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Iron County Human Services Board Meeting August 10, 2026 4:00 p.m. – County Board Room 1. Meeting called to order at 4:01 p.m. by Lauer. Members present: Karen Lauer, Jennifer Rye, Brandon Snyder, Debbie Watts and Larry Youngs, County Board Chair. Steve Finco arrived at 4:05 Absent: Roy Haeger Staff members present: Cally Bucknell, Diane Schmidtke, Krystal Ferrell 2. Bucknell acknowledged the meeting was properly posted and advertised. 3. Public Comment – None. 4. Approval of minutes from previous meetings: Motion by Snyder to approve minutes from the June 1, 2026 meeting, second by Rye. All in favor. 5. Budget Update 2026 – Bucknell referred to handout #5 and reminded that not all our bills come in timely so some expenses get paid later. No questions were asked. 6. Adult & Children Placements 2026 – Bucknell referenced handout #6 and advised that there have been some recent placements. Ferrell added that we just placed a youth at Northwest Passage which is costly but was necessary to address the youth’s mental health needs. 7. Discussion/Action on Proposed 2027 Budget – Bucknell and Schmidtke reviewed budget handouts 7a – 7e and answered questions. Motion by Snyder to approve and forward to Finance the preliminary Human Services 2027 budget, second by Youngs. All in favor. 8. Resolution 2026-4100 Transferring Received AFCSP Funding From State/County Contract to GWAAR Contract. Bucknell explained that this resolution would transfer the funding source from DHS to GWAAR which would be easier for us administratively. Schmidtke added that DHS is advocating for this transfer of contract funds because it will streamline expense & match fund tracking and reporting as well as reduce chances of errors because GWAAR’s tracking spreadsheet includes year-to-date tracking of the grant. DHS requires a resolution signed by the County Board to transfer the contract. Motion by Snyder to approve the resolution and forward to the County Board, second by Rye. All in favor. 9. Discussion/Action Contracts – Nothing at this time. 10. Agency Update and Information a. Director Update – Bucknell has an upcoming meeting with Attolles Law and will provide an update at the next Human Services Board meeting. Bucknell advised that:  Two more local daycares closed recently and finding daycare in our area continues to be a major problem for working families.  Child Support was unable to attend today so will be invited to the next Human Services Board meeting.  The Outreach Plan for last part of 2026 & 2027 will be presented at the next meeting. b. 2nd quarter 2026 Transportation Report – Bucknell reviewed handouts and answered questions. c. Caseloads – As previously requested, Bucknell provided quarterly caseloads and answered questions. 11. Children & Families Update – Ferrell provided some highlights and case count updates from handout #11. Staff are working on utilizing funds from several grants that were applied for and awarded to the Department this year. Squeaky Clean (toiletries) and school supply drives are currently being conducted with donation boxes throughout the county. No questions were asked. 12. ADRC and Aging – Bucknell advised that Olson could not attend the meeting so she would provide some updates. a. Aging Advisory Committee Update – Next meeting September 8th, 2026 b. ADRC and Aging Services Updates - The ADRC and Public Health continue to work on Emergency Preparedness, the Purple Tube Project and other evidence-based wellness programs to utilize the $5,000 mini grant. The summer e-newsletter was released on July 10th. Saxon just hired a cook who will start next week. Mercer requested a rent increase for 2027 from $250 to $500/month. We will respectfully decline that request. 13. Review/Approve credit card bill and vouchers – Bucknell asked if anyone had questions relating to handouts for #13. No questions were asked. Motion by Finco, second by Rye to approve the May/June and June/July credit card bills and May-July 2026 vouchers. All in favor. 14. Future Agenda Items – Child Support will be invited to attend the next meeting, Attolles Law meeting update, review ‘26/27 Outreach Plan, Budget updates after Finance Committee meeting, report on feedback from Jay regarding Hurley Senior Center payroll, update on Process Mapping. 15. Set next board meeting date and location – TBD – Bucknell requested that we leave the date open so we can schedule it around what’s needed to finalize the budget. 16. Adjourn –Lauer adjourned the meeting at 4:55