Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Executive 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, February 1, 2024  
5:30 PM  
This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at  
City-County Building, Room 354, 210 Martin Luther  
King, Jr. Blvd; Attend virtually via Zoom.  
Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.  
Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más  
información.  
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txheem rau cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv.  
The February 1, 2024, Executive Committee meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Members of the public can  
either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at the City County 210 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd, room 354. .  
The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
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If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please  
send them to: MacKinnon@countyofdane.com.  
A. Call To Order  
The meeting was called to order at 5:30PM. Also present: Sup. Weigand. Sup.  
Huelsemann, Carrie Springer, Colleen Clark-Bernhardt, Lisa MacKinnon.  
7 - PATRICK MILES, MICHELE DOOLAN, ANTHONY GRAY, LARRY PALM,  
ANDREW SCHAUER, SARAH SMITH and MATT VELDRAN  
Present:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2023  
MINUTES OF THE 1-18-24 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING  
1.  
MIN-478  
Attachments:  
2023 MIN-478  
REGISTRATION REPORT--EXEC COMM 1-18-24  
See attached REGISTRATION REPORT for public registrations on agenda items.  
There were no members of the public registered to speak at the meeting.  
A motion was made by GRAY, seconded by DOOLAN, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Fund Transfers  
NONE  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
2023  
OA-072  
AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF  
ORDINANCES, REGARDING THE METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE  
DISTRICT COMMISSION  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Sponsors:  
MILES and ENGELBERGER  
Attachments:  
2023 OA-072  
2023 OA-072 SIGNED COPY  
A motion was made by SCHAUER, seconded by GRAY, that the ordinance  
amendment be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
2023  
RES-303  
CREATING A LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR DANE COUNTY  
GOVERNMENT AND DESIGNATING PLACEMENT OF THE LAND  
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ON COUNTY BOARD AGENDAS  
Sponsors:  
ROSE, HUELSEMANN, MILES, RITT and ENGELBERGER  
Attachments:  
2023 RES-303  
2023 RES-303 SIGNED COPY  
A motion was made by DOOLAN, seconded by GRAY, that the resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
2023  
RES-314  
CONDEMNING ANTISEMITISM IN THE DANE COUNTY COMMUNITY  
AND BEYOND  
Sponsors: WEIGAND and RIPP  
Attachments:  
2023 RES-314  
SUB ____ 2023 RES-314 (PROPOSED-HUELSEMANN)  
SUB____2023 RES-314 [PROPOSED MILES]  
Sup. Weigand spoke in support of the original Resolution 314 and asked that it not be  
amended. Discussion among committee members ensued. Sup. Schauer indicated a  
wish to postpone for action by the new board after April to give more time for board  
members and public to delve thoughtfully into the issues. Sup. Gray indicated he did not  
support postponement. Further discussion ensued with Sup. Huelsemann also  
speaking in support of her Sub to Res. 314.  
A motion was made by SCHAUER, seconded by DOOLAN, that the resolution be  
postponed to the Executive Committee. The motion failed with Schauer voting  
Aye.  
A motion was made by GRAY, seconded by DOOLAN, that the Resolution be Sub.  
1 to the resolution be recommended for approval. The motion was not voted on  
as it was superseded by a third motion to postpone to the next meeting. See  
following motion.  
Additional discussion ensued among committee members with the majority of members  
indicating they would prefer to see the authors discuss and come back with an  
amended version at the February 15 meeting of Executive Committee.  
A motion was made by SCHAUER, seconded by VELDRAN, that the Resolution be  
postponed. to the Executive Committee, due back by 2/15/2024 The motion  
carried by a voice vote, with GRAY voting NO.  
2023  
RES-321  
CONDEMNING ISLAMOPHOBIA IN THE DANE COUNTY  
COMMUNITY AND BEYOND  
4.  
Sponsors:  
HUELSEMANN  
Attachments:  
2023 RES-321  
A motion was made by VELDRAN, seconded by SCHAUER, that the Resolution be  
postponed. to the Executive Committee, due back by 2/15/2024. The motion  
carried by a voice vote, with GRAY voting NO.  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON BIENNIAL UPDATE OF CHAPTER 7  
COUNTY BOARD RULES  
The draft list of proposed changes to Ch 7 was briefly reviewed. Chair Miles proposed  
the following additional change be added for committee consideration at the next  
meeting:  
7.11 STANDING COMMITTEES.  
(5)  
ADD THE FOLLOWING:  
(c) All committees, subcommittees, and advisory bodies that a standing committee has  
appointed or over which a standing committee has jurisdiction shall report on its  
activities to that standing committee on a regular schedule to be determined by the  
standing committee.  
Committee members will review for discussion on 2/15/24 and submit any additional  
proposals to staff by Tuesday, 2/13/24, for inclusion on the agenda.  
The Executive Committee intends to take action and provide drafting instructions to  
Corp Counsel for the Ch 7 OA at its 2/15 meeting.  
2023  
ACT-265  
SUGGESTED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 7 COUNTY BOARD  
RULES FOR 2024-2026 TERM  
1.  
Attachments:  
DRAFT1_2024 LIST OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 7  
CO BD RULES_2-1-24  
F. Presentations  
NONE  
G. Reports to Committee  
STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE (CARRIE SPRINGER)  
County lobbyist, Carrie Springer, gave a brief update on activity at the state capitol. She  
indicated it has been a busy time with over 1,000 bills introduced. A few of note:  
criminal record expungement looks like it will pass. Land Information Office fees, EV  
legislation is not perfect but needs to pass this session otherwise WI will miss out on  
millions of dollars for local EV efforts. SB 278 would reimburse counties for special  
election costs. Housing First policies are working as intended in Dane County. SB 635  
would require DHS to submit a waiver to Medicaid for mental health treatment. PFAS  
legislation is still stalled.  
Springer indicated she may need additional guidance from the board/this committee on  
human trafficking issues as there are numerous bills on the topic and it is in the county's  
legislative agenda.  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
The February 15 meeting of teh committee will start at 5:00 PM.  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
NONE  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
NONE  
K. Adjourn  
The meeting adjourned at 6:50 PM.  
A motion was made by VELDRAN, seconded by DOOLAN, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
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hom ntawv los sis lwm cov kev pab kom siv tau cov kev pab, cov kev ua ub no (activity) los sis qhov  
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sib tham.  
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