Present: David Alderman, Norman Bickford, Bert Lund, Jeff Schinzing, Laurel Stusek, Chris Sybers, Dr. Vitale
Also Present: Carol Larson, Sarah Miller, Roberta Rudiger

The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by David Alderman, chair.

There were no appearances by the public.

A motion was made by Bert Lund, seconded by Jeff Schinzing, to approve the minutes of the January 26, 2005 and February 8, 2005 meetings; motion carried.

The next meeting will be April 12, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 165.

Interim Director's Report:
Roberta Rudiger reported Wendy Struss (Home Care Nurse) and GeorgeAnn (Nickie) Quernemoen (site manager/cook at the Siren Senior Dining Site) have resigned. A motion was made by Jeff Schinzing, seconded by Norman Bickford, to approve filling the vacancy of the Home Care Nurse and Siren Senior Dining Site Manager/Cook positions, discussion followed; motion carried. Interviews with two candidates for the home care position will be held March 14th 1:30 p.m. Laurel Stusek will assist with interviewing.

Rob reported the management team has expressed frustration to her regarding delays by administration in filing vacated positions.

Jeff McIntyre begins employment on Monday, March 14, 2005. An all-staff luncheon will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2005. Rob expressed appreciation for the support she received from the staff and managers during her interim.

Financial Report: Jeanne Young is on vacation. The financial report was reviewed.

Program Reports:
Aging: Nickie Quernemoen will continue working part-time as site manager/cook at the Siren Senior Dining site until her resignation date of April 1, 2005. A part-time cook has been hired to fill in until a cook/site manager is hired. The State has not determined how much training is needed for the $10,000 Medicare Part D grant so the program is currently on hold.

Benefit Specialist: Report as distributed.

Community Programs: Rob Rudiger reported we are not seeing a huge drop in emergency detentions (EDs) since January but EDs are decreasing. We have had very good training in December with law enforcement but improved outreach is needed with the tribal police. We continue to have a very strong numbers of AODA consumers being served as county clients. Several people continue to be placed at Institutes of Mental Disease (IMD's). Rob received an invitation from the WI Attorney General to attend "Wisconsin Together Building Meth Free Communities" March 22-23, 2005 in Appleton. The "Drug Endangerment Children Conference", dealing with issues of managing what happens with meth in our community, will be held May 10-11, 2005 in Chippewa Falls. The next local meth committee meeting is March 18, 2005 at 2:00-3:30 p.m. in room 235. Rob reported we would be receiving $3,066 to purchase equipment to do mental health and alcohol functional screens.

Children & Families: The 161 agreement between St. Croix Tribe and Burnett County was distributed in the committee packet. Jeff McIntyre and Kris Thompson will be reviewing this agreement in the near future.

Home Care: Katie Sundquist received information about using PDA pocket devices to do charting, however, there is a significant cost to get the software program and purchase PDA's. Katie is not proceeding forward at this time with this program. Dr. Vitale shared that PDA's are much more efficient than tablet pcs..

Public Health: Carol Larson shared copies of "Wisconsin County Health Rankings 2004", an overview of health outcomes and health determinants by counties. The meeting scheduled for March 7, 2005 with Sheila Harsdorf has been rescheduled to March 18, 2005 to discuss what the impact would be for Burnett County residents if the tobacco tax were increased by $1.00. The WALHDAB training will be held March 16, 2005 with Carol, Jeff Schinzing, Laurel Stusek, and Jeff McIntyre attending. Committee members were invited to attend the HFS review April 1, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. in the Public Health Office. The clinic fee schedule has been updated - increasing the price of RID 8 oz bottles to $8.00. There are 50 flu vaccine doses remaining. The Environmental Health agent status was discussed. Concerns expressed include program funding and limited liability; time-line of July 1st license renewals; licensing and inspections funding the program; advantage of having Roger Carlson, a contracted employee, train an environmental specialist; possibility of getting an intern; the need for a public proposal and a community forum. This will be tabled until the new director is in place.

Nutritionist - Sarah Miller was present to discuss the 2004 Burnett County Nutrition Coalition year-end report. Sarah reported a community assessment was done and the coalition's objective was to increase the availability of fresh fruit and vegetables in Burnett County. Organizational meetings were held to coordinate the farmer's market. Start-up fees were provided through a cardiovascular grant. The venders cashed approximately 1/3 of the WIC vouchers and 241 packages were given out with a value of $4,820. The evaluation at the end of the year showed overall success and very profitable for the venders. Ten vendors have committed for next year's market. The remaining $360 in the account will be used for next season's advertising.

Long Term Support: The report was distributed at the meeting.

Economic Support: The committee reviewed the report with the addition of the five years prior. Thanks to Karla for changing the monthly report as it makes more sense and is easier to understand.

A motion was made by Laurel Stusek, seconded by Jeff Schinzing, to approve the vouchers in the amount of $232,089.99; motion carried. Dr. Vitale raised questions relative to check and balances for invoices being paid; purchases being made; should vouchers over $10,000 be viewed by the committee prior to payment. Rob suggested more information regarding the invoice payment system could be provided at the next meeting.

A motion was made by Norman Bickford, seconded by Bert Lund, to go into closed session to discuss employee performance and compensation pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) by roll call vote:

A motion was made by Laurel Stusek to reconvene to open session.

A motion was made by Laurel Stusek, seconded by Jeff Schinzing, to recommend changing probationary status for Janet Moddrell to regular status effective February 2, 2005; motion carried.

A motion was made by Norman Bickford, seconded by Jeff Schinzing to move Debra Chapman from Grade II to IV; motion carried.

A motion was made by Jeff Schinzing, seconded by Bert Lund, to move Michelle Brown from Grade II to Grade IV; motion carried.

The committee thanked Rob for her diligence and dedication for the multiple times she has filled in as interim director. She has done a great job with excellent presentations and professional performance.

With no further business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned.