Two counties to leave regional recovery consortium; Dunn County stays amid fiscal and ERP concerns; department projects modest year‑end surplus

Paula, representing Dunn County Human Services, told the Health and Human Services Board that two member counties have given notice that they will withdraw from the nine‑county Recovery & Wellness Consortium and form a shared model. The change will affect lead‑county billing and could have fiscal and staffing implications for consortium operations.

"They did ask if Dunn County wanted to be part of the shared model. I talked to Dan and the managers and we made the decision to stay within the RWC," Paula said, citing current capacity constraints in finance and ongoing implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system as reasons to remain.

Paula described reasons the other counties cited for leaving, including turnover in consortium leadership and accounting staff and provider concerns about billing practices. She said Dunn County will continue to monitor and negotiate with consortium partners and noted the county may revisit its position if issues cannot be resolved.

On county finances, department staff and finance personnel described year‑end projections that account for timing differences in revenue posting; the current projection shows about $180,000 to the good, but staff emphasized that January‑through‑March receipts for the prior year still post and figures remain provisional.

Board members reviewed vouchers and questioned a negative net line in the packet; finance staff explained that the presentation format netted revenue and expense lines, producing negative numbers in some report rows. Dr. Hall moved to note review of the DHS vouchers; Supervisor Bashan seconded and the motion carried by voice vote.

The board took the updates as informational and voted to note the voucher review; no policy decisions were made during the item.