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10:50 a.m. Held a Board of Equalization meeting 10:58 a.m. Adjourned the Board of Equalization meeting and returned to the regular meeting PUBLIC PARTICIPATION —Chairman Lancaster called for public participation and no one responded. 5. 9:30 A.M. MIDLAND AREA AGENCY ON AGING BUDGET- Lynn Viglicky, interim Executive Director and Theresa Engelhardt, executive director at Senior Citizens were present. They presented information to the board members. The annual membership for each person is $10,880.00, that is based on the 2010 census information and they are also requesting $19,125.00 to directly support the Senior Citizens Industries service programs the total request is $30,005.00. This is the same amount as last year. They reviewed some of the activities and programs. Lanfear made a motion and Quandt seconded to approve the funding request for Midland Area Agency on Aging. Arnold, Lancaster, Lanfear, Quandt, Richardson and Schuppan all voted yes and none voted no. Bredthauer was absent. Motion carried. Lanfear stated his mother had meals on wheels and it was a big help. Theresa also explained that they have a program that provides animal food for dogs or cats, treats and even beds. She invited the board members to come to the senior center for a meal when they serve chicken. Lancaster stated they will find a date and let her know. 6. MARK WILCOX WELLNESS PARTNERS PRESENTATION DISCUSS AND APPROVE WELLNESS PLAN —Schuppan stated that the insurance committee has met many times to discuss this proposal for a wellness plan for the county. At the last meeting the committee voted to recommend starting a wellness program. The committee recommended starting the program January 1, 2018 in order to get the information and educate the employees. This will also start with the new wellness deductible on the health insurance plan. The employees can use dollars out of the $500.00 or they could use a payroll deduction. Schuppan made a motion and Lanfear seconded to offer the full wellness program to county employees. Mr. Wilcox stated that this will off a full screening program for the employees and all of the materials. When they receive the integration from the claims date then they can guide the employees to the appropriate type of care and they will be an advocate for the employees. This may also save claim dollars. Schuppan noted that Matt with Mid-American has worked with Wellness Partners. Richardson stated that as a member of the committee and she agrees that it will save dollars it may be hard to measure this at first. This is not mandatory but they hope people will see the benefit. Mark stated that if you can identify things before they happen it can save claim dollars. In the event it is necessary to have knee or back surgeries they can find contracts to save dollars. They try to find contracts that save dollars and provide the best high quality provider. 3