HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.15.2025 BOARD MINUTESUNIFIED COMMUNITY SERVICES
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 6:00 PM
Grant County Administration Building County Board Room
111 S Jefferson Street, Lancaster Wisconsin 53813
1. CALL TO ORDER: 6:06 PM
2. OPEN MEETINGS LAW CERTIFICATION: Meeting notice was sent to six newspapers,
including Grant County Herald Independent, and two radio stations in Grant and Iowa
Counties; posted in four public locations (two offices of Unified Community Services and
both County buildings), and on Grant and Iowa Counties, and Unified Community Services’
websites. Notice given that meeting will be conducted in person and via electronic
videoconferencing. Verified by Ben Biddick.
3. ROLL CALL:
MEMBERS PRESENT: Carol Beals (Chair), Janelle Carroll, Joan Davis, Nancy Howard
(via Zoom), Dawn Kendrick, Amy Kite (via Zoom), Steven Obershaw, Gary Ranum, and
Mike Tiber. Quorum present.
MEMBERS EXCUSED: John Beinborn and Justin O’Brien.
MEMBERS ABSENT: None.
OTHERS PRESENT: Holly Knapp, Ben Biddick, Bruce Paull, Larry Bierke, Mel
Masters. Jessica Munson (absent).
4. AGENDA: Steven Obershaw moved to approve the agenda for today’s meeting as printed.
Motion seconded by Mike Tiber and passed unanimously.
5. MINUTES: Gary Ranum moved to approve the minutes for December 2024’s meeting as
presented with requested amendments to language and wording of the minute’s section. Motion
seconded by Steven Obershaw and passed unanimously.
6. INTRODUCTIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
7. PAYMENT OF THE BILLS: Jessica Munson was not able to attend the meeting, so Holly
Knapp answered questions of the board. Motion by Dawn Kendrick to pay bills for December
2024. Motion seconded by Joan Davis and passed unanimously.
8. REPORTS:
DIRECTORS REPORT: Holly Knapp provides updates surrounding Unified Community
Services Budget, Grant County-Indirect Cost allocation request, State Opioid response grant
funding and application process, WIMCR, 2023 Audit, Electronic Health Record, DHS audit,
Carlson Dettmann project, office space.
PERSONNEL REPORT: Personnel report for December provided by Ben Biddick.
FINANCIAL REPORT: Jessica Munson was not able to attend the meeting.
CHAIRPERSONS REPORT: None.
REPORTS FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS: None.
Motion to accept the reports and place them on file by Joan Davis. Motion seconded by Mike
Tiber and passed unanimously.
9. PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION SURROUNDING UNIFIED
COMMUNITY SERVICES POLICY PP004-10 EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION: Joan Davis requested some minor grammatical changes to the wording of
the policy. Motion made by Steven Obershaw to approve the changes as recommended. Joan
Davis seconded the motion and passed unanimously.
10. UPDATES, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION SURROUNDING LONG TERM
SPACE NEEDS FOR UNIFIED COMMUNITY SERVICES: Holly Knapp provided updates
surrounding office space for unified community services- no action taken.
11. UPDATES, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION SURROUNDING INDIRECT COST
ALLLOCATION. Presentation by Larry Bierke, Iowa County Administrator.
12. ADJOURNMENT and NEXT MEETING: At 7:57 pm, Mike Tiber made a motion to adjourn.
Motion seconded by Joan Davis and passed unanimously. Adjournment pursuant to the next
Unified Community Services Board meeting- February 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM- Iowa County
Health and Human Services Building Community Room.
Ben Biddick, Recorder