District: 31
Address: W997 Wisconsin 92, Brooklyn
Family: Widowed
Education: AA in Police Science; graduate of the FBI-National Academy, Quantico, VA
Occupation: Retired
Previous elected positions held: Town of Brooklyn supervisor and chairman
Community involvement: Board of Directors, Genesis Housing, Inc. (GHI); Advisory Council, Greater Wisconsin Agency of Aging Resources, Inc. (GHI); Executive Board, Wisconsin Association of County Homes (WACH); Steering Committee, Wisconsin County's Association on Human Services; committee member, Oversight committee Pleasant View Nursing Home; committee member, Green County Human Services; committee member, Green County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC); committee member, Green County Property and Insurance; committee member, Green County Personnel
What are the top issues facing this board/council and how would you resolve them?
Financial concerns involving Pleasant View Nursing Home: Since the voters of Green County passed the referendum allowing the county to invest in the future of the facility by exceeding state-imposed levy limits, huge strides have been made to reduce expenses and increase revenues. It must be recognized that the problem didn't occur overnight and to a very large degree it was imposed on the counties by funding structures of the state. Having said that, I believe Pleasant View is moving in a positive direction and will be there to serve our citizens for many years to come.
Financial concerns involving various departments in Human Services: It is frustrating to repeatedly say that many of our problems are directly tied back to services that are mandated by the state and not only are they not being funded, but in an effort to balance the state budget, additional cuts appear to be coming. Those cuts will impact critical programs that will have negative impact on critical services provided by our hard working staff. Since there isn't "fat" in the Human Services budget, they have learned to tighten the belt and, in-so-far-as-possible, maintain as many essential services as possible.
The funding streams for all county programs have been cut. The above are just examples of two departments. Perhaps a better question that should be asked is, "what can the residents of Green County (and the other 71 counties) due to change how their business is being conducted in Madison and Washington?" It is my observation that the greater efficiencies occur at the local level. How can we get the message across that the state and federal governments could learn valuable lessons from towns, villages, cities and counties? For it is at these levels that most services are cost effectively delivered.
Address: W997 Wisconsin 92, Brooklyn
Family: Widowed
Education: AA in Police Science; graduate of the FBI-National Academy, Quantico, VA
Occupation: Retired
Previous elected positions held: Town of Brooklyn supervisor and chairman
Community involvement: Board of Directors, Genesis Housing, Inc. (GHI); Advisory Council, Greater Wisconsin Agency of Aging Resources, Inc. (GHI); Executive Board, Wisconsin Association of County Homes (WACH); Steering Committee, Wisconsin County's Association on Human Services; committee member, Oversight committee Pleasant View Nursing Home; committee member, Green County Human Services; committee member, Green County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC); committee member, Green County Property and Insurance; committee member, Green County Personnel
What are the top issues facing this board/council and how would you resolve them?
Financial concerns involving Pleasant View Nursing Home: Since the voters of Green County passed the referendum allowing the county to invest in the future of the facility by exceeding state-imposed levy limits, huge strides have been made to reduce expenses and increase revenues. It must be recognized that the problem didn't occur overnight and to a very large degree it was imposed on the counties by funding structures of the state. Having said that, I believe Pleasant View is moving in a positive direction and will be there to serve our citizens for many years to come.
Financial concerns involving various departments in Human Services: It is frustrating to repeatedly say that many of our problems are directly tied back to services that are mandated by the state and not only are they not being funded, but in an effort to balance the state budget, additional cuts appear to be coming. Those cuts will impact critical programs that will have negative impact on critical services provided by our hard working staff. Since there isn't "fat" in the Human Services budget, they have learned to tighten the belt and, in-so-far-as-possible, maintain as many essential services as possible.
The funding streams for all county programs have been cut. The above are just examples of two departments. Perhaps a better question that should be asked is, "what can the residents of Green County (and the other 71 counties) due to change how their business is being conducted in Madison and Washington?" It is my observation that the greater efficiencies occur at the local level. How can we get the message across that the state and federal governments could learn valuable lessons from towns, villages, cities and counties? For it is at these levels that most services are cost effectively delivered.