[Adopted by Res. No. 80-36]; amended in its entirety 4-22-2008 by Ord. No. 08-03]
The Human Services Board is designated as the Aging and ADRC
oversight committee for Pierce County, and the ADRC is designated
as the Aging Unit for Pierce County.
A.
An
Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Governing Board shall
be appointed by the Board of Supervisors to serve in an advisory capacity
to the Human Services Board, staff for all aging and disability programs
and the Board of Supervisors on all matters relating primarily to
citizens 60 years of age and older or with disabilities.
B.
The
Chair of the County Board of Supervisors shall appoint the members
to the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Governing Board,
and the County Board of Supervisors shall ratify such appointments.
C.
In
the event that it is necessary to replace members individually and
on separate occasions to the Aging and Disability Resource Center
(ADRC) Governing Board, the County Board Chair may do so without County
Board ratification.
D.
Initial
membership terms shall be staggered, with three members serving one
year, four members serving two years and four members serving three
years. Hereafter, as these terms expire, the County Board shall appoint
citizen members to the ADRC Governing Board for three-year terms and
County Board members for two-year terms. Citizen members may serve
no more than two consecutive three-year terms, and County Board Members
may serve no more than three consecutive two-year terms. The County
Board shall consider the recommendations of the ADRC Governing Board
when making appointments. The County Board Chair may appoint members
to complete unfinished terms. The Pierce County Department of Administration
shall notify the Secretary of the ADRC Governing Board of all appointments,
and the Secretary shall notify the Department of Administration of
any vacancies prior to the April County Board meeting, along with
the ADRC Governing Board's recommendation for the annual appointments
to the ADRC Governing Board.
E.
The
ADRC Governing Board shall have nine members; 50% or more must be
60 years of age or older; one member shall be a person with developmental
disabilities or his or her family member, guardian or other advocate;
one member shall be a person with physical disabilities or his or
her family member, guardian or other advocate; and two members must
be County Board members.
[Amended 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 15-05]
F.
The
ADRC Governing Board shall establish bylaws and other rules necessary
to function.
(1)
The composition of the ADRC Governing Board must generally reflect
the ethnic and economic diversity of the geographic area served by
the ADRC.
(2)
At least 1/4 of the membership of the ADRC Governing Board must consist
of individuals who belong to an ADRC client group or their family
members, guardians or other advocates.
(3)
The proportion of ADRC Governing Board members representing older
people, people who are physically disabled, and people who are developmentally
disabled shall be the same as the proportion of individuals in these
target groups statewide that are enrolled in Medicaid-managed long-term-care
programs. If the ADRC Governing Board also serves as the Aging Advisory
Council, 50% of the ADRC Governing Board members must be age 60 or
older. These individuals may only represent one target group.
[Amended 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 15-05]
(4)
[1]One member of the ADRC Governing Board may represent youth
transitioning to the adult system.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection F(4), requiring membership
of an individual with a mental health or substance abuse issue, was
repealed 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 15-05. This ordinance also renumbered
former Subsection F(5) as Subsection F(4).
The ADRC is designated as the agency under § 46.90,
Wis. Stats., for purposes of receiving reports of suspected abuse
of elderly persons, and the Department of Human Services shall investigate
referrals made by the ADRC under this article.
A.
The
duties of the ADRC Governing Board shall be to:
(1)
Develop a mission statement for the ADRC.
(2)
Determine the appropriate structure, policies and procedures.
(3)
Oversee the ongoing operations of the ADRC, including annual review
of interagency agreements.
(4)
Assure input from consumers, service providers, care management organizations
and local constituents in the policies, procedures and goals of the
resource center.
(5)
Identify potential new sources of community resources and funding
to serve the target populations.
(6)
Provide financial oversight, including development of a budget and
the monitoring of expenditures.
(7)
Ensure the terms of the contract are fulfilled.
(8)
Provide recommendations on selecting the ADRC Manager.
(9)
Recommend strategies for building local capacity to serve the target
populations to local elected officials, the regional advisory committee
and the Department as appropriate.
B.
The
duties of the ADRC shall be to:
(1)
Work to ensure that all older individuals, regardless of income,
have access to information, services and opportunities available through
the County or Tribal Aging Unit and have the opportunity to contribute
to the cost of services and that the services and resources of the
County or Tribal Aging Unit are designated to reach those in greatest
social and economic need.
(2)
Plan for, receive and administer federal, state and County, city,
town or village funds allocated under the state and area plan on aging
to the County or Tribal Aging Unit and any gifts, grants or payments
received by the County or Tribal Aging Unit, for the purposes for
which allocated or made.
(3)
Provide a visible and accessible point of contact for individuals
to obtain accurate and comprehensive information about public and
private resources available in the community which can meet the needs
of older individuals.
(4)
As specified under § 46.81, Wis. Stats., provide older
individuals with services of benefit specialists or appropriate referrals
for assistance.
(5)
Organize and administer congregate programs, which shall include
a nutrition program and may include one or more senior centers or
adult day-care or respite-care programs, that enable older individuals
and their families to secure a variety of services, including nutrition,
daytime care, educational or other volunteer opportunities, job skills
preparation and information on health promotion, consumer affairs
and civic participation.
(6)
Work to secure a Countywide or tribal transportation system that
makes community programs and opportunities accessible to and meets
the basic needs of older individuals.
(7)
Work to ensure that programs and services for older individuals are
available to homebound, disabled and non-English-speaking persons
and to racial, ethnic and religious minorities.
(8)
Identify and publicize gaps in services needed by older individuals
and provide leadership in developing services and programs, including
recruitment and training of volunteers, that address those needs.
(9)
Work cooperatively with other organizations to ensure their services
function effectively for older individuals.
(10)
Actively incorporate and promote the participation of older individuals
in the preparation of a county or tribal comprehensive plan for aging
resources that identifies needs, goals, activities and county or tribal
resources for older individuals.
(11)
Provide information to the public about the aging experience and
about resources for and within the aging population.
(12)
If designated under § 46.87(3)(c), Wis. Stats., administer
the Alzheimer's disease family and caregiver support program
under § 46.87, Wis. Stats.
(13)
If designated under § 46.90(2), Wis. Stats., administer
the elder abuse reporting system under § 46.90, Wis. Stats.
(14)
If designed by the County or in accordance with a contract with the
Department, operate the specialized transportation assistance program
for a county under § 85.21, Wis. Stats.
(15)
Advocate on behalf of older individuals to assist in enabling them
to meet their basic needs.
(16)
If an aging unit under Subdivision (1)(a)1 or 2, and if authorized
under § 46.283(1)(a)1, Wis. Stats., applies to the Department
to operate a resource center under § 46.283(2), Wis. Stats.,
operate the resource center.
