JOINT MEETING

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES BOARD and

JUDICIARY & LAW COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Administrative Center – Room 3220

6:00 p.m.

HHS BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Tara Johnson, Sharon Hampson, Jill Billings, Dr. James Glasser (arr @6:08), Brad Pfaff (arr @6:09)

HHS BOARD MEMBERS EXCUSED:  Al Thompson

HHS BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:  Pat Schippers, Margaret Wood, Loren Kannenberg

J & L MEMBERS PRESENT:  Vicki Burke, Keith Belzer, Joe Bilskemper, Maureen Freedland, Jackie Gamroth, John Medinger

J & L MEMBERS EXCUSED:  Bernie Maney

J & L MEMBERS ABSENT:  None

GUESTS & STAFF PRESENT:  Jerry Huber, Dean Ruppert, Jane Klekamp, Steve O’Malley, Doug Mormann, Cheryl Stephen

CALL TO ORDER

Vicki Burke, Committee Chair of Judiciary & Law Committee, called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.; she noted a quorum of HHS Board was not present at this time, but the group would start discussion.

CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACTING FOR JUSTICE SANCTIONS SERVICES

Information sent with the agenda included a three-page memo from the County Administrator and Human Services Director, including statistical information relating to budget percentages for internal costs and contracted services for all of Human Services Departments, including Justice Sanctions.  Currently 36% of Justice Sanctions budget is for contracted services that includes:  electronic monitoring, drug testing, and most recently the women’s community-based program that was awarded to YWCA through an RFP process; noted that ATTIC did submit a proposal but based on evaluation by a team of staff members, the ATTIC proposal was not chosen.  Human Services has contracts for 50% of its total budget.  Discussion followed.  Supervisor Belzer noted the Justice Sanctions program is at the pleasure of the Judges; if the Judges do not support the services and or trust the program, it may cease and may have to revert back to incarceration.  Supervisor Medinger noted more control when handled by the public sector.

Conclusion.  Staff will continue to explore services that are best suited for contracting; when contracting for new services or extension of current services, vendors may respond to RFP’s.   Supervisor Hampson requested all information as sent with the agenda and handed out at tonight’s meeting be attached to the minutes of this meeting.  

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION by Belzer/Hampson to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried unanimously; Maney excused; Kannenberg, Wood, Schippers absent.  The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m. 

Disclaimer:  The above minutes may be approved, amended or corrected at the next committee meeting.

Cheryl Stephen, Recorder