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HHS committee approves three new contracts and sends transportation grant application to finance committee
Summary
The board approved three HHS contracts for 2022 (children’s home modifications, daily living skills and a public‑health community health needs contract) and voted to send a Section 53.10 transportation operating assistance grant application to Finance & Personnel for County Board approval.
Richland County Health and Human Services committee members approved three new contracts and voted to move a transportation grant application forward for county‑level approval.
The three contracts approved by voice vote cover behavioral health and public health work for 2022: Logan James Foundation doing home modifications for CLTS families (contracted amount up to $40,000, presented as “Logan James Foundation doing business as Logan’s Heart and Smiles”), Soaring Skills for daily living skills training for children with disabilities (up to $25,000), and a contract with the Wisconsin Community Health Alliance to support the county’s community health needs assessment and improvement plan (the 2022 portion presented at the meeting was $27,000; additional funding for 2023 was described as forthcoming).
The committee then voted to move forward with the Section 53.10 operating assistance grant application for the ADRC/transportation program and to send the application to Finance & Personnel and County Board. HHS staff said the 53.10 grant helps the county leverage approximately $30,000 in additional support for local transportation services and can use in‑kind match so no additional county levy is required.
Why it matters: Contracts expand or add vendor capacity for children’s long‑term support and public health planning; the 53.10 grant supports the county bus program and can increase program funding without extra levy. Committee members handled the items as routine contract approvals and forwarded the grant application for formal county approval.
Votes at a glance: the committee approved the three contracts by voice vote; a motion to forward the 53.10 operating assistance grant to Finance & Personnel was moved by Dr. Barris and seconded by Supervisor Severson and passed by voice vote.
The meeting record included standard procedural votes earlier in the agenda: approval of the meeting agenda and minutes. No roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript; outcomes were voice votes recorded as carried.
