HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.18.2025 BOARD MINUTESUNIFIED COMMUNITY SERVICES
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 6:00 PM
Grant County Administration Building, County Board Room,
111 S Jefferson Street, Lancaster, Wisconsin 53813
1. CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 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, Janelle Carroll, Nancy Howard, Dawn Kendrick,
Gary Ranum, Mike Tiber, and Steven Obershaw by Zoom: John Beinborn, Joan Davis,
Amy Kite. Quorum present.
MEMBERS EXCUSED: Justin O’Brien.
OTHERS PRESENT: Holly Knapp, Jessica Munson, Becky Manning, Ben Biddick, Nate
Dreckman, Larry Bierke, Robert Keeney, Theran Gage, and Robert Salmon. PRESENT
VIA ZOOM: Bruce Paull.
4. AGENDA: Mike Tiber moved to approve the agenda for June 18, 2025 meeting as printed.
Motion seconded by Dawn Kendrick and passed unanimously.
5. MINUTES: Gary Ranum moved to approve the minutes for May 21, 2025 meeting as
presented. Motion seconded by Steven Obershaw and passed unanimously.
6. INTRODUCTIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
7. PAYMENT OF THE BILLS: Jessica Munson provided report on the payment of the bills for
May 2025. Motion by Dawn Kendrick to pay bills. Motion seconded by Nancy Howard and
passed unanimously.
8. REPORTS:
DIRECTORS REPORT: Holly Knapp provided report.
PERSONNEL REPORT: Personnel report provided by Ben Biddick.
FINANCIAL REPORT: Jessica Munson provided update to board on status of current
financials/2023 Audit. No financial reports are able to be provided until the Grant County
Audit is complete. Progress is being made and we should have more final dates for
completing in the coming weeks. She has completed most of what she can for 2024 reporting
and is looking forward to beginning the 2024 audit process when Grant County is ready.
CHAIRPERSONS REPORT: Nothing Significant to Report.
REPORTS FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS: None.
Motion to accept the reports and place them on file by Dawn Kendrick. Motion seconded by
Janelle Carroll and passed unanimously.
9. Presentation from Unified Community Services Community Support Program- Becky
Manning, Theran Gage. Board members had a chance to hear from a client receiving the
services, engage and ask questions about the program.
10. Intergovernmental Agreement Establishing a Multicounty Department Of Community
Programs Between Grant And Iowa Counties- Update provided by Nate Dreckman. No
action taken will discuss again in July with updates.
11. ADJOURNMENT and NEXT MEETING: At 6:55 pm, John Beinborn made a motion to
adjourn. Motion seconded by Mike Tiber and passed unanimously.
Adjournment pursuant to the next Unified Community Services Board meeting- July 16th, 2025
at 6:00 PM- Grant County Administration Building, County Board Room, 111 S Jefferson
Street, Lancaster, Wisconsin 53813.
Ben Biddick, Recorder