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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman Services Board - Minutes - 1/23/2014BAYFIELD COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD MEETING Bayfield County EOC January 23, 2014 Board Members Present: Rusty Williams, Lona Schmidt, Deb Pyne (arrived @ 4:05), Harold Maki, Pat Carver (left @ 5:01), Dee Kittleson, Bill Bussey, Clarence Henkel Board Members Absent: Jim Crandall Others Present: Elizabeth Skulan, Nikki Revak, Carrie Linder, Anita Haukaas, Jeanine Spuhler, Kris Kubnick Call to Order and Introductions Williams called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. Review of the December 3, 2013 Minutes Motion by Kittleson, seconded by Bussey, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion passed unanimously. Opportunity for Public Comment None Program Presentation – Kris Kubnick, Community Care of Central Wisconsin (CCCW) As of January 1, 2014, Community Care of Central Wisconsin became the Managed Care Organization for the Northwest Region. Director of Operations – Northwest Region CCCW, Kris Kubnick, gave an overview of their organization. CCCW started in the Family Care program in 1999 with Portage County. Since then they have expanded to 16 counties with over 5,400 members enrolled. CCCWs approach to Family Care is delivering a member-focused and community-centric model of managed care. Commonunity ® recognizes the power of combining community connections, self-determination, community living options, integrated employment, and mobility in supporting people to live meaningful lives as full citizens in their communities. Commonunity ® fostering unity in the common good for all. Kubnick reported that the transition from NorthernBridges to CCCW is going well. The Board asked CCCW to return after the first of the year in 2015 for a year-end annual report. Monthly Section Reports Aging & Disability Services – Carrie Linder Linder reported that the unit is almost fully staffed. Interviews for the new .5 fulltime employee Aging and Disability Services Specialist will be conducted on Thursday, January 30. This position will be dedicated to ADRC-B related activities. The Barnes meal site manager position interviews will be scheduled in the near future. Evelyn Hanson held the position close to 14 years before retiring. BAYFIELD COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD MEETING Bayfield County EOC January 23, 2014 2 Megan Collins, the Youth Transition worker is wrapping up the 2013 individual service plans (ISP) for children and working on authorizing the 2014 ISPs. Patti Carlson retired after providing 18 years of service to Bayfield County residents. Before Carlson left, she crossed trained Roberta Meyer, the new Adult Protective Services social worker. Intern Sandra Notzke three month internship will come to an end on February 4th. Notzke completed some valuable tasks during her internship with DHS. Support Services – Nikki Revak Britt VandenBosch started December 6th as a Limited Term Employee in the Clerical Call Center. VandenBosch is currently working 20 hours per week. Support Staff Sarah Traaholt trained her in with Denise Ruberg and Angelique Brilla assisting. This is a very busy time for support staff. They are changing files out from 2013 to 2014; updating 2013 contracts and sending out 2014 contracts; running two payables batches, one for 2013 and one for 2014. Sometimes it’s hard to remember what year we are actually in! Family Services – Anita Haukaas Haukaas attended the Regional Juvenile Court Intake Association meeting in Hayward on January 22. Brenda Spurlock, Bayfield County Criminal Justice Program Coordinator, submitted a grant for the Family Treatment Court. The grant would provide funding for case management time, AODA providers, in-home parenting for clients who are involved in both Criminal Justice and Humans Services. Due to a 50% decrease in Juvenile Delinquent cases from previous years, Bayfield County Judge Anderson will hold court for those cases every other Tuesday. There appears to be a trend of less juvenile delinquent issues, but more youth with mental health issues. Bayfield County Judge Anderson complimented DHS on the quality of Family Services staff currently working with kids. Haukaas reported that there is a greater potential for conflict of interest in some Child Protective Cases due to the private law practice of her spouse. On the recommendations of Corporation Counsel, social workers will notify Haukaas of any potential conflict as soon as they are aware that Attorney Haukaas is representing a party involved in a child protective services case, so that steps can be taken to prevent a conflict. Jessica Leinon-Novascone, Mental Health Coordinator, has become a certified Mental Health Functional screener. Leinon-Novascone is doing a wonderful job with her position duties. Haukaas, along with Skulan, reported that the Comprehensive Community Support (CCS) program application has been submitted. Regional service partners will include Ashland County BAYFIELD COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD MEETING Bayfield County EOC January 23, 2014 3 and New Horizon’s North, Inc. This new funding will be available July 2014. CCS allows for a flexible array of rehabilitative community based services to adults and youth with mental health and substance abuse issues. Haukaas will travel to Madison with a team from the Criminal Justice Counsel for the Evidence Based Decision Making Training January 27 – 29th. Economic Support Services – Jeanine Spuhler Spuhler stated that the first day of spring is 56 days away! Economic Support workers have been very busy with Wisconsin Home Energy Assistant Program (WHEAP) calls. With the rise in propane costs, consumers are experiencing higher than normal heating costs. Spuhler stated that staff has focused on pre-buy with WHEAP consumers. One staff person currently on Family Medical Leave is expected to return mid-February. Limited Term worker, Rhiannon Leskela has resigned. Leskela left to take a full-time job with benefits from a previous employer. As of February 1st, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act work load will increase. Staff will be able to start processing health care applications that received through the Federal Marketplace. There will be a significant increase in workload that must be completed in the first three weeks in February. Monthly Reports The monthly reports were reviewed and placed on file. Skulan reported that due to an increase in consumers with mental health issues at the end of the year, DHS maybe over the $90,000 projected budget shortfall. There was a lengthy discussion with board members on mental health issues. Northern Income Maintenance Consortium Child Care Pilot Proposal Skulan reported that each county in the NIMC runs their own child care program. Statistically 96% of the child care cases also receive income maintenance programs. As a result, a consortium based administration of child care would improve customer service, increase program integrity and create efficiencies. Twelve NIMC directors traveled to Madison to propose the pilot to the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Currently no decision has been made by DCF. Other (Informational Items) A. IRIS Operational Guideline Changes B. BadgerCare Plus Changes – schedule of meetings C. CCCW Transition Monthly Update – December 2013 Future Meetings A. February 27, 2014 B. March 27, 2014 BAYFIELD COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD MEETING Bayfield County EOC January 23, 2014 4 C. April 24, 2014 Adjournment The meeting adjourned 5:25 at p.m. Submitted by Nikki Revak, Financial Manager