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 10, 2022  
2:00 PM  
via Zoom  
The Monday January 10, 2022 ADRC Governing Board meeting is being held virtually. The public can  
access the meeting with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
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meeting.  
Staff and Guests Present: Todd Campbell, Taylor Farrell, Jennifer Fischer, and Cindy  
Matulle.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair YOCHUM called the meeting to order at 2:01 pm.  
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Present  
Absent  
DONNA BRYANT, SARAH BOCHER, CHAN STROMAN, TERENCE ESBECK ,  
ALAN FERGUSON, Chair PAUL YOCHUM, Supervisor MIKE BARE, ESTHER  
OLSON, and BARBARA KATZ  
2 - BARBARA NICHOLS, and CASEY THOMPSON  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes from December 13, 2021  
2021  
MIN-531  
Attachments: 2021_1213 ADRC Governing Board Minutes  
This resolution was approved the minutes  
C. Action Items  
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Present  
DONNA BRYANT, BARBARA KATZ, SARAH BOCHER, BARBARA NICHOLS,  
CHAN STROMAN, Chair PAUL YOCHUM, TERENCE ESBECK , ALAN  
FERGUSON, Supervisor MIKE BARE, and ESTHER OLSON  
1 - CASEY THOMPSON  
Absent  
1. Forming a nominating committee  
YOCHUM states that a nominating committee is necessary and that the By-Laws require  
a nominating committee. Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary all need to be filled.  
FERGUSON, ESBECK and BRYANT all volunteered to fill positions on the nominating  
committee. Nominating committee to come back to February’s meeting with names, with  
the assistance from FISCHER for setup of the committee’s meetings.  
A motion was made by STROMAN, seconded by OLSON, to approve forming  
a nominating subcommittee. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.  
2. Potential change of meeting dates/time  
Casey Thompson asked via email to either resign from the board or requests a change  
for a later start time for the meetings, due to his inability to attend at 2 pm. Different  
times were discussed and the board members agreed that changing to a different time  
would benefit the board, as long as meetings were still held virtually.  
A motion was made by STROMAN, seconded by OLSON, to approve moving  
the meeting time to 3:30 pm on the second Monday of every month. The  
motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.  
3. Potential Public Hearings  
YOCHUM asked if venues for the hearings were set up for electronic communication yet,  
as this was discussed in December’s meeting as a possibility for hybrid public hearings  
to allow in person and virtual attendance. FISCHER expressed concerns of April being  
too short of a timeline to advertise properly. She suggested planning for a public hearing  
to be held this fall, due to spring being too soon and summer not being ideal for most.  
AAA Clerk Cindy Matulle gave examples and ideas for a virtual public hearing and where  
to advertise, as the AAA just had theirs at the end of 2021. The board discussed forming  
a planning committee to sort out the details of public hearings. To move forward with  
public hearings, it was decided to form the planning committee with volunteers from the  
board.  
Volunteers Chan Stroman, Barb Nichols, and Sarah Bocher will serve on the planning  
committee to decide on the timeline which the public hearing will take place. They will  
come back in February with possible dates, questions to ask the public, and will format  
and structure the public hearing agenda.  
A motion was made by NICHOLS, seconded by STROMAN, to approve  
forming a planning committee with volunteers from the Board. The motion  
carried by a unanimous voice vote.  
D. Presentations  
E. Chair's Report  
Jennifer will verify the updated time for February's meeting with the Dane County AAA  
presenter. Dane County Human Services Director Shawn Tessman will be presenting at  
the March meeting. OLSON to follow up with Broadband Taskforce.  
Paul participated in the County Board Meeting. Resolution 157 did not pass to disregard  
the current Public Health Emergencies. There are state bills that need all of our support  
to get passed. Keep an eye on emails that are shared from other members of the  
committee regarding issues.  
F. Board Member Reports  
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STROMAN: Taskforce for Accessibility for Disability involving Dane County residents  
interested in equal accessibility is coming to life. Looking to plan a conference to engage  
design and construction professionals to give insight and assist in designing buildings  
and homes to be accessible to disabled and elderly Dane County residents.  
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FERGUSON: Trial date on Class Action Lawsuit regarding ban on unemployment for  
SSDI recipients is scheduled for 5/15/2023.  
OLSON will get Legislative tracking update to Jennifer. Caregiver issues are starting  
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to move forward. OLSON stated she will be contacting WIHA and serve on the  
Committee to address urgent workforce needs.  
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KANTZ: ARPA funds will increase wages 5% for those participating in Family Care &  
IRIS. IRIS participants will have to wait for these changes as the participants decide if  
how the wage increase will happen.  
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Supervisor BARE: We need to come up with ways to help the jail. It’s too expensive  
to consolidate and build a new jail. How do we reduce the populations and help jail  
residents with disabilities and mental illnesses?  
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NICHOLS: Discussed issues for Nurses and the pandemic.  
G. Manager's Report  
Home Health Agency is not taking new referrals to vaccinate clients in their homes.  
Mobile vaccine service is now out of business. This has resulted in a new unmet need  
that is concerning with the current upswing of Covid transmission. Jennifer will ask Public  
Health about offering in-home vaccines. Nichols suggested doing possible outreach to  
schools (UW) to see about student nurses to provide this service. 2021 Statistics were  
reviewed and discussed.  
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Data for Board.docx  
H. Reports to Committee  
None.  
I. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next Meeting: Monday February 11, 2022 at 3:30 pm via Zoom  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by FERGUSON, seconded by OLSON, that the meeting be  
adjourned at 3:30 pm. The motion carried by unanimous vote.