Dane County

Minutes - Final Unless Amended by

Committee

Safety and Working Conditions Study Committee

Consider:

Who benefits? Who is burdened?

Who does not have a voice at the table?

How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

10:00 AM

Attend in person at the City County Building in Room

357; 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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The September 2, 2025 Safety and Working Conditions Study 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 Room 357, City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd,

Madison.

The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.

To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and

access information will be emailed to you):

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LV9aMHmlT6qGUyQnIkAQDg

This link will be active until the end of the meeting.

To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following three toll-free phone numbers:

1-833-548-0276

1-833-548-0282

1-888-788-0099

When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 957 5930 4415

PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:

IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item

can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO

In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.

VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item

MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual

registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the

meeting.

In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom

or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the

body.

If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please

send them to: teuscher.scott@danecounty.gov.

A. Call To Order

Meeting was called to order by Chair Dudek at 10:06am.

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Present

CHAD HAANEN, ALEX DUDEK, CASEY BULTMAN, MICHELLE WAGNER, BRIAN

TUESCHER, BERT SCHWAB, JENNIFER FISCHER, EDDIE SHERMAN, JOSHUA

COTILLIER , TOM SHIMENETTO, EMMERAN GEYER, MELANIE JICHA, and

LORIN FISH

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Excused

MICHAEL CORREA, CHARLES TUBBS, LEEANN GRIMM, DARIO JORGE, and

SUSAN PERCY

B. Consideration of Minutes

Safety and Working Conditions Study Committee Minutes 7-29-25

2025

MIN-266

Attachments: Safety & Working Conditions Mintues 7-29-25

Motion by Teuscher, seconded by Cotillier to approve the minutes.

C. Discussion Items

1. Establish Group Agreements

Motion by Geyer, seconded by Cotillier to accept three group agreements for the

committee which include 1) be hard on the system/soft on people and give grace,

2) stay on topic, 3) make sure decisions are data driven/evidence based. Motion

carried. Jennifer Fischer abstained.

2. Discuss Committee Mission, Vision and Goals

Dudek read the mission of Safety & Working Conditions Study Committee. The

scope was questioned. Agreed the focus would be on employee safety and

health concerns vs community/residents. Schwab also mentioned that listening

to staff is important.

3. Review Workers Comp Data

Tuescher presented pivot tables from Cotillier's workers comp data 2020-current,

explained workers comp incurred vs actual costs. Sheriff's Dept is at the top with

frequency and severity claims. Geyer asked is site specific data was available.

4. Discuss Data Collection Systems

Scott Teuscher reported that he spoke with IT. He is still waiting on a response

about website availability and anonymous complaint form. He will follow up

again with IT. The person familiar with the SWCSC history is on leave at this

time.

5. Discuss Status of Courthouse Doors

Tuescher reported on the Courthouse doors incidents. Work is being done but

they are unsure of a solution. Cotillier reported that stronger door closers are

going to be installed. Wagner asked if pressure on the doors will reduce once

A/C season is over. Cotillier reported that variation in pressures will likely

continue until the South Tower project is done. There was discussion that there

could be better communication to the employees of the Courthouse.

Motion by Wagner, seconded by Geyer asking for better communication to the

Courthouse employees. Motion carried. Shimenetto reported that new closers

would be installed on September 5, 2025.

6. Vehicle Idling Follow-up

Tuescher spoke with the Sheriff's Department Vehicle Coordinator about squad

cars idling and he explained that they leave their squads running to keep the

equipment inside of them safe. They don't was AED's to be exposed to high

temperatures, for example when squads are sitting in the sun.

D. Future Meeting Items and Dates

Next meeting will be 10/7/25 at 10am with location to be determined.

E. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

None

F. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

None

G. Adjourn

Motion by Dudek, seconded by Cotillier to adjourn at 10:55am. Motion carried.

Note: If you need an interpreter, translator, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to

access this service, activity or program, please call the phone number below—preferably at least three

business days but no fewer than 24 hours prior to the meeting.

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24 horas antes del evento en cuestión.

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