HomeMy WebLinkAboutExecutive Committee - Minutes - 7/2/2019Minutes of the
Bayfield County Executive Committee Meeting
3:15pm, July 2, 2019
Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Bayfield County Annex, Washburn, WI
Members Present: Brett Rondeau (via telephone), Jeff Silbert, Jeremy Oswald (via telephone),
Dennis Pocernich (via telephone), Fred Strand (via telephone)
Members Excused: Tom Gordon
Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator, Kristine Kavajecz-Assistant,
Pauline Darling- Northern Lights Healthcare Director, John Carlson-Corporation Counsel, April
Splittgerberg
Meeting Called to Order at 3:15pm by Rondeau.
Temporary Northern Lights Healthcare Funding Allocation: Request was made by Northern
Lights for temporary funding to ensure that expenses are covered.
The first of the month is a Monday and there is a holiday on Thursday. It will be extremely tight
to cover payroll because of delayed revenues. Medicaid reimbursement cannot be submitted until
after the first of the month, and is not received until the following Friday. Payroll is to be paid
on Friday, before the Medicaid revenues are received. An anticipated delay in private pay
revenues is also anticipated due to the holiday. Northern Lights believes that they may have
sufficient funds, but does not want to take the risk that the funds are not available.
Carlson explained that he drafted a promissory note due and payable 2 weeks from this Friday
with a 10% interest if it is not paid within the designated time-frame. Suggestion was made by
Silbert to modify the interest to the prime interest rate, currently 5.5% and to extend the
repayment deadline to 3 weeks, July 26.
Motion Silbert, Strand to accept the request from Northern Lights to borrow up to $50,000 from
Bayfield County through July 26, with interest of 5.5% if the loan is not repaid by July 26.
Recommendation that the full County Board ratify the Executive Committee action at their next
meeting. Funds availability has been confirmed with the County Treasurer. The allocation
would come out of contingency funds.
Roll Call: Rondeau: Yes, Strand: Yes, Silbert: Yes, Pocernich: Yes, Oswald: Yes, Gordon:
Absent. Motion Carried (5-0)
Meeting Adjourned at 3:27pm.
Minutes submitted by Kristine Kavajecz