Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Public Protection & Judiciary Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
This meeting is being conducted on land now known and recognized as Dane County, Wisconsin. We  
acknowledge that this land is at the same time the ancestral, traditional, & contemporary land of the  
Ho-Chunk, Sauk & Kickapoo nations.  
Tuesday, January 6, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting:  
Attend in person at the City County Building room 357;  
attend virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting called to order at 5:31 pm  
YGP Members present: Ava Kietzman and Chloe Multerer  
Others present: K. Barrett, C. Bayrd, L. Bixler, J. Leonard, C. Meier, C.  
Nygaard, S. Slaven, V. Yang, C. Pabellon and S. Stavn  
5 -  
Present:  
RICHELLE ANDRAE, JEFF WEIGAND, RICK ROSE, DAVID PETERSON and  
KEITH FURMAN  
1 - ANTHONY GRAY  
Absent:  
(Gray arrives at 5:33 pm)  
6 -  
Present:  
RICHELLE ANDRAE, JEFF WEIGAND, ANTHONY GRAY, RICK ROSE, DAVID  
PETERSON and KEITH FURMAN  
B. Election  
Election of Vice Chair  
Chair Andrae called for nominations. Supervisor Rose nominated Supervisor  
Furman.  
Supervisor Furman elected by a voice vote - 6-0; YGP 2-0  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
PP&J MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9, 2025  
A motion was made by FURMAN that the Minutes be approved. The motion  
carried by a voice vote.  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
1.  
AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF  
ORDINANCES, REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS  
RECRUITMENT AND MANAGERIAL PROBATIONARY PERIODS  
ANDRAE  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 OA-024  
Member of the public that registered in neither support or opposition to 2025  
OA-024 and wished to speak was Derek Wallace.  
Leonard and Bixler presented. A motion was made by FURMAN that Sub. 1 to  
the ordinance amendment be recommended for approval. The motion carried by  
a voice vote. 5-0 (Gray Abstains); YGP 2-0  
AUTHORIZING WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES (DHS)  
GRANT FUNDING FOR OPIOID ABATEMENT EFFORTS  
ROSE, ANDRAE and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 RES-274  
Barrett presented. A motion was made by ROSE that the Resolution Requiring  
2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
6-0; YGP 2-0  
ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS PROVIDED TO PUBLIC SAFETY  
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE WISCONSIN OFFICE OF EMERGENCY  
COMMUNICATIONS  
WEIGAND, BARUSHOK, ENGELBERGER and ROSE  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 RES-244  
Bixler presented. A motion was made by WEIGAND that the Resolution  
Requiring 2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a  
voice vote. 6-0; YGP 2-0  
AUTHORIZING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN DANE  
COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MADISON FOR TYPE III HAZARDOUS  
MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM  
DOOLAN and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 RES-198  
Meier presented. A motion was made by FURMAN that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote. 6-0; YGP 2-0  
APPROVING THE 2026 CHILD SUPPORT FUNDING AGREEMENT  
BETWEEN THE WI DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES AND DANE  
COUNTY  
ANDRAE and ROSE  
Sponsors:  
Pabellon and Yang presented. A motion was made by FURMAN that the  
Resolution be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
6-0; YGP 2-0  
E. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
January 20, 2026 - Regular Business  
February 10, 2026 - Regular Business  
February 24, 2026 - Regular Business  
Chair Andrae informed committee that there are a number of discussion  
items that will be on future agendas. Supervisor Weigand asked for an  
update on the construction of the Dane County Jail and the new 911  
Center.  
F. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
H. Adjourn  
A motion was made by FURMAN that the meeting be adjourned. The motion  
carried by a voice vote. 6-0  
The committee adjourned at 6:11 pm  
Respectfully submitted by Stephanie A. Stavn