Dane County  
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Minutes - Final Unless Amended by Committee  
Wednesday, November 5, 2025  
5:00 PM  
Hybrid Format: Attend in-person at City-County Building (Room  
357)  
Attend Virtually via Zoom  
Board of Health for Madison and Dane County  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
The City of Madison and County of Dane are holding the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County  
Meeting in hybrid format. In-person will be held at:  
City-County Building  
210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Room 357  
Madison, WI 53703  
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CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL  
The chair called the meeting to order at 5:03pm.  
6 -  
Present  
GENE MUSSER, CERI JENKINS, Chair LESLIE SELTZER, LISA JACKSON, First  
Vice Chair JERRY HALVERSON, and ALDER JOANN PRITCHETT  
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES  
MINUTES FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR MADISON AND DANE  
COUNTY ON OCTOBER 9, 2025.  
1. 2025  
MIN-378  
Attachments: Board of Health Meeting Minutes for October 9, 2025  
A motion was made by MUSSER, seconded by HALVERSON, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote, 6-0.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR MADISON AND  
DANE COUNTY ON NOVEMBER 5, 2025.  
2. 2025  
RPT-435  
Attachments: Registrants Report for 05Nov2025  
Total Registrants = 4  
Support = 3  
Oppose = 1  
DISCLOSURES AND RECUSALS  
Members of the body should make any required disclosures or recusals under  
the Ethics Code.  
NEW BUSINESS  
BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTIONS  
AUTHORIZATION OF LINE-ITEM BUDGET TRANSFERS  
3. 2025 BOH  
RES-013  
Attachments: 2025 BOH RES-013__Line-Item Budget Transfers  
A motion was made by JACKSON, seconded by JENKINS, that the BOHMDC  
Resolution be granted final approval. The motion carried by a voice vote, 6-0.  
AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF WISCONSIN  
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES (DHS) FOR EMPLOYING  
NAVIGATORS TO INCREASE LINKAGES TO CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO USE  
DRUGS (OD2A-S)  
4. 2025 BOH  
RES-014  
Attachments: 2025 BOH RES-014__Accepting Funds__DHS OD2A-S (Navigators)  
A motion was made by PRITCHETT, seconded by MUSSER, that the BOHMDC  
Resolution be granted final approval. The motion carried by a voice vote, 6-0.  
CITY OF MADISON ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS  
CREATING SECTION 23.202 OF THE MADISON GENERAL ORDINANCES  
RELATED TO AGE RESTRICTIONS ON HEMP-DERIVED THC PRODUCTS  
5. 2025 C ORD  
AM -003  
Attachments: City File #90169__Age Restrictions on Hemp-Derived THC Products__  
A motion was made by JACKSON, seconded by JENKINS, that the City Ordinance  
Amendment be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote,  
6-0.  
CREATING SECTION 23.65 OF THE MADISON GENERAL ORDINANCES TO  
REGULATE THE SALE OF PETS IN RETAIL PET STORES  
6. 2025 C ORD  
AM -004  
Attachments: City File #90423  
A motion was made by JACKSON, seconded by SELTZER, that the City Ordinance  
Amendment be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote,  
6-0.  
DANE COUNTY ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS  
AMENDING CHAPTERS 2 & 34 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF  
ORDINANCES, REGARDING THE PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF  
CANNABINOID PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE  
2025 OA-016  
7.  
ROSE  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 OA-016  
2025 OA-016 FISCAL NOTE  
SUB _ to 2025 OA-016 (PROPOSED-ROSE)  
Hemp-Derived THC Infographic 09-30-2025  
A motion was made by JACKSON, seconded by JENKINS, that the Ordinance be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote, 6-0.  
PRESENTATION  
STRATEGIC PLAN: YEAR-IN-REVIEW  
8. 2025  
PRES-185  
A motion was made by HALVERSON, seconded by PRITCHETT, that the  
Presentation be received. The motion carried by a voice vote, 6-0.  
DISCUSSION ITEMS  
BOARD OF HEALTH GOVERNANCE AND MODERNIZATION  
SUBCOMMITTEE  
9. 2025  
DISC-019  
A motion was made by JENKINS, seconded by HALVERSON, to discuss and  
continue with the Board of Health Governance and Modernization committee. A  
motion was accepted to extend the sunset date to 31Dec2026. The motion passed  
by voice vote/other, 6-0.  
REPORTS TO COMMITTEE  
JENKINS left the meeting at 5:46pm.  
CHAIR: Jerry Halverson  
DIRECTOR: Janel Heinrich  
JACKSON left the meeting at 5:53pm, resulting in the loss of quorum; no formal  
business requiring a vote was conducted thereafter besides motion to adjourn.  
FUTURE MEETING ITEMS AND DATES  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by PRITCHETT, seconded by MUSSER, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously, 4-0. Meeting adjourned at 5:59pm.