Long Term Support Planning Committe


DATE: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
PLACE:
SAUK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
425 Sixth Street, Reedsburg, WI 53959

Members Present: John Earl, Gina Thill, Betty Irwin, Barbara Walsh, Carie Pieper, Bert Vaillancourt, Sue Hebel, Al Dippel, Dan Brattset, Bridgitte Bodette

Members Absent: Trish Vandre, Alice Moyer, Barbara Hawley, Amy Peterson, Shell Lea Hainz, Lisa Karau, Charlotte Taylor, William Orth

Call to Order and Certification of the Open Meeting Law:

Earl called the meeting to order and certified compliance with the open meeting law.

Adopt Agenda:

Thill added one COP High Cost Request. Dippel moved to approve agenda; seconded by Irwin, passed by unanimous vote.

Approval of November 16, 2005 meeting minutes

Earl noted typing error on last sentence of Waiting List Subcommittee section "drive" to "driven". Vaillancourt moved to approve minutes; seconded by Walsh, passed by unanimous vote.

COP High Cost:

Thill presented COP High Cost Request for $2,877 for repairs on a 1992 vehicle. Bert moved to approve request; Dippel seconded, passed by unanimous vote.

Community Relocation Initiative:

Hebel & Thill talked about the State's Community Relocation Initiatives to place persons with a developmental/physical disability, and elderly into community settings. Currently, there are seven (7) elderly pending placement under this initiative and three (3) persons with a developmental disability have been placed out of nursing homes and into the community, and four (4) more are pending community placements.

2002 COP Plan Update:

Thill reviewed the 2006 COP Plan Update and presented to the committee for approval. Copies of the update were distributed to committee members. Taylor moved to approve update; seconded by Vaillancourt, passed by unanimous vote.

LTSPC Membership:

Thill discussed membership as Hainz, Taylor, and, Earl's terms will be completed. Mike Kaisbauer and Susan Tucker are nominees. Motion to approve appointment of Kaisbauer & Tucker to LTSPC by Irwin; seconded by Vaillancourt, passed by unanimous vote. Currently, we need someone to represent the AODA, dementia, and Family Support target groups.

Public comment:

None. The Long Term Support Planning Committee extends its thank you to John Earl and Charlotte Taylor for their many years of service to persons in Sauk County.

Meeting Schedule:

Reviewed tentative meeting schedule for 2006:

Adjournment:

Irwin moved to adjourn meeting, seconded by Pieper, passed by unanimous vote.

Submitted by: Sue Hebel, Long Term Support Supervisor