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, June 6, 2024  
5:00 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  
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Yuav tsuam tau thov txog cov neeg txhais lus hau ntej; thov saib hauv qab kawg ntawm qhov txheej  
txheem rau cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv.  
The June 6, 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 City County Building room 354, 210 MLK,Jr., Blvd, Madison, WI, 53703.  
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committee.  
A. Call To Order  
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. Also present: Supervisors Chawla and  
Rose, Lisa MacKinnon, Cecely Castillo, Jeff Kostelic. Registrations: One member of the  
public registered to speak on agenda item I. Super. Chawla also registered to speak on  
all four OAs on the agenda. See Registration Report attached with the minutes file.  
7 -  
Present:  
PATRICK MILES, ANTHONY GRAY, SARAH SMITH, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER,  
KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN, DON POSTLER and CHAD KEMP  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES OF THE 5-23-24 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING  
1. 2024  
MIN-074  
Attachments: 2024 MIN-074  
REGISTRATION REPORT_EXEC COMM_5-23-24 MEETING  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by KEMP, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Fund Transfers  
NONE  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
2023 OA-081  
1.  
AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF  
ORDINANCES, REGULATING COUNTY OFFICIAL CONDUCT  
ROSE, MCGINNITY, HATCHER and RITT  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 OA-081  
A motion was made by ENGELBERGER, seconded by HUELSEMANN, that the  
ordinance amendment be recommended for denial. The motion failed by the  
following vote:  
7 -  
Noes:  
Supervisor MILES, Supervisor GRAY, Supervisor SMITH, Supervisor  
ENGELBERGER, Supervisor HUELSEMANN, Supervisor POSTLER and Supervisor  
KEMP  
Sup. Rose spoke and indicated that he wishes to postpone in order to make some  
amendments he is working on. Sup. Chawla spoke in opposition to the current OA.  
Chawla does not want to unnecessarily constrain county board members from seeking  
employment or discourage people from service to community. Sup. Kemp wants to see a  
revised version before making a final decision on the OA. Chair Miles indicated he is  
inclined to vote against the denial motion and in favor of postponement as a courtesy to  
the sponsor of the OA.  
FINAL VOTE: postponement to Exec Committee's 6/20/24 meeting.  
A motion was made by ENGELBERGER, seconded by POSTLER, that the  
ordinance amendment be postponed. to the Executive Committee, due back by  
6/20/2024 The motion carried by a voice vote.  
2023 OA-082  
2.  
AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF  
ORDINANCES, SELECTION OF CHIEF OF STAFF POSITION IN THE  
COUNTY BOARD OFFICE  
ROSE, MCGINNITY, McCARVILLE, HATCHER and RITT  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 OA-082  
Sup. Chawla spoke in opposition and said the Chief of Staff is a civil service position and  
should not be subject to board approval. Sup. Kemp spoke against the OA. Sup. Rose  
(sponsor) spoke in support, saying he drafted this in response to concerns of District 16  
residents.  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by ENGELBERGER, that the  
ordinance amendment be recommended for denial. The motion carried by a  
voice vote.  
2024 OA-005  
3.  
AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF  
ORDINANCES, REGARDING ELECTION OF OFFICERS  
ROSE, KIGEYA and RITT  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2024 OA-005  
1) Motion by Smith/Engelberger to amend as follows: Motion carried by a voice vote.  
Line 13: remove (a) after numeral 1.  
Line 16: keep “roll call vote” language  
After Line 17: delete all further suggested amendments and sections.  
2) Motion by Smith/Engelberger to recommend approval as amended per above. Motion  
carried by a voice vote.  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by ENGELBERGER, that the ordinance  
amendment be amended as follows:  
Line 13: remove (a) after numeral 1.  
Line 16: keep “roll call vote” language  
After Line 17: delete all further suggested amendments and sections.  
The motion carried by a voice vote.  
A motion was made by SMITH, seconded by ENGELBERGER, that the ordinance  
amendment be approved as amended. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
2024 OA-006  
4.  
AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF  
ORDINANCES, REGARDING ELECTION OF OFFICERS  
MILES, KIGEYA and RITT  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2024 OA-006  
The author of this OA and the committee deemed this OA no longer necessary due to  
the amendments to OA 005 above.  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by ENGELBERGER, that the  
ordinance amendment be recommended for denial. The motion carried by a  
voice vote.  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
NONE  
F. Presentations  
NONE  
G. Reports to Committee  
NONE  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
The next meeting of the Executive Committee is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on June 20th.  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
Sean Burke registered and spoke on items not on the agenda.  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
NONE  
K. Adjourn  
The meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m.  
A motion was made by ENGELBERGER, seconded by HUELSEMANN, that the be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
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