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?  
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.  
Thursday, July 9, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid meeting: Attend in person in Room 351 of the  
City County Building or virtually via Zoom  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Wegleitner called the meeting to order at 5:31 PM  
Others present: Amanda Vernia, John Schlueter, Lynn Riley, Steve, Bryan, Ruby,  
Angela Velasquez, Carrie Simon, Carmella Glenn, Shawn Tessmann, Joanna  
Cervantes, Diane Farsetta  
Supervisor Obieze at 5:33 PM  
5 -  
Present:  
HEIDI WEGLEITNER, JEFFREY GLAZER, KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN, LISA  
JACKSON and ERIN WELSH  
1 - DONALD DANTZLER JR  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - GOODWILL OBIEZE  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
6 -  
Present:  
HEIDI WEGLEITNER, JEFFREY GLAZER, KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN, LISA  
JACKSON, GOODWILL OBIEZE and ERIN WELSH  
1 - DONALD DANTZLER JR  
Excused:  
06/11/2025 HHN MINUTES  
Motion by OBIEZE to approve the minutes. Motion passed unanimously via voice  
vote. 6-0  
07/09/2026 HHN REGISTRATION REPORT  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
APPROVING AGREEMENTS FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT  
AT 952 N. FAIR OAKS AVE, MADISON DCDHS - HAA DIVISION  
WEGLEITNER, FRIES, CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER and RITT  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2026 RES-005  
A motion by WELSH to recommend the resolution for approval. Motion passed  
unanimously via voice vote. 6-0  
ACCEPTING FUNDS FROM DHS TO SUPPORT FOODSHARE  
ADMINISTRATION DCDHS - EAWS DIVISION  
WEGLEITNER and BARUSHOK  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2026 RES-065  
A motion by OBIEZE to recommend SUB 1 to the resolution for approval. Motion  
passed unanimously via voice vote. 6-0  
ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FROM WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF  
JUSTICE DCDHS - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION  
WEGLEITNER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2026 RES-069  
Supervisor Welsh recused herself.  
A motion by OBIEZE to recommend the resolution for approval. Motion passed  
unanimously via voice vote. 5-0  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
F. Presentations  
BID WAIVER- FATHERHOOD RESPONSIBILITY PROJECT  
Attachments:  
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE & WORK SERVICES (EAWS) DIVISION  
OVERVIEW  
DAS DIVISION OVERVIEW  
AREA AGENCY ON AGING ANNUAL UPDATE  
G. Potential creation of Public Human Services Contract Dashboard - Supervisors  
Jackson and Wegleitner  
Intent: Increase public transparency of human services programs by making contracts and contract  
information easier to find on a public facing website.  
Questions for Committee: What would be most helpful to include in the dashboard? (e.g. provider  
name, program description, funding source, funding amount, contract manager, contract and addenda,  
grievance process) In addition to transparency, what other values should inform the creation of the  
dashboard?  
H. Reports to Committee  
DIRECTOR REPORT ON 2027 BUDGET PREPARATION  
I. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Thursday August 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM  
Thursday August 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM  
Housing Authority Report  
Thursday September 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM  
Thursday September 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM  
Youth Commission Report  
Thursday October 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM  
Thursday October 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM  
Thursday November 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM  
Veterans Commission Report  
Wednesday December 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM  
J. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
K. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
L. Adjourn  
Motion by OBIEZE to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously 6-0  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Amanda Vernia, pending committee approval