County counsel: lawsuit over foreclosure excess funds filed; ARIA nursing-home sale due diligence extended
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Summary
Corp. counsel notified supervisors of a new lawsuit involving excess funds from tax-foreclosure sales; county also extended ARIA's due-diligence period on the Sauk County Healthcare Center sale pending state review. Health & Human Services reported full compliance on caseworker face-to-face contact for out-of-home children.
During the meeting Sauk County’s corp counsel informed supervisors that a new lawsuit has been filed against Sauk County and other Wisconsin counties concerning excess funds generated through tax-foreclosure sales. The county’s insurer and outside counsel (named firms in the transcript) are involved and working with the county on the matter.
"The insurance company has been made aware of this. They are working with us," corp counsel said, identifying two law firms assisting counties on the case.
County Administrator Lisa Wilson reported a short extension of the due-diligence period with ARIA related to the Sauk County Healthcare Center sale. Wilson said ARIA has submitted its application to the state for approval and that the state review is ongoing; the county extended the due-diligence period at ARIA's request to allow that process to proceed.
Wilson also recognized the Health and Human Services department for achieving 100% compliance with a federal requirement for monthly, in-person caseworker contacts with children in out-of-home care for fiscal year 2024. She noted the federal standard for the state is 95% and said Sauk County exceeded that rate.
The corp counsel update, the ARIA timeline note and the human-services compliance recognition were informational reports to the board; no related board action was recorded in the transcript excerpt.