Health and Human Services Board Meeting — Minutes

Health and Human Services Board Minutes July 15, 2026 5:00 PM St. Croix County Government Center - Room 1400 Government Center - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin Call to Order Health and Human Services (HHS) Board Chair, Greg Telligohn, called the July 15, 2026, meeting to order at approximately 5:00 pm. Roll Call PRESENT: Mike Barcalow, Kathleen Findlay, Deb Lindemann, Danielle McIntosh, Wayne Roen, Dan Schmit, Denise Shirley-Carter, Julie Smith, Greg Tellijohn Others in Attendance: HHS Director, Bob Rohret; County Administrator, Ken Witt; Deputy Director, Shar Lopez; Fiscal Manager, Fay Strenke; ADRC Administrator, Kristin Newton; Economic Support Administrator, Ronda Brown; Health Care Campus Administrator, Sandy Hackenmueller; Public Health Administrator, Elle Klasen Approval of Minutes 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting - June 10, 2026 Minutes were accepted as presented. Public Comment No public comments received. Business 1. Financial Report for May 2026 Fay Strenke, Fiscal Manager, presented the May 2026 HHS financial report. She noted changes to Behavioral Health substance use revenue reductions from 2025 vs 2026 due to program changes. CCS census is up, creating higher revenue. Children Services purchased services are significantly less than last year at this time due to the hiring of two additional staff, a physical therapist and occupational therapist, in the Birth to 3 Program, also creating increased revenue. The 2025 Health Care Campus audit will be completed soon to present final year-end numbers. 2. Health and Human Services Director Report Bob Rohret, HHS Director, provided a summary of division activities and discussed efforts to pursue prevention and early intervention services to reduce the impact on downstream costs and the county tax levy. Additional details regarding each division will be shared during the 2027 budgeting process later this Fall. 3. Consideration of New Position Requests for 2027 Budget Ken Witt, County Administrator, explained he has asked that new position requests be brought before the committees for review and discussion prior to the budget prioritization meetings. Discussion and feedback from the HHS Board will assist with finalizing the 2027 new position requests for approval. Bob Rohret, HHS Director, provided an overview of new positions that will be requested for 2027 and the funding details for each. Sandy Hackenmueller and Kristin Newton provided additional details regarding the Health Care Campus and ADRC positions requested. Discussions were had regarding each requested position to better understand the department's needs and prioritize accordingly. 4. Economic Support Division Updates Ronda Brown, Economic Support Administrator, presented Economic Support division updates. She discussed the Great Rivers Consortium agreement with St. Croix County and the services provided. She explained that according to Federal and State requirements, FoodShare/SNAP cases are reviewed monthly to measure error rates which must be lower than 6% to avoid penalties; Wisconsin's score was 5.72% for 2025 but is currently trending higher. Ronda reviewed the need to hire a Supervisor and discussed state/consortium funding that will offset 50% of position costs. Request for Future Agenda Items No requests received. Announcements Supervisor Greg Tellijohn, Chairman, requested flyers for the Men's Shed event coming up in August to post in community spaces. Date of Next Meeting 1. Date of Next Meeting - August 12, 2026 Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 6:24 p.m.