Human Services Board — Minutes

GREEN COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD MINUTES DATE: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Members Present: Jim Brown, Anita Huffman, Russ Torkelson, Susan Nelson, Mike Furgal, Susan Knox, Erica Roth, and Nicole Wilcox. Sarah Endicott attended via Zoom. Members Excused: Members Absent: Non-Members Present: Dan Williams, Morgan Kelly & Lisa Bergum 1. Call to Order: Furgal called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes: Approval of June 9, 2026, Minutes: Motion by Roth, seconded by Huffman to approve the June 9, 2026, meeting minutes. Motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. 3. Public Comment (Limit 3 minutes per person/30 minutes total): No public comments. Furgal requested an amendment to agenda item # 4 - Committee Reports. Hearing no objections, the WCA Health & Human Services Steering Committee report was added to the agenda. 4. Committee Reports: a. Audit Sub-Committee May 2026 - Action Knox reported. Motion by Knox, seconded by Nelson to approve the June 2026 audit sub- committee meeting minutes. Motion carried with unanimous voice vote. b. Aging & Disability Advisory Committee Report - Information Aging Supervisor Kelly reported. c. Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP) Board of Directors Report - Information Nelson reported. d. Wisconsin Counties Association Health & Human Services Steering Committee Report - Information Furgal reported. 5. Approval to Accept Grants: Williams reported on the 2026 and 2027 grants awarded. Motion by Torkelson, seconded by Brown to accept the following grants: Monroe Fund Spring 2026 grant for the Children Youth & Families Respite Care Program. United Way 2027 grant for the Children Youth & Families Interactive Parenting Class. United Way 2027 grant for the Children Youth & Families Education & Truancy Program. United Way 2027 grant for the Aging & Disability Resource Center Home Delivered Meals Program. United Way 2027 grant for the Green County Child Advocacy Center. Motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. 6. New Business: a. Review and approval of 2027 bids for Aging Nutritional Programs: Aging Supervisor Kelly reported. Members received information on the proposed rates for the contract years 2027 - 2028 in addition to prior year numbers for comparison. Rate determination changes were discussed. Motion by Knox, seconded by Nelson to approve 2027 bids received for the Aging Nutritional Programs. Motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. b. Review and discussion of Opioid Litigation Settlement funds: Members received a handout detailing the settlement funds already received as well as future payments expected. Williams reported. c. Discussion and possible action regarding the creation of a Transitional Housing Program: Williams reported. Items included Green County’s need for transitional housing, how the program operates and other organizations providing this service in Green County. The lack of affordable housing in the area and sober living were also discussed. 7. Travel Requests: Members received a copy of the out of county and out of state training requests. Williams reported. Motion by Huffman, seconded by Brown to approve the out of county and out of state training requests. Motion carried with unanimous voice vote. 8. Director’s Report: Williams reported. Items included an on-site monitoring visit by the Division of Energy for EHH funding, the wage scale refresh, health insurance rates, and a site visit at the Men’s Resource Center by the Green Bay Packers Foundation for a grant application written by Human Services for the expansion of services at the MRC. Personnel changes were also discussed. 9. Closed Session: a. Statement of purpose for a closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(e): Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. Specifically: Purchase of property for Transitional Housing Program and purchase of property for Sober Living Program. b. Motion to enter closed session. Roll call vote required. Motion by Furgal to enter into closed session. Motion carried with a unanimous roll call vote. c. Motion to Reenter into Open Session for Discussion and Possible Action on Matters Discussed in Closed Session: Motion by Torkelson, seconded by Brown to reenter into open session. Motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. Motion by Roth, seconded by Wilcox to authorize Williams to negotiate the purchase of properties discussed in closed session for both option # 1 and option # 2. Motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. 10. Establish Next Meeting Date & Time: Tentative date Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 2pm 11. Adjourn: Motion by Endicott, seconded by Knox to adjourn the meeting at 3:50 p.m. Motion carried with unanimous voice vote. Minutes submitted by: Lisa Bergum Account Specialist