Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, February 17, 2026  
8:30 AM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County  
Building in Room 209; attend virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Present: Chair Ritcherson, Vice Chair Puleo Moyer, Klehr, Curet, McKinney,  
Fath, Garrett,  
Excused: Rose, Miquelon, Parks Snider  
Absent: Yudice  
Quorum was established  
Staff: Mark Fraire, Augusta Brulla  
Call to order at 8:31 a.m.  
7 - Chair RODERICK RITCHERSON, AMNERIS CURET, MARY KLEHR, Vice Chair  
FRAN PULEO MOYER, JENNIFER GARRETT, DESHAWN MCKINNEY, and  
Chair DOUG FATH  
Present  
3 - MARCIA MIQUELON, KELLY PARKS-SNIDER, and RICK ROSE  
Excused  
Absent  
1 - KELSEY YUDICE  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
[MINUTES FROM THE 01/20/2026 ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS  
2025  
COMMISSION MEETING]  
MIN-543  
Attachments:  
2025 MIN-543  
A motion was made by Puleo Moyer to approve the minutes from the 1/20/26 Arts  
and Cultural Affairs Commission meeting.  
The motion was carried unanimously by a voice vote.  
C. Legistar Refresher  
- Cultural Affairs Specialist Brulla provided a refresher overview of the  
Legislative Information Center (Legistar)  
- Commissioners are instructed to reference the Legislative Tracking system  
for meeting agendas and minutes and the shared drive created by Puleo  
Moyer for documents related to individual commissioners’ areas of focus.  
D. Six-Month Commission Priorities  
- Chair Ritcherson discussed priorities for the next six months of the Dane Arts  
Commission.  
- The Commission agreed to discuss piloting a new funding model starting with  
Capital grants, that awards specific dollar amount grants, for potential  
implementation in 2026 Cycle 2.  
[DANE ARTS 2026 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIORITIES]  
2025 PRES-258  
2025  
PRES-258  
Attachments:  
E. Department Priorities, Goals, Plans  
A discussion took place around Dane Arts priorities for 2026, including future  
plans for the Dane Arts Business of Art Conference.  
F. Discussion on New Grant Allocation Models/Survey Results, Implementation  
A discussion took place around grant community feedback sessions conducted  
by McKinney. Dane Arts staff intend to propose a new grant allocation model  
for discussion during the May commission meeting.  
G. Branding Update  
Vice Chair Puleo Moyer provided an overview of branding exercise outcomes  
as discussed by Puleo Moyer, McKinney, Curet, Ritcherson, and Dane Arts  
staff.  
H. 50th Anniversary Planning  
- Vice Chair Puleo Moyer provided an overview of Dane Arts 50th anniversary  
planning activities.  
- Commissioners who are interested in joining an upcoming planning meeting  
should reach out to Vice Chair Puleo Moyer.  
I. Executive Director’s Report  
Reference Director Fraire’s notes.  
J. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
1. Events Calendar  
- Klehr provided an overview of upcoming events supported by Dane Arts.  
- Commissioners are encouraged to represent Dane Arts at upcoming events,  
as well as serving as a chair during the 2026 cycle 1 grant review panels.  
2. Next Commission Meeting  
The next commission meeting is on Tuesday, March 17th at 8:30 AM.  
K. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
L. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
M. Adjourn  
A motion was made by Klehr to adjourn.  
Meeting adjourned at 9:30 AM  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Augusta Brulla pending commission approval.