The Juneau County Board of Supervisors opposes the state budget proposal to privatize aging and disability resource centers.
The board passed the resolution Tuesday morning to send to local legislators after a presentation by Director of Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Eagle Country, Heidi Randall, and County Board Member John Wenum.
Wenum said, “We are convinced that if this legislation was enacted it would probably be one of the singular bits of stupidity in the history of the state of Wisconsin.”
The number agency has served is significant. “Each week, we receive between 3,000 to 3,700 calls in our offices,” said Randall. She went on to say it behooves them as a county to be responsible about looking at future needs.
The ADRC works with individuals and families who are affected by aging, disabilities, mental health, or substance abuse issues by providing information and access to different services.
Other items the county board took action on or discussed:
- Proclaimed May 2015 to be Older Americans Month and Aging and Disability Resource Month
- Approved a resolution to urge state legislation to develop bipartisan support and enact funding for comprehensive, sustainable, effective, and evidence-based communicable disease control and prevention for the public’s health.
- Amended the Juneau County Personnel Policy to create Section 11.7, regarding ride-along policy
- Amended Section 5.1b of the Juneau County Personnel Policy to clarify the rules regarding overtime and breaks for workers in the Public Works Group employees
- Created Section 11.9 of the Juneau County Personnel Policy, regarding a clear policy obtaining fitness-for-work assessments of injured or disabled person in the work place or seeking to return to work
- Approved a resolution to oppose the state budget proposal removing the funding for the County Forest Administration Grant Program and seeks that the funding be restored
- Authorized the hiring of a full-time Comprehensive Community Services Facilitator in the Department of Human Services
- Authorized inclusion of a voluntary dental insurance option through 2GS/WCA Services, Inc., offering Delta Dental of Wisconsin insurance coverage to Juneau County employees
- Approved a resolution to spend dollars received from the Ho-Chunk Nation under the Intergovernmental Agreement in the amount of $83,000 on smaller capital items that were not budgeted for this year.
- Approved land sales to Martin Rodriguez and Jason and Jennifer Bluhm
- Approved a $250,000 Revolving Loan Fund Loan to Diversified Assembly Technologies Corporation
- Sent a procedure to be followed when purchasing motor vehicles back to the Executive Committee
- Approved to fill Clinical Therapist, Aging/ADRC Director, Lieutenant, and Senior Center Coordinator positions
The Juneau County Board of Supervisors meets the third Tuesday morning at 9:30am.