Board of Health

Board of Health Minutes Date: January 7, 2026 Health Department Room, Ground floor of Courthouse Board Members Present : Karen Cummings, Scott Mildbrand, Bill Klingbeil, Brittany Chariton, Ronette Lehman, Diane Albrecht Board Members Excused: Lynnette Rosemeyer Health Staff Present: Michelle Cahoon, Rhianna Schmidt Also Present: Dr. Parisi (joined zoom at 9:07am), Nicole Hager Call to Order: Scott Mildbrand called the meeting to order at 9:00AM. Approval of Agenda: Diane Albrecht moved to approve the agenda for January 7, 2026, with 10 items; Ronette Lehman seconded. Motion carried. Approval of Minutes: Karen Cummings moved to approve the minutes (with fix of small typo) from the November 6, 2025 meeting; Seconded by Bill Klingbeil. Motion carried. Public Comment: None. Correspondence: Christmas cards from clients, and sympathy thank you cards in response to cards the department sends when a client passes. Moving forward, Michelle will highlight important news stories as needed. Discuss & Approve WI DATCP Agent Program Updates & Fee Schedules - No change to transient license fee. Potential to add an intern or regular HD staff to assist Brooke in documentation of fair inspections. - No changes to retail food fees due to DATCP not raising their fees at this time. - Water testing program discussion re: sustainability - Lodging fees are changing due to updates in classification categories at the state level . Information has gone out to lodging operators on these changes in rules (updates to ACTP ch.72). Discussion about changes to lodging fees to match DATCP’s proposed fees. - Motion by Karen Cummings to approve keeping the transient license fee the same, increase lodging fees to the DATCP proposed fees for 2027, but publish both DATCP proposed 2027 and 2028 fees and increase water testing fees to $60 and $75. Second by Diane Albrecht. Motion carries. - New fees will be implemented in April. Highlights from Health Officer Report & Other Departmental Updates : Michelle provided highlights from the report sent in the business packet. - Minimal program updates are happening currently due to lack of program-specific grants. - Gave updates on hours & positions per budget changes for PH Foundationalist, PH Assistant, PH Strategist - Received grant through TCDOP partnership (SOR Grant through Marshfield Clinic) to assist in vending machine supplies & hours needed to improve access to safe disposal of sharps and meds in outlying communities. - SCIP grant in process (focused on suicide prevention & training). Human Services, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Management partnership with crisis intervention training that will be covered by this grant. - Wrote for 2 Fulcrum grants and have gotten into phase 2 of the process for AED/emergency response and MCH support groups - Gave updates on upcoming conferences: Operations Conference, STI Summit - Updates on Prevent Suicide Taylor County, Supporting Healthy Aging, and Medical Reserve Corps. Looking for dedicated individuals to help in running and keeping these groups afloat. Miscellaneous topics/items to discuss or update on: - Reminder from Michelle about 2026 board commitments. March is the last meeting for this board term for current non-county board members, so please let Michelle know if anything has changed about commitment. Reports from Other Committees: - Michelle mentioned if/when the SCIP grant continues, Suzanne S may propose to her committee, but BOH may not have time to revisit before grant is submitted. Next Meeting: Thursday March 5, 2026 , at 9AM either at the Courthouse or via Zoom (below). Motion to adjourn at 10:08 by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Ronette Lehman. Motion carries. Submitted by: Rhianna Schimdt Approved: March 5 2026