Health Care Center Committee

DATE: April 6, 2006

PRESENT: Arthur Carlson, Linda Borleske, Larry Volz, Tom Bychinski, Paul Endres, Jeanne Leeck, Administrator; Katie Pope, Personnel Manager; Lisa Buttonow, Business Office Manager.

1. Called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Art Carlson. The open meeting law requirements were met.
2. Motion by Borleske, second by Endres to adopt the agenda.
   Motion carried.
3. Motion by Endres, second by Borleske to approve the minutes of the previous meeting.
   Motion carried.
4. Communications. Tommy received notification from a family member regarding the TV service here. Will speak with Bill about it. A board member received questions about the Benefit Club which Jeanne answered.
5. Public Comment. None.
6. Review and discussion of Budget Form 1. Jeanne presented the information which the committee reviewed.
7. Discussion and consideration of fence repair on the south end of the pasture. Discussion held regarding the area to be built. Bids will be presented at a future meeting.
8. Discussion and consideration of posting leased property at request of renter. Board discussed the request of the renter to post pasture land.
9. Jeanne reviewed the donations for the month.
   Motion by Bychinski, second by Volz to approve the donations for the month in the amount of $924.29.
   Motion carried.
10. Administrator's Report. Jeanne continues to review each department for efficiencies in procedures and staffing. New kitchen schedule is working very well. Plan on utilizing more training and technology as other departments are reviewed. Volunteer Coordinator duties are being taken up by other departments.
11. Personnel Department Report. Katie reviewed the status of job vacancies and employee recruitment activities that have occurred over the past month. Union negotiations continue to go quite well. Next negotiation date is April 26.
12. Business Office Report. Lisa reviewed the financial information highlighting items of interest. Things are going well for the department. AR and aging numbers are looking good. We will be under budget for 2005.
    Motion by Bychinski, second by Borleske to approve the vouchers in the amount of $128,334.68.
    Motion carried.
13. Future of Sauk County Health Care Center. Art visited the Grant County Nursing Home and shared some information with the board. The first meeting of the Continuum of Care Planning Committee was held and Paul was elected chairman, Linda vice-chair and Joan F. Secretary. Will be requesting operational analysis of the HCC similar to the Schenck Study which was done in 1995. This agenda item will be "Discussion of update from the Continuum of Care Planning Committee" in the future.
14. Next meetings: May 10, June 7 and July 6, all at 8:30 a.m.
15. Motion by Bychinski, second by Borleske to adjourn.
    Motion carried.

Respectfully Submitted: Linda Borleske, Secretary