Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Health & Human Needs Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Thursday, February 23, 2023  
5:30 PM  
Virtual meeting  
A. Call To Order  
YGP present: Sofia Pieton.  
Staff present: Julie Ahnen, Bill Brotzman, Todd Campbell, Astra Iheukumere, Martha  
Stacker, Shawn Tessmann, Marykay Wills, Angela Velasquez and Priscilla Zigler.  
Chair Wegleitner called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m.  
5 -  
Present:  
HEIDI WEGLEITNER, CECELY CASTILLO, KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN, JEFF  
HYNES and OLIVIA XISTRIS-SONGPANYA  
2 - LARRY PALM and BRENDA YANG  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 9, 2023  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by XISTRIS-SONGPANYA, to  
approve the minutes. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0 (1-0 YGP).  
C. Fund Transfers  
NONE.  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE BLOCK GRANT  
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS DCDHS - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION  
WEGLEITNER, HUELSEMANN and YANG  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-339  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by CASTILLO, that the  
Resolution be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0  
(1-0 YGP).  
ACCEPTING AND ALLOCATING REVENUE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH  
UNWINDING DCDHS - EAWS DIVISION  
WEGLEITNER, HUELSEMANN, YANG and JOERS  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-344  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by CASTILLO, that the  
Resolution be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0  
(1-0 YGP).  
ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS AND CREATING A BEHAVIORAL  
HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST PROJECT POSITION DCDHS - PEI  
DIVISION  
WEGLEITNER, HUELSEMANN and YANG  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-345  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by CASTILLO, that the  
Substitute Resolution be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a  
voice vote 5-0 (1-0 YGP).  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
85454_ADDENDUM AVENUES TO COMMUNITY  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by CASTILLO, that the Contract  
Addendum be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote  
5-0 (1-0 YGP).  
85325_ADDENDUM FAMILY SUPPORT & RESOURCE CENTER  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by CASTILLO, that the Contract  
Addendum be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote  
5-0 (1-0 YGP).  
F. Presentations  
1. Children, Youth & Families - Child Protective Services Overview  
Dane County Child Protective Services Manager Julie Ahnen provided a PowerPoint  
presentation and answered Committee members' questions.  
G. Reports to Committee  
Interim Director Astra Iheukumere answered Committee members' questions regarding  
the report.  
H. Discussion and Potential Action  
1. Badger Prairie Health Care Center - Vacation Policy  
Neil Rainford and Evelyn Mikul provided testimony.  
This item was not acted on  
I. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 351 of the City County  
Building and via Zoom.  
The meeting scheduled for March 23 is canceled.  
J. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
NONE.  
K. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
NONE.  
L. Adjournment  
A motion was made by CASTILLO, seconded by HUELSEMANN, to adjourn. The  
motion carried by a voice vote 5-0 (1-0 YGP).  
The meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Priscilla Zigler pending Committee approval.