Place: Conference Room 213, Second Floor, West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI
REGULAR MEETING
Members Present: Arthur Carlson, Chair, Steven Bach, Betty Durst, Phyllis Johnson, Darwin Nelson, Ralph Soeldner
Others Present: Trish Vandre, Aging & Disability Resource Center Director, Lee J. Roundy, Aging & Disability Resource Center Fiscal Accounting Technician, Sandy Roemer-Rutter, Citizen
Absent: None
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by A. Carlson at 8:30 a.m. and was certified to be in compliance with the Open Meeting Law.
AGENDA: Motion by S. Bach to adopt the Agenda, second by P. Johnson.
Motion carried.ADOPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Motion by R. Soeldner to approve the May 14, 2008 Minutes, as drafted, second by S. Bach.
Motion carried.PUBLIC COMMENT: None registered.
COMMUNICATIONS: None registered.
DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE:
A. Director's Update: T. Vandre distributed and presented the July/August Department Update. T. Vandre discussed the possibility of sending a monthly communiqué to committee members to keep them upraised of opportunities in advocacy.
B. Service Statistics & Trends: L. Roundy distributed and presented the service delivery statistics for the first six (6) months of 2008 over that of 2007. The 2008 service growth, as of June 30, 2008 was 9.88% over that of 2007.
C. Transportation Coordination Committee Update: T. Vandre stated that the first Transportation Coordination Committee meeting will follow the next Aging & Disability Resource Center Advisory Committee meeting.
AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN -NORTH BOARD UPDATE: T. Vandre stated that all committee appointments have been made and that the staff had been hired.
BOARD DEVELOPMENT:
A. Duties and Responsibilities: T. Vandre distributed and presented the duties and responsibilities of the Advisory Committee.
B. Older American's Act Program Review: T. Vandre presented the Homemaker Program.
ADVOCACY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT:
A. Subcommittee structure: The Committee discussed the possibility of creating non-standing subcommittees to research and discuss multiple-level advocacy issues.
B. Town Hall Meeting structure and schedule: The Committee discussed the hosting of Town Hall Meetings throughout Sauk County and the tentative structure. The Committee member will host a Town Hall Meeting in his or her municipality to promote ADRC awareness and inquire the needed services and/or programs from the citizen participants. An ADRC staff member will also be present to answer specific program information.
BUSINESS ITEMS:
A. Review 2009 budget draft: T. Vandre distributed the draft 2009 Budget for the Committee's final review.
B. Review Aging Unit Plan Amendment: T. Vandre distributed and presented the draft 2009 Aging Unit Plan Amendment.
NEXT MEETING: The next Aging & Disability Resource Center Advisory Committee meeting will be Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. with the Transportation Coordination Committee meeting following at 10:00 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion by S. Bach to adjourn the Aging & Disability Resource Center Advisory Committee at 11:18 a.m., second by B. Durst.
Motion carried.Signed by: B. Durst, Secretary