Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Aging & Disability Resource Center Governing Board  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Monday, January 13, 2025  
3:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person  
at 2865 N. Sherman Avenue in  
Madison or virtually by Zoom  
Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.  
Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más  
información.  
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The January 13, 2025 ADRC Governing Board meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Members of the public  
can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at 2865 N Sherman Avenue, Madison 53704.  
The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and  
access information will be emailed to you):  
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9dFcDuodR7WJYm5_HNQ6AQ  
This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following three toll-free phone numbers:  
1-833-548-0276  
1-833-548-0282  
1-888-788-0099  
When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 997 5481 6407  
PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual  
registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the  
meeting.  
In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom  
or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the  
body.  
If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please  
send them to: moll.jana@danecounty.gov  
A. Call To Order  
Staff present: Jennifer Fischer, Bill Huisheere, Carrie Springer, Howard Thomas  
Chair Peterson called the Meeting to order at 3:32 p.m.  
4 -  
Present  
Absent  
Vice Chair CASEY THOMPSON, Chair DAVID PETERSON, Secretary SARAH  
BOCHER, and ESTHER OLSON  
2 - BARBARA NICHOLS, and LISA JACKSON  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
NOVEMBER 2024 MINUTES  
2024  
MIN-379  
Attachments: 11-18-24 ADRC Minutes  
A motion was made by THOMPSON, seconded by OLSON, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
Attendance Update  
Nichols joined the meeting at 3:34 p.m.  
5 -  
Present  
Absent  
BARBARA NICHOLS, Vice Chair CASEY THOMPSON, Chair DAVID PETERSON,  
Secretary SARAH BOCHER, and ESTHER OLSON  
1 - LISA JACKSON  
C. Presentations  
State of the County Executive's Office (Chief of Staff Carrie Springer)  
Springer provided an update on the transition process following the election of Melissa  
Agard as Dane County Executive in November and answered Board Members' questions.  
Springer, who previously served as Dane County's Legislative Liaison, also provided  
guidance about how the Board can best go about educating lawmakers regarding  
proposed or pending legislation.  
D. Action Items  
None.  
E. Chair's Report  
None.  
F. Board Member Reports  
Olson - State budget, ADRC requests, Need 4 advocacy  
None.  
G. Manager's Report  
1. ADRC Update  
ADRC Manager Jennifer Fischer shared that the person hired to fill a 2024 Information  
and Assistance Specialist vacancy started today. The ADRC is also in the process of  
hiring for a 2024 retirement and the new Information and Assistance position that was  
added in the 2025 budget.  
Advertising recently began for the additional Disability Benefits Specialist position  
provided in the 2025 budget. In other staffing news, ADRC Supervisor Joe Purcell plans  
to retire in February, marking the first departure by a member of the original supervisory  
team since the ADRC opened in 2012.  
Fischer reported the State of Wisconsin used American Rescue Plan funds to transition  
from the Social Assistance Management System (SAMS) to the PeerPlace Networks  
database late in 2024. The adjustment period continues. Among the major positives of  
PeerPlace is the ability to see statewide info and the ability for workers to create their  
personal caseload for easier access. The transition has temporarily impacted generating  
accurate data reports.  
I&A's helped 1,391 individuals enroll in long-term care programs during an extremely busy  
2024.  
2. ILSP Update  
Fischer reported work continues to enroll individuals in the Independent Living Supports  
Pilot (ILSP), which offers short-term, flexible, limited services and supports for people at  
risk of entering Medicaid-funded long-term care. The pilot ends in March. Payments to  
consumers had been being handled by Premier Financial Management Services, but the  
State of Wisconsin has assumed that role and is providing training for those working on  
the project on January 14. It is expected that the transition will allow better access to  
information for those workers trying to track and facilitate the allotment of the allocated  
funds. Fischer plans to collect and share some of the many ILSP success stories in  
Dane County.  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next Meeting: Monday, February 10, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. at the ADRC and via Zoom  
Olson plans to invite a representative from the State of Wisconsin's Bureau of Aging &  
Disability Resources to provide information about how funding flows. She also will share,  
for future discussion and potential action, the Wisconsin Aging Advocacy Network's  
Issue Brief that calls for a $19.9 million allocation in the 2025-2027 state budget to  
provide reliable, equitable and accurate funding to the state's ADRCs, factoring in the  
costs of addressing population growth and rising expenses.  
Additional suggestions for presentation topics included:  
1. Dr. Barbara Bowers on the growing gap between what Licensed Practical Nurses are  
being taught in school and the more complex activities they are being tasked with in  
long-term care facilities.  
2. The need to promote the migration of foreign nurses to the United States to help  
alleviate personnel shortages and the visa issues that arise in those situations.  
I. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
J. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by THOMPSON, seconded by OLSON, that the Meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0 and the meeting adjourned at  
4:48 p.m.  
Minutes respectively submitted by Howard Thomas pending Governing Board approval.