Health & Human Services Board — Minutes

Minutes of the March 10, 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: Chair: Kay Wilson Liz Klein Alicia Carlson- Virtual Vice Chair: Tweed Shuman Mike Markgren Carrie Mann- Virtual Marshal Savitski- Virtual Julia Lyons Chuck Van Etten Julie McCallum Jeff Hoehne Lorraine Gouge Dawn Petit- Virtual Pam Mueller Dr. Sabrina Dunlap- Virtual Call to Order – Chair Wilson called the meeting to order at 6:33 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: February 10, 2026 Motion to approve made by: Mr. Hoehne Second by: Mr. Shuman Motion carried without negative vote. Outside Committee Reports- LCO Liaison— Ms. Gouge updated the committee on the clinic, supplemental housing project, and a new shuttle bus for the elderly unit at LCO. Senior Resource Center— A written report was provided and more information will be provided on the Adopt-a-Senior program where citizens can sponsor Meals on Wheels for seniors. Administration— The HHS Acronym/Terms glossary and HHS organizational chart have been included as standing agenda items. Ms. Lyons updated the committee on staff changes within HHS. Ms. Lyons reviewed the HHS Strategic Plan and updated the committee on staff engagement efforts and new revenue streams coming in. There will be an HHS staff training day on May 13, 2026. Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)— Ms. Lyons reported that ADRC is focused on assessing environmental health hazards and training of staff for forensic interviewing, necessary for court when Adult Protective Services steps in on a case. Behavioral Health— A written report was provided. Ms. Carlson discussed changes in OWI assessments and efforts to get staff CCS trained. Community Support & Mobile Crisis- January 2026 Report-- Community Support Services had 45 assessments; Mobile Crisis received 12 calls. Mental Health Expense reports were provided. Children, Youth & Family Services— Ms. Lyons reported that CPS received grant funding for in-school assemblies on sexploitation, social media bullying, vaping and suicide prevention. The students were engaged and Ms. Lyons concluded that the target age could be lowered to help more vulnerable youth. Youth Justice- YJ had 3 referrals in January; there are 35 active clients. Youth Diversion and Truancy- The usual report was provided. Economic Support— The Northern Income Maintenance Consortium written report was provided; the error rate remains low. It was noted that information on obtaining these services is publicly available. Public Health-- Ms. McCallum provided a written report; respiratory illness, Influenza and COVID-19 activity were high and stable in January but have decreased at the time of this meeting; there are still two cases of measles reported in Wisconsin and 1136 confirmed nationally in January, with 145 additional national cases confirmed at the time of this meeting. The department sent out mailers recommending vaccination of children. Agent of State staff completed 69.7% of licensed facility inspections as of February 27 (the fiscal year ends June 30). Fiscal— Ms. Lyons provided the HHS fiscal reports and reviewed new revenue data. The 2025 fiscal year revenues and expenses are still coming in so those numbers are not final. Board Appointed Committee Updates— None Correspondence, Reports from Conferences and Meetings-- None Future Agenda Items— Approval of all-staff training day May 13, Discuss changing meeting day and time Meeting Date/Time – The next meeting of the Health and Human Services Board will be Monday, April 6, 2026, at 6:30 pm in the Board Room. Meeting adjourned at 7:29 pm Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, County Clerk