HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman Services Board - Minutes - 9/22/2011BAYFIELD COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD MEETING
EOC, Bayfield County Annex
September 22, 2011, 2011
Board Members Present: Clarence Henkel, Rusty Williams, Kenneth Jardine, Lona Schmidt,
Ted Benson, Pat Carver, Dee Kittleson (4:03)
Board members absent: Jim Crandall, Bill Bussey
Others Present: Elizabeth Skulan, Nikki Revak, Jeanine Spuhler, Anita Haukaas
Call to Order and Introductions
K. Jardine called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Review of the August 25, 2011 Minutes
Motion by C. Henkel, seconded by P. Carver, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion
carried.
Opportunity for Public Comment
None
Recognition for Social Worker Jan Bergst, retiring on October 17, 2011
On behalf of Bayfield County Department of Human Services, E. Skulan thanked Jan Bergst for
her 20 years of services as a long-term care case manager. Ms. Bergst was not present but will
be presented with the letter at a later date.
Program Presentation – Child Care Certification, Crystal Clark
Family Services social worker, Crystal Clark, gave an overview on child care certification.
Currently in Bayfield County, there are six certified providers, six licensed providers and four
licensed group child care centers. C. Clark works with the certified providers, while the state
oversees the licensed providers/child care centers. In Wisconsin, a caregiver can legally care for
three unrelated children under the age of seven in addition to their own children without being
required to be regulated as a daycare. When someone cares for four or more children, they are
required to become either certified or licensed. Certification or licensure requires an application,
fees, and a number of other program requirements focused on providing safe, quality care for
children.
Monthly Section Reports
Support Services – Nikki Revak
The compliance part of the audit is complete. There were no findings. The Aging and Disability
Resource Center of the North (ADRC-N) budget is complete and has been submitted for
approval to the ADRC-N Governing Board. The support staff retreat was rescheduled for
September 27, 2011.
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Aging & Disability Services – E. Skulan for Carrie Linder
Work continues for the transition of the Children’s Long-Term Care (CLTS) waivers to the Third
Party Administrator (TPA). Bayfield County is scheduled for implementation on December 1,
2012. The final budget and narrative for the Birth to Three ARRA grant was submitted. A total
of $17,721 ARRA funds were successfully applied to infrastructure development and team
building. Staff participated in outreach activities for the Senior Expo, the Ashland Farmers
Market and the Bayfield County Fair. Staff attended a meeting at the Memorial Medical Center
with several other agencies to discuss the Helen EF case which established new requirements for
serving and protecting individuals with Alzheimer’s or related dementia. Stefanie Scribbins,
MSW, began work on September 6, 2011. Stefanie has been training with Jan Bergst and will be
assigned Adult Protective Services and Intake/Assistance with the ADRC-N.
Economic Support Services – Jeanine Spuhler
October 1, 2011, Bayfield County will implement a Call/Change center for the Income
Maintenance program. This will allow incremental change for both staff and consumers prior to
regional Income Maintenance and a regional call/change center are implemented January 1,
2012. Energy assistance short forms were mailed to consumers on fixed incomes. Consumers
mailed back the short forms in record numbers. Staff continues to participate in various
workgroups in preparation for Income Maintenance regionalization.
Family Services –Anita Haukaas
The Family Services Advisory Committee met on September 20th, Barb Flynn, Red Cliff
Domestic Violence Case Worker and Lorna Gamble, Red Cliff Indian Child Welfare Social
Worker were in attendance. Joseph Scribbins, Family Services Social Worker, gave a
presentation on domestic violence. There were two juvenile law enforcement referrals for
August. In September there have already been 20 referrals. Family Services held their annual
retreat on September 7, 2011. Staff is currently working on developing a Community Services
procedure.
Monthly Reports The monthly financial, training, and waiting list reports were reviewed and
placed on file.
2012 DHS Budget – Update on 2012 Budget
E. Skulan reported that she and N. Revak presented the 2012 Human Services Budget to the
Executive Committee on September 13, 2011. E. Skulan reported that committee appreciated
that the Human Service developed and presented a budget with a zero county levy increase, as
directed.
Birth to Three Program Data Review – Review of letter issued by DHS
E. Skulan reviewed the letter issued by DHS stating that Bayfield County was in 100%
compliance for the data review. She complimented Aging and Disability staff, Dana Denker,
and Northern Lights staff on their success on this compliance audit.
Update Income Maintenance Regional Model – Update on information received regarding
the development of regional services
E. Skulan reported that Bayfield County will be implementing a Call/Change center for Bayfield
County Income Maintenance consumers starting October 1, 2011. This will give our staff an
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opportunity to see if they are suited for call/change duties. It will also expose consumers to
incremental change prior to January 1, 2012 and the implementation of a regional delivery
system. Sawyer County implemented a local call/change center September 1, 2011. The
Northern IM Consortium will be meeting on September 29, 2011 in Price County. On that day,
Letters of Intent will be provided to Wood County, the lead agency in the Northern IM
Consortium, for inclusion on the consortium application.
E. Skulan reported that she had the privilege of providing a short presentation on the
regionalization of Income Maintenance Services to the eleven Tribes at Legendary Waters in
Red Cliff. Tribal representatives are very concerned about how the reduction in funding will
affect the delivery of services to tribal members who do not live on tribal land, particularly in the
Northern and LaCrosse regions.
Draft Meeting Dates 2012 – Review of tentative dates for 2012 DHS Board Meetings
E. Skulan reviewed the 2012 DHS Board Meeting dates.
Long-term Care District Board – Standing agenda item, update from Dee Kittleson
regarding activities and information from the long-term care district board.
D. Kittleson reported that NorthernBridges can only take clients off the waitlist through attrition.
Other (Informational Items)
A. P. Carver shared information on CORE’s QPR training for suicide prevention.
Anyone interested in attending should contact CORE directly for more
information.
Future Meetings
Future meeting dates were scheduled as follows:
A. October 27, 2011 – 3:00 to accommodate those who need to attend the Superior
Days issues meeting that evening in Superior
B. December 6, 2011 - combined November/December meeting – will begin with a
potluck at 3:45
C. January 26, 2012
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned 5:10 p.m.
Submitted by Nikki Revak, Financial Manager