussion of the Sauk County Health Care Center Annual Report to the County Board. Jill summarized the report highlighting items of interest.
    Motion by Carlson, second by Borleske to approve the Annual Report to the County Board. Motion carried.
13. 13. Review and consideration of recent donations. Jill read the donations received for last month.
    Motion by Borleske, second by Volz to approve the donations for March in the amount of $100.00. Motion carried.
14. 14. Administrator's report. Jill toured a group from VARC which is a sheltered workshop located in Viroqua with a branch in Reedsburg. We have scheduled an Easter Egg Hunt for April 12 at 10:00 a.m. Today we have a Baseball Theme Day with hot dogs and brats available for lunch. We have received nice community support for our cats with many donations coming in and nice comments made. Five investigations were done with four still going on. One employee has received disciplinary action. Some problems with rental units with late rental payments and other issues. We are working on wrapping up our HIPAA Compliance projects. Privacy Notice has gone out to residents, staff training is being completed with videos available and the policy and procedure being passed out with paychecks. The new pharmacy is working out well, and we are projecting a cost savings.
15. 15. Personnel Department Report. Jill summarized the Personnel Report sent over by Michelle Koehler, and reviewed the Workers Comp. statistics provided by Carl Gruber.
16. 16. 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 McAuliffe, second by Borleske to approve the invoices in the amount of $110,942.90. Motion carried.
17. 17. Business Office Report. Catherine indicated that the audit will be April 14 - 15. Yer end financials have not been closed as of yet. Medicaid cost report will be done mid April.
18. 18. Next Meeting . The next meetings will be May 7, June 5 and July 3 all at 8:30 a.m.

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

Meeting was adjourned at 10:25 a.m.

Arthur Carlson, Chairperson