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Dunn County’s ADRC tells board its services save county money and run on lean staff
Summary
Tracy Fisher briefed the Dunn County Human Health & Human Services Board on the Aging and Disability Resource Center’s services, finances and staffing. She said ADRC grant revenue covers most costs and the office operates with fewer staff per capita than comparable counties.
Tracy Fisher, representing the Aging and Disability Resource Center in Dunn County, told the Human Health and Human Services Board on Sept. 25 that the ADRC connects residents to long‑term care options and other services and that grants cover most program costs.
Fisher said the ADRC provides “information and assistance, options counseling, and access to long term care programming, like family care and IRIS services,” and also manages Meals on Wheels, caregiver support and transportation services for older adults and adults with disabilities in Dunn County.
Fisher said the ADRC’s gross expenses are about $2,400,000, of which approximately $1,800,000 is covered by grant revenue and about $614,000 is covered by county levy. She added that the county also directly pays a statutorily required contribution to the Family Care program of $398,401, and that ADRC-covered indirect costs and AMSO last year were $401,663. “If you add up those two amounts … that equals a little bit over $800,000,” Fisher said, and the net county levy for the ADRC is therefore lower than a surface read of the levy line suggests.
The presentation also compared staffing levels across similar counties. Fisher said Dunn County serves about 46,000 residents with roughly 12.5 ADRC staffers, and that one position is grant-funded and not permanent; removing that position reduces the permanent staff total to 11.51. “I will say, you know, I think this indicates that my staff are probably serving more consumers than their counterparts in other counties,” she said, and asked the board to recognize the office’s efficiency.
Supervisor Bachand noted the grant‑funded position and Fisher confirmed the LAQ position is fully grant-funded and will end in 2027. Fisher said the LAQ work is being implemented statewide in stages, beginning with outreach to rural counties.
Board members praised the presentation graphics and asked staff to share the comparative data Fisher collected with supervisors and other ADRC directors. Fisher said she would provide the collected data for broader use.
Fisher’s presentation was informational only; no board action was taken on the ADRC item at the Sept. 25 meeting.
