Health & Human Services Board — Minutes

Minutes of the September 3, 2026 Meeting of the Sawyer County Health and Human Services Committee of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room, Sawyer County Voting Committee Members Present: Others Present: Kay Wilson Liz Klein Chuck Van Etten Mike Markgren Vacant Julia Lyons Jim Miller Hailey Sands- Virtual Jeff Hoehne Shawna White- Virtual Lorraine Gouge Julie McCallum Vacant Caitlan Myren Pam Mueller Dr. Sabrina Dunlap Call to Order – Chair Wilson called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was confirmed. Roll Call was taken; a quorum was met. Meeting Agenda – Org Chart and Strategic Plan will not be individually addressed; combine items 13 a,b and c Public Comments – None Minutes from the previous meeting dated: August 6, 2026 Motion to approve amended minutes made by: Mr. Hoehne Second by: Mr. Van Etten Motion carried without negative vote. Outside Committee Reports- LCO Liaison— Ms. Gouge updated the committee on the LCO Food Shelf, which is open to all, the health center, recovery groups, mental health programs, and a weight room. Senior Resource Center— Ms. Klein updated the committee on fundraising efforts and a Chicken dinner on September 16. Administration— The HHS Acronym/Terms glossary has been included as a standing agenda item. Ms. Lyons gave a verbal Admin report, noting that the ADRC has moved to the Courthouse. Ms. Lyons reported on the public input hearing held August 19 for the 2027 HHS Budget. Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)— Ms. Lyons updated the committee on staffing changes- the ADRC is now fully staffed, with 46 active clients and 17 new referrals in July. Behavioral Health— A written report was provided and reviewed; there has been a drastic increase in violent mental health cases requiring intervention and medication in the community and throughout the state; all age groups are represented. September 8 is 988 day, Suicide Prevention; the public can dial 988 for crisis support. Jim Miller arrived at 5:23 pm. Mobile Crisis and Mental Health Expense reports were provided and discussed. Children, Youth & Family Services— Ms. Lyons gave an overview of Child Protective Services, Youth Justice, and Truancy & Diversion programs with updates on staffing changes. Children’s Support Services- There are 26 enrolled and 3 pending enrollments in Birth to 3, and CLTS has 65 enrolled with 2 pending enrollments. The CCOP (Children’s Community Options Plan) plan is due to DHS October 1. Economic Support— Ms. White presented the August Northern Income Maintenance Consortium data: there were 1408 FoodShare recipients, 17 Child Care families served and 1300 BadgerCare Plus clients served. The call center answered 6,619 calls with a 94.27% answer rate. Public Health-- Ms. McCallum reviewed a written report for August: measles cases are increasing in the state. Inspections of licensed facilities are ongoing. Two Walk for Tomorrow events are happening September 18 and 19 in Hayward and Winter, and Clean Sweep is September 23. Fiscal— Ms. Lyons reviewed the HHS fiscal reports. Board Appointed Committee Updates— There was an ADRC Consortium Board Meeting. Correspondence, Reports from Conferences and Meetings— Ms. Gouge noted that Social Services have been moved to the old LCO health clinic. Future Agenda Items— October- update on Ch. 51, Ch. 55, and Crisis rk; update on CPS/YJ work. November- Bylaws and possible open house. Meeting Date/Time – The next meeting of the Health and Human Services Board will be Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 5:00pm in the Board Room. Meeting adjourned at 6:03pm Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, County Clerk