HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman Services Board - Minutes - 12/6/2022BAYFIELD COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD MEETING
EOC & Virtual
December 6, 2022
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Board Members Present: James Crandall, Jeremy Oswald, Patrick Irvine (Virtual), Marty
Milanowski, Mary Dougherty
Board Members Not Present: Madelaine Rekemeyer, Stephanie Defoe-Haskins, Lona Schmidt,
Sue Rosa
Others Present: Elizabeth Skulan, Mary Anich, Tom Croteau, Jeanine Spuhler,
Heather Gilbertson, Stephanie Eder, Carrie Linder, Vanessa Sowl,
Mike Kelly representative from Indigo
Call to Order and Introductions
Crandall called the meeting to order at 4:01p.m. and introductions were made.
Opportunity for Public Comment (Limit 3 minutes please.)
No Public Comment
Discussion and Possible Action – Review and approval of the October 27, 2022, meeting
minutes
Motion by Malinowski, second by Irvine to approve the October 27, 2022, meeting minutes as
presented. Motion passed.
Program Presentation –Role of the Certified Peer Specialist in the Comprehensive Community
Services (CCS) Program – CCS Services Facilitator Vanessa Sowl, Mike Kelly, Certified Peer
Specialist (CPS)
• Peer Support 101
o The program is client centered and recovery oriented.
o It is a voluntary program.
o Peer Support services are based on self-determination and the client’s personal
approach to recovery.
o Certified Peer Specialists must have a high school diploma or a GED and lived
experience to offer support.
o They often share stories about their own journey.
o There are many different paths for recovery.
o The Peer Specialist identifies the individual’s strength to assist them.
• There are currently 1500 trained Certified Peer Specialist in Wisconsin.
• Peer Specialists must be able to adapt.
• Parent Peer Specialists are a new designation.
• Parent Peers are trained to support the recovery of parents of children and youth
navigating mental health and substance use.
FINAL:
Approved at the
1/26/23 BCDHS
meeting
BAYFIELD COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD MEETING
EOC & Virtual
December 6, 2022
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Monthly Section Reports
Aging & Disability (A&D) Services – Carrie Linder
• Is completing staff evaluations due mid-December
• Is monitoring funding sources and expending grant dollars prior to year’s end.
• 2023 contracts are being issued and distributed to providers.
• 2023 grant applications are being completed and submitted.
Economic Support Services – Jeanine Spuhler
• Employees are busy processing Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP)
applications
• Some calls are coming in due to furnaces that are not working.
• The Public Health Emergency continues. The next evaluation date will be in February
2023.
• The Northern Consortium has an increase in Ukrainian Refugees looking to apply for
benefits, mostly in the southern part of the region in Wood County.
• Spuhler is completing employee evaluations.
• Brittany Maxwell completed new worker training and is in the process of shadowing
other workers.
Family Services – Mary Anich
• Alice Wilson-Child Welfare Case Manager and Michelle Arganbright- Youth Justice
Services Case Manager joined the Family Services team.
• Anich is working in the field alongside new employees to provide training for them.
• Briana Aldaba completed two grant applications that may help support Foster Care and
Kinship Care Providers.
• Aldaba is facilitating a holiday party for children placed in foster care and kinship care
homes and their providers at the Iron River Community Center this weekend. The party
is supported by community donations.
Support Services – Stephanie Eder
• Working on succession planning and cross training support staff.
• Sarah Traaholt and Eder joined the Bayfield County holiday luncheon planning
committee.
• Eder is completing employee performance evaluations.
• ECHO/eVantage, a new software that is Electronic Health Record (EHR) compliant, was
chosen to replace the Management Information System (MIS) used by CCS.
Behavioral Health & Community Programs – Tom Croteau
• Croteau completed annual employee evaluations. However, quarterly evaluations are
required for newly hired employees, those who have worked at Bayfield County less
than a year, so Croteau will be completing more evaluations soon.
BAYFIELD COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD MEETING
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December 6, 2022
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• Croteau is confident in the quality of services provided due to the caliber of employees
on the CCS team.
• Essentia Health has a grant that can be accessed for clients who seek substance abuse
treatment. There is flexibility with this grant, so the funds can be used for services not
otherwise funded, such as sober living.
• There are currently 40 participants enrolled in CCS.
• Croteau and staff are working with several referrals to CCS and CSP which may result in
additional participants to the programs.
Monthly Reports
Monthly Financial and Training reports were reviewed and placed on file.
Discussion and Possible Action – Review and Approval of the 2023 Bayfield County
Department of Transportation Grant (s85.21) Application
• Linder reviewed the applications and the seven projects to be funded in 2023.
Motion by Dougherty, second by Oswald to approve the 2023 Bayfield County Department of
Transportation Grant (s85.21) Application. Motion passed.
Other (Informational Items)
None
Future Meetings
A. January 26, 2023
B. February 23, 2023
C. March 23, 2023
Discussion and Possible Action: Motion or Chair’s Statement to Adjourn
Crandall Adjourned the meeting at 5:16 pm.
Submitted by Heather Gilbertson, Clerk III