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Human Services Board highlights CPS work, budget pressures and a proposed fee increase
Summary
Supervisor Klein reported on child protective services workload and a State QA review that positively acknowledged local crisis and intensive outpatient programs; human services projected a $15,000 revenue increase from raising the intoxicated-driver program fee from $250 to $300 for 2026 and noted one youth in treatment costing $756 per day.
Supervisor Klein, reporting for the Human Services Board, summarized a recent presentation on child protective services (CPS) and discussed financial projections and staffing matters.
Klein described the CPS presentation by Shawn Michaels as outlining the worker’s role in assessing family safety and completing state-mandated paperwork; many cases require coordination with cooperating agencies and substantial documentation. The board reviewed human services financial projections and discussed the county’s self‑insured health plan and staffing reclassifications. Klein said a fee increase proposal for the intoxicated-driver program — raising the fee from $250 to $300 in 2026 — is projected to generate an additional roughly $15,000 and bring the program’s total projected revenue to about $90,000.
Klein highlighted a youth placement that began Nov. 20 costing $756 per day, which he said amounts to roughly $23,000 per month, and said the board is monitoring the budget burn rate for high-cost placements. He also reported that the State of Wisconsin quality-assurance team reviewed human services and positively acknowledged the county’s crisis program and intensive outpatient program.
Next steps: The Human Services Board will continue to monitor reimbursements from state Medicaid, staffing classifications and expenditure trends; the next Human Services Board meeting is scheduled for Jan. 22 at 4:15 p.m. at the J Street location.
