Health & Human Services Board — Minutes

Minutes of the June 4, 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 Mike Markgren Chuck Van Etten Julia Lyons John Minto- Absent Ashley Miller Jim Miller Hailey Sands Jeff Hoehne Caitlan Myren Lorraine Gouge- Absent Julie McCallum- Virtual Dawn Petit- Absent Shawna White- Virtual Pam Mueller Cole Myren Dr. Sabrina Dunlap- Late/Excused Call to Order – Chair Wilson called the meeting to order at 5:02 pm. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was confirmed. Roll Call was taken; a quorum was met. Meeting Agenda – Set Public Comments – None Minutes from the previous meeting dated: May 12, 2026 Motion to approve amended minutes made by: Mr. Hoehne Second by: Mr. Van Etten Motion carried without negative vote. HHS Bylaws Review— The 2019 HHS Bylaws were reviewed and will be revised for discussion in July. Outside Committee Reports- LCO Liaison— No report Senior Resource Center— The May SRC Board report was provided. Administration— The HHS Acronym/Terms glossary and HHS organizational chart have been included as standing agenda items. Ms. Lyons reviewed the Org chart and discussed several staff changes due to retirements and resignations. Ms. Lyons reviewed progress on the HHS Strategic Plan goals of reducing mental health costs and improving efficiency. The all-staff training day went well. Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)— Ms. Lyons introduced Ashley Miller, the new Supervisor of the ADRC and Adult Long-Term Care. The department is interviewing for a new dementia care specialist. Behavioral Health— A written report was provided. Mobile Crisis- Ms. Myren reviewed the Community Support and Mobile Crisis reports, showing 9 new consults and 45 consumers in May. Ms. Lyons stated a need to seek 100% funding for the services, which is currently reimbursed at the rate of 60/40. Mr. Markgren will draft a county resolution requesting full funding for the July agenda. Mental Health Expense reports were provided and reviewed. Children, Youth & Family Services— Child Protective Services- Ms. Lyons reported that Indian Child Welfare placements will be reimbursed at $110,000 which will be put back into CPS, and the department received $28,000 in funding for Youth and Families. These revenues were not anticipated. Youth Justice- YJ had 4 referrals in April; there are 28 active clients. Truancy & Diversion- A report will be made in July Children’s Support Services- Hailey Sands reviewed a written report on referral and enrollment numbers and timelines for CLTS (Children’s Long-Term Support): there are 60 enrolled and 2 pending enrollments and the program is at full capacity. Economic Support— Ms. White updated the committee on the Northern Income Maintenance Consortium written report data. In April there were 1,793 FoodShare recipients, 20 Child Care families served and 1,337 BadgerCare Plus clients served. The call center answered 6,786 calls with a 96% answer rate. The Northern Consortium had a 0% error rate in a recent audit of state-wide consortia. A fully funded Quality Assurance team consisting of members from five of the eleven counties in the Northern Consortium will employ 6 workers including Sawyer County’s Kim Christianson. Public Health-- Ms. McCallum provided a written report for May: inspections of seasonal facilities are underway and over 92% completed. Fiscal— Ms. Lyons provided the HHS fiscal reports and reviewed purchased services and state receipts. Board Appointed Committee Updates— None Correspondence, Reports from Conferences and Meetings— None Future Agenda Items— Bylaws, Community Support Resolution, Truancy & Diversion Meeting Date/Time – The next meeting of the Health and Human Services Board will be Thursday, July 2, 2026, at 5:00pm in the Board Room. Meeting adjourned at 6: 01 pm Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, County Clerk