HomeMy WebLinkAbout071509Bd MinutesBOARD MINUTES
UNIFIED COMMUNITY SERVICES
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
200 W. Alona Lane, Lancaster, Wisconsin
MEMBERS PRESENT: Linda Adrian, Julee Albers, Judy Friar, Paul Landon,
Mel Masters (Chair), Mark Stead, and Charles Stenner.
MEMBERS EXCUSED: Mary Ellen Tredinnick, Dave Bauer, and John Lind.
OTHERS PRESENT: Neal Blackburn, Jan Sudmeier, Cheryl Knapp and Nancy
Schmitz.
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: 7:00 p.m.; quorum present.
2. COMPLIANCE and MINUTES: Mark Stead moved to report meeting in
compliance with open meetings law, approval of agenda and approval
of the minutes of June 17, 2009 Board meeting. Motion seconded by
Paul Landon and passed.
3. BILLS: Charles Stenner moved approval for payment of the bills of
June 2009 as reviewed. Motion seconded by Julee Albers and
passed.
4. REPORTS: Financial report for June 2009 given by Jan Sudmeier.
No Family Support Capital Acquisition purchase presented.
Personnel report for June given by Cheryl Knapp. Chairman’s
report: None. Neal Blackburn presented the Director's report as
follows:
a. Grant County Public Participation Hearing is at 7:00 at Grant
County ADRC board room on July 16, 2009.
b. Iowa County Public Participation Hearing is at 7:00 p.m. on
August 27, 2009. Location to be determined.
c. Neal will present to the Grant County Board on Tuesday, July
21, 2009.
d. Governor Doyle has signed the Budget for 2009-2011.
Wisconsin Counties lobbied and helped counties survive the
brunt of the budget.
e. Dept. of Health Services, Secretary had asked Neal to assist
with rewriting provisions of the budget in regards to
emergency detentions. They were successful in that law
enforcement, effective 1/1/10, need to call UCS prior to the
ED.
f. Neal has contacted Franciscan Skemp to see if they would now
consider contracting with us for emergency detentions in
light of the new budget bill.
g. Grant County Finance has contacted county departments asking
all to look at ways of cutting costs or ways to come up with
additional revenue. UCS will be implementing a charge for
actual costs for any court ordered assessments.
h. We have advertised for two Community Support vacancies, one
as supervisor and one for case management.
i. Closely looking at Family Care to make sure our costs will be
covered. Medicaid programs are expanding.
j. Personnel Committee Meeting scheduled for August 19, 2009 at
6:00 p.m. at UCS.
k. Finance Committee Meeting scheduled for September 10, 2009 at
7:00 p.m. at UCS in Dodgeville.
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Linda Adrian moved to receive the reports and place on file.
Motion seconded by Julee Albers and passed.
5. AT-LARGE IOWA COUNTY BOARD POSITION: Dave Bauer submitted the
name of Mike Tiber to fill the vacant position. Paul Landon
moved to recommend Mike Tiber’s name to the Iowa County Board of
Supervisors. Motion seconded by Linda Adrian. Motion passed.
6. INTRODUCTIONS: None.
7. ADJOURNMENT: Mark Stead moved to adjourn at 7:42 p.m. Motion
seconded by Judy Friar passed. Next meeting August 19, 2009 at
7:00 p.m., Unified Community Services, 200 W. Alona Lane,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Nancy Schmitz, Recorder
Julee Albers, Secretary