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BAYFIELD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES BOARD MEETING
Wayne Williams (Chair) James Crandall (Vice Chair) Patricia Carver
Rachel Coughtry Larry Fickbohm Fred Strand
Citizen Cable Area (Vacant) Kent Seldal Lona Schmidt
RE: Sept. 20, 2017 Department of Human Services Board Meeting
Dear Committee Members:
Please be advised that the monthly meeting of the Bayfield County Department of Human
Services Board will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. in the in
the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of the Bayfield County Courthouse Annex,
Washburn Wisconsin.
The agenda for this meeting is as follows:
AGENDA
1. Call to Order and Introductions
2. Discussion and Possible Action - Review of the August 24, 2017 Meeting Minutes
3. Opportunity for Public Comment (Limit 3 minutes please.)
4. Program Presentation – Community Youth Mental Health Stabilization Facility,
Carol Lund, Director, Northland Counseling
5. Monthly Section Reports
Department of Human Services
117 East Fifth Street
P.O. Box 100
Washburn, WI 54891-0100
Telephone (715) 373-6144 Fax (715-)373-6130
Email: baycodhs@bayfieldcounty.org
Any person wishing to attend who, because of a disability, requires special accommodations, should contact the
Department of Human Services at 715-373-6144, extension 110, at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting time, so
appropriate arrangement cans be made.
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A. Aging & Disability Services – Elizabeth Skulan for Carrie Linder
B. Support Services – Nikki Revak
C. Economic Support Services – Jeanine Spuhler
D. Family Services – Cheryl Hanson
6. Monthly Reports
A. Financial
B. Training
C. Waiting List
7. Children’s Long-Term Services Wait List Elimination Plan
8. Discussion and Possible Action – Recommendations from the Children’s Community
Options Program Advisory Committee to appoint two new members, representative
form the Drummond Area School District (DASD) and Jamie Goodlet or an
alternative representative from the Red Cliff Early Childhood Center (ECC).
9. Discussion and Possible Action Recommendation from the Aging and Disability
Advisory Committee to appoint Doug Defoe as the North Country Independent
Living Center (NCIL) representative to the committee.
10. Discussion and Possible Action – Recommendation to appoint Deanne Allen as the
Cable area citizen member to the Department of Human Services Board.
11. Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) – Review of audit and
response to corrective action.
12. Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA) Continuous Quality Improvement
Review
13. Open Records Request Bryne Law Office
14. 2017 County Projections DHS/HHS
15. Proposed 2018 DHS Budget – Status report
16. Proposed 2018 DHS Meeting Dates
17. Other (Informational Items)
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A. E-mail from Amy Vietze, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
regarding performance measures met by Family Services staff
B. Letter from Cable client, commending Economic Support worker, Rosie
Kozeneski
C. Voice mail message from RS complimenting Economic Support worker Tammy
Fisher
D. Alzheimer’s Association Calendar, September and October 2017
E. Advocacy Brief, September 2017, Wisconsin Aging Advocacy Network
F. Health Care Advocates Outreach regarding federally funded health care
center funding cliff
G. Letter to Medicaid on Proposed Rule DHS 38 regarding administering drug
tests to Medicaid applicants and monitoring progress and treatment
H. Other
18. Future Meetings
A. October 26, 2017
B. December 5, 2017 (November and December meeting beginning with holiday
potluck)
C. January 25, 2018
19. Motion to Adjourn
Thank you and have a safe trip home!
Sincerely,
Elizabeth A. Skulan
Elizabeth A. Skulan, Director
c: Mr. Mark Abeles Allison, County Administrator
Bayfield County Board of Supervisors
Bayfield County Department of Human Services Board
Bayfield County Department of Human Services Managers
Mr. Scott Fibert, Bayfield County Clerk
Email to: Other Interested Parties Requesting