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Home My WebLink About20123100.tiff RECEIVED These Minutes were not recorded. Minutes WELD COUNTY COUNCIL September 17, 2012 WELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The Weld County Council met in regular session in full conformity with the Weld Coi. Rule Charter, Monday, September 17, 2012, 6:30 p.m. at the Weld County Adrninar- Building, Greeley, CO. ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by President Charles Tucker .-- roil . following members were present, constituting a quorum of members thereof: Councilman Charles Tucker, President Councilwoman Ginny Buczek, Vice President Councilman Don Mueller Councilwoman Perry Buck Councilwoman Marge Klein Also present: Judy Greigo, John Kruse and Council Secretary Karleen Watson. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Councilman Mueller made a motion to approve the Septe... 2012 agenda. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Buck and carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilwoman Buck made a motion to apprc - 2012 minutes. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Buczek and carrieu. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment. PROGRAM REVIEW: Judy Greigo, Director of Human Services and Business Manager John Kruse. Ms. Greigo stated that she had three items to report to the Council. The first was an award received for Outstanding Fraud and Abuse Group of the Year awarded by the Colorado Welfare Fraud Council. Human Services has four investigators and one supervisor common fraud is the number of people not reported living in a household. U. also common. There has been an effort by Weld County to convince other Colorauu support legislation which would prosecute welfare fraud instead of using the theft statutes U, are currently in place. However, this is not a priority for other counties. They will work getting legislation passed next year. The second item reported was changes within Human Services to be more _.re They started using "Navigators" and "Service Coordinators" last year. Mr. Kruse si these changes impacted 20 staff members, three of which are no longer with (one due to retirement and two that chose not to reapply). Human Service Navigators. Service Coordinators meet with clients to determine their ne department. Three-quarters of the training has been completed. They hmv lobby to be more customer-friendly. Bulletin boards are labeled to direct are posted in every building because this is a "work first" county. They ha complaints that the staff has been rude. Human Services has approximately c. month that meet with Service Coordinators. Phone calls have become r- focus is on customers. Employees are no longer behind glass but are meeting with clients. The third item Human Services would like to report is the move toward eler have submitted an RFP for this process to begin. They have two considered by the governance committee. Electronic Imaging will submit a document one time. The proposed vendors have experience government agencies. Social media has become important when corm cdnvn ,nrtL t1A 2012-3100 to-31 Weld County Council Minutes ti September 17,2012 Page 2 of 2 because it enables them to push out information such as changes, reminders of appointments and client obligations. It provides more opportunity for interchange between clients and the Department. The Internet provides application opportunities which in turn provides more efficiency for staff, reduces paper and information gets out. Service Coordinators' jobs are enabling the reduction of times there is repetitive contact. Because some Human Services staff needs to complete training they cannot quantify the results of these programs yet. Cases will be getting processed more timely and assistance will be given more timely. Ms. Greigo stated that they have had new applicants due to the recession and economy. Human Services staff have gone out to the public in order to get services out to clients. They will be active at the upcoming Weld Project Connect. It is hoped that the bid will be approved in October and the paperless process will be started in March or April of 2013. Human Services and Social Services are combined. Per the Home Rule Charter, the Council does not have authority over Social Services but Human Services and Social Services are intertwined. Ms. Greigo stated that their focus is on families as a whole instead of categorically. Social Services acts as an arm of the state government in regard to delivery of assistance and child welfare. Ms. Greigo stated that it is beneficial to have a good relationship with the Council and that the Council be aware of how Human Services operates and their delivery of services. Human Services has a staff between 350-400 personnel and an office in Ft. Lupton and one in Greeley. The Del Camino office is also staffed every Wednesday. OLD BUSINESS: Resolution 192 Councilman Mueller moved to pass Resolution 192 keeping the salary of County Commissioners at $87,300 for years 2015 and 2016. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Klein and carried. NEW BUSINESS: • *A notebook update regarding 2013 Weld County Holidays was distributed to the council. • *Upcoming Meetings/Invitations ✓ BOCC Town/County Dinner meeting Tuesday, October 30th at Island Grove Park Event Center, 425 N. 15th Avenue, Greeley beginning at 6:00 pm • Coordinator Reports PAYMENT OF BILLS: Councilwoman Buczek made a motion to pay bills as listed below: Mileage for Councilman Charles Tucker $ 36.38 Mileage for Councilwoman Ginny Buczek $ 95.22 Mileage for Councilwoman Perry Buck $ 16.59 Mileage for Councilwoman Marge Klein $ 67.41 The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Buck and carried. ADJOURNMENT: By acclamation, the meeting as,�djo ed at 7 4 p.m. pia�% September 17, 2012 Co nal resident Charles Tucker Counci Secretary K rl en atson Hello