Oconto County Commission on Aging, Inc.
1210 Main St. ~ Oconto, WI 54153
(920) 834-7707 or in Wisconsin: 800-649-6568
FAX: (920) 834-5070


This is an open meeting of the Oconto County Commission on Aging, Inc. Notice of this meeting was given to the public at least 24 hours prior to the meeting by forwarding a complete agenda to the newspapers, to all news media that have requested the same, and by posting. Copies of the complete agenda were available for inspection at the office of the Commission on Aging, Inc.

I       Call to Order - Mission Statement
II      Roll Call
III      Additions and Approval of Current Agenda
IV      Correction and Approval of previous meeting minutes
V        Reports
              1. Personnel - P. Fischer
                  Meeting: April 8, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
                  Next meeting: May 13, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
              2. Nutrition - L. Dickinson
                  Next meeting: May 8, 2008 10:30 a.m./Little Suamico
              3. Transportation - L. Flynn
                  Next meeting: May 13, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
              4. Human Services - R. Delzer
                  Meeting: April 8, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
                  Next meeting: June 10, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
              5. Finance - M. Bartz
                  Meeting: April 8, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
                  Next meeting: May 13, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
              6. Senior Center - R. Delzer
              7. Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups - R. Delzer
              8. Bay Area Agency on Aging - R. Delzer/L. Dickinson/
                  L. DeKeyser
VI       Old Business
VII      New Business
VIII     Adjourn
IX        Next Meeting: May 13, 2008


General Commission Board Meeting Minutes

March 11, 2008

I    Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by President Frederik Schulz.

II    Roll Call: The mission statement was read.
  Present: Joe Kiefer, Marie Bartz, Loreli Dickinson, Oliver Shallow, Jr., James Schroeder, Sue VanArk, Philip Fischer, Romelle Delzer, George Rhode, Louis Flynn, Frederik Schulz and Ruth M. Carriveau.
  Absent: Lyndsay DeKeyser with prior notice.

III    Additions and Approval of Current Agenda
Motion made by R. Delzer, seconded by P. Fischer to accept the current agenda as printed. Motion carried.

IV    Corrections and Approval of Minutes
Motion made by L. Flynn, seconded by M. Bartz to accept the minutes of the previous meeting with the following corrections: Page 2: Finance, paragraph 3 change back to bank and page 3 Bay Area Agency Report, March 24th not February 21st. Motion carried.

V    Reports
      Personnel: P. Fischer:
Heather Tiegs, head cook, will be retiring in August of 2008. Mary Blumreich, Gillett meal site manager, is interested in the position. Motion made by P. Fischer, seconded by J. Kiefer to accept the personnel report. Motion carried.

      Transportation: L. Flynn:
The 85.21 Transportation Grant was submitted on January 31, 2008. The grant is for $94,964.00 with a 20% county match of $18,993.00. Bus #2 has damage to the backside of the bus, fiberglass is cracked at the top and bumper on the left side is pushed in. Damage could have happened while parked in the city parking lot at the back of city hall. No one has reported hitting the bus. New View mileage reimbursement was set at $1.40 per mile. Motion made by L. Flynn, seconded by G. Rhode to accept the transportation report. Motion carried.

      Nutrition Board and Advisory: L. Dickinson:
L. Dickinson thanked R. Delzer for giving the nutrition report at the previous meeting. Next meeting will be held on March 18th at 10:30 a.m. at the Oconto Falls meal site.

Human Services: R. Delzer:
No meeting. Next meeting date April 8, 2008.

      Finance: M. Bartz:
The December 2007 Final Report and the February 2008 Finance report were presented to the full board. An investment transfer to cover the deficit for 2007 will have full board approval before the transaction can take place. There is a left over of $188.59 in the commission board travel which will be added to the general fund. The Cavalier which is used as the food vehicle had to have a new motor put in, a used motor with 38,000 miles was installed with the labor the total cost would be $1800.00 Motion made by M. Bartz, seconded by S. VanArk to place the finance report on file. Motion carried.

      Senior Center: R. Delzer
Discussion was held on the rental of the building, committee members felt the rent was too low, a contract will be drawn up for the next board meeting. The lighting has been finished and the bathroom is being worked on. The center received their county allocation, but more money is needed. The lighting bill and the landscape bill were paid leaving the furnace/air conditioner bill to be paid, this bill does not have to be paid until the a/c is installed. A raffle will be held, the drawing will take place during the Memorial Day celebration held in Oconto Falls. Motion was made by R. Delzer, seconded by J. Kiefer to accept the Senior Center report. Motion carried.

      CWAG:R. Delzer
District #4 meeting will be held in April. July 10-11 is the CWAG convention which will be held at the Radisson.

      Bay Area Agency: R. Delzer, L. Dickinson/L. DeKeyser:
        R. Delzer:
New Area Agency is to be in place by January 1, 2009. Seniors have to file with the IRS to receive the stimulus payment rebate from the federal government. Advocacy 101 was held and was very successful, hope to have more in the rural areas. At least 10 people must be siged up to take Advocacy 101. County Plan Assessments are all complete. Motion was made by R. Delzer, seconded by S. VanArk to accept the Bay Area Agency report. Motion carried.

        L. Dickinson:
Meeting was cancelled and not rescheduled, may be rescheduled for May.

        L. DeKeyser: Absent

VI      Old Business:
None

VII      New Business:
None

VIII      Miscellaneous:
President F. Schulz thanked Jim Schroeder for his service to the Oconto County Commission on Aging board. This will be Jim's final meeting. Everyone applauded and thanked Jim for a job well done.

IX      Adjourn
Minutes respectfully submitted by R. Carriveau.

X      Next meeting: April 8, 2008.


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