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?  
Thursday, October 13, 2022  
5:30 PM  
***BUDGET***  
A. Call To Order  
Supervisor Xistris-Songpanya attended the meeting via Zoom.  
YGP members present: Joe Kaji, Sofia Pieton.  
Staff present: Casey Becker, Connie Bettin, Bill Brotzman, Todd Campbell,  
Astra Iheukumere, Chad Lillethun, Martha Stacker, Shawn Tessmann,  
Howard Thomas, Angela Velasquez.  
Chair Wegleitner called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m.  
4 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
HEIDI WEGLEITNER, CECELY CASTILLO, KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN and OLIVIA  
XISTRIS-SONGPANYA  
3 - LARRY PALM, JEFF HYNES and BRENDA YANG  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 6, 2022  
2022  
MIN-332  
Attachments: 2022_1006 HHN Minutes  
2022_1006 HHN Registrations  
A motion was made by CASTILLO, seconded by HUELSEMANN, that the minutes  
be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0 (2-0 YGP).  
C. Fund Transfers  
None.  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
None.  
E. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
The following individuals spoke in support of RES-184 (Dane County 2022 Emergency  
Harm Reduction & Prevention Act): Michelle Kullman, Sharon Marshall,  
Lucretia Sullivan Wade, Linda Lenzke, Iris Garcia.  
Attendance Update  
Supervisor Palm joined the meeting.  
5 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
HEIDI WEGLEITNER, CECELY CASTILLO, LARRY PALM, KIERSTIN  
HUELSEMANN and OLIVIA XISTRIS-SONGPANYA  
2 - JEFF HYNES and BRENDA YANG  
F. Dane County Budget Public Hearing  
2022  
DISC-021  
STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVELY ALLOCATING OPIOID SETTLEMENT  
FUNDS  
Attachments: Strategies for Effectively Allocating Opioid Settlement Funds  
The following individuals spoke in support of increased funding for the implementation of  
RES-184 (Dane County 2022 Emergency Harm Reduction & Prevention Act):  
Cheryl Wittke, Tanya Kraege, Lana Hamilton. Wittke distributed a handout to the  
Committee.  
The following individuals wrote in support of RES-184: Annette Czarnecki, Linda Lenzke,  
Steve Starkey, Cheryl Wittke.  
The following individuals spoke in support of increased funding for the City of Madison  
and County of Dane's Double Dollars Program: Kristina Kuhaupt, Nicole Hudzinski,  
Lindsey Karls, Marcus Slaton.  
Dr. Nick Van Bergen wrote in support of increased funding for Double Dollars.  
Kate Gravel spoke in support of creating an amendment to change the classification of  
11 new Human Services positions from Case Manager to Social Worker.  
G. Budget Discussion and Amendments  
2022_1013_HHN_BUDGET OVERVIEW  
2022  
PRES-156  
Attachments: 2022_1013_HHN_Budget Overview  
Dane County Department of Human Services Interim Director Astra Iheukumere delivered  
a PowerPoint presentation. Iheukumere and Division Administrators answered Committee  
Members' questions.  
2022  
ACT-144  
HEALTH AND HUMAN NEEDS COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE  
PROPOSED 2023 OPERATING BUDGET  
Attachments: HHN Operating Amnds 10-13-22  
The Operating Budget Amendments were not acted on.  
2022  
ACT-145  
HEALTH AND HUMAN NEEDS COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE  
PROPOSED 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET  
Attachments: HHN Capital Amnds 10-13-22  
The Capital Budget Amendments were not acted on.  
H. Items Requiring Committee Action  
None.  
I. Presentations  
None.  
J. Reports to Committee  
None.  
K. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Tuesday, 25 October 2022, at 5:30 p.m. in CCB Room 357 and via Zoom.  
L. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
M. Adjournment  
A motion was made by CASTILLO, seconded by HUELSEMANN, to adjourn. The  
motion carried by a voice vote 5-0 (2-0 YGP).  
The meeting adjourned at 8:32 p.m.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Howard Thomas pending Committee appoval.