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, February 15, 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  
información.  
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 February 15, 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 in room 354 of the City County Bldg at 201 MLK, Jr. Blvd, Madison, WI  
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  
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PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
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can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO  
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In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
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MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual  
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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: MacKinnon@countyofdane.com  
A. Call To Order  
The meeting was called to order at 5:10 p.m. Also present: Sup. Huelsemann,  
Sup.Weigand, Lisa MacKinnon. Sup. Veldran arrived at Item 4.  
There were public registrations. See attached registration record for 2/15/24.  
6 -  
Present:  
PATRICK MILES, MICHELE DOOLAN, ANTHONY GRAY, LARRY PALM, SARAH  
SMITH and MATT VELDRAN  
1 - ANDREW SCHAUER  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES OF THE 2-1-24 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING  
1. 2023  
MIN-501  
Attachments: 2023 MIN-501  
REGISTRATION REPORT--EXEC COMM 2-1-24  
A motion was made by GRAY, seconded by DOOLAN, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Fund Transfers  
NONE  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
1. 2023  
RES-314  
CONDEMNING ANTISEMITISM IN THE DANE COUNTY COMMUNITY  
AND BEYOND  
WEIGAND and RIPP  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 RES-314  
SUB ____ 2023 RES-314 (PROPOSED-HUELSEMANN)  
SUB____2023 RES-314 [PROPOSED MILES]  
SUB 1 TO 2023 RES-314 SIGNED COPY  
Public Comment:  
- See Registration Report for 2/15/24 Executive Committee for full list of registrants on  
this item.  
- Kathy Walsh spoke in support of the Sub 1 (Miles) to Res 314.  
Supervisor Wiegand, the sponsor of the original resolution 314, spoke in support of the  
original resolution.  
A motion was made by GRAY, seconded by PALM, that the Sub 1 (Proposed  
MIles) to the resolution be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a  
voice vote.  
2. 2023  
RES-319  
JOINING THE WISCONSIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT CLIMATE  
COALITION (WLGCC)  
MILES, ENGELBERGER, HUELSEMANN, DOOLAN and SMITH  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 RES-319  
2023 RES-319 SIGNED COPY  
Kathy Kuntz, Director of the Office for Energy and Climate Change, spoke in support and  
answered committee member questions. The new organization is funded through an  
energy foundation and no fees are required of members.  
A motion was made by PALM, seconded by GRAY, that the resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
3. 2023  
RES-321  
CONDEMNING ISLAMOPHOBIA IN THE DANE COUNTY COMMUNITY  
AND BEYOND  
HUELSEMANN  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 RES-321  
2023 RES-321 SIGNED COPY  
Public registrants:  
- See Registration Report for 2/15/24 Executive Committee for full list of registrants on  
this item.  
- Kathy Walsh spoke in support of Res 321.  
Sup. Huelsemann, the resolution sponsor, spoke in support.  
A motion was made by GRAY, seconded by PALM, that the resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA  
4. 2023  
RES-333  
HUELSEMANN, DOOLAN and WEGLEITNER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 RES-333  
2023 RES-333 SIGNED COPY  
Public registrants:  
- See Registration Report for 2/15/24 Executive Committee for full list of registrants on  
this item.  
- Kathy Walsh spoke in support of Res 333.  
A motion was made by GRAY, seconded by PALM, that the resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS  
5. 2023  
RES-334  
MILES and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 RES-334  
2023 RES-334 SIGNED COPY  
A motion was made by GRAY, seconded by PALM, that the resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
1. 2023  
ACT-265  
SUGGESTED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 7 COUNTY BOARD RULES  
FOR 2024-2026 TERM  
Attachments:  
DRAFT1_2024 LIST OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 7 CO  
BD RULES_2-1-24  
DRAFT2_2024 LIST OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 7 CO  
BD RULES_2-15-24  
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY COMMITTEE: Discussion ensued among committee  
members and various edits to the draft proposals were made.  
Staff was directed to update the draft for final consideration and drafting instructions to  
Corporation Counsel at the Executive Committee's 3/7/24 meeting.  
Staff will include an updated draft of the document based on committee discussion at the  
2/15/24 meeting on the 3/7/24 Exec Comm agenda for final committee consideration and  
action.  
Staff clarified that the accommodations language on the agenda will be updated per  
committee instruction but this is not a part of Ch 7.  
F. Presentations  
NONE  
G. Reports to Committee  
NONE  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
March 7, 2024, at 5:30 PM in City-COunty Bldg. room 354.  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
NONE  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
NONE  
K. Adjourn  
The meeting adjourned at 6:40 PM.  
A motion was made by GRAY, seconded by PALM, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
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hom ntawv los sis lwm cov kev pab kom siv tau cov kev pab, cov kev ua ub no (activity) los sis qhov  
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tham.  
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