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, December 2, 2025

10:00 AM

Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at Dane County

Regional Airport Conference Room 1; 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 December 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 the Dane County Regional Airport, 4000 International Lane, Madison,

WI in Conference Room 1.

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_dF5LMlSRT9eOjIY4AzSiqg

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: 973 7454 7970

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 at 10:02am.

Staff present -- Michelle Goldade and Scott Teuscher

Rachel Madison present for Casey Bultman.

Also present: Roxanne Wienkes (Waste & Renewables), Bill LeGore (Airport), &

Ben Ratliffe (AFSCME)

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Present

CHAD HAANEN, ALEX DUDEK, MICHELLE WAGNER, BRIAN TUESCHER, BERT

SCHWAB, JENNIFER FISCHER, EDDIE SHERMAN, JOSHUA COTILLIER

EMMERAN GEYER, MELANIE JICHA, LORIN FISH, and SUSAN PERCY

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Excused

MICHAEL CORREA, CASEY BULTMAN, CHARLES TUBBS, LEEANN GRIMM,

DARIO JORGE, and TOM SHIMENETTO

B. Consideration of Minutes

Motion to approve by Haanen, seconded by Geyer. Motion approved

unanimously.

SAFETY & WORKING CONDITIONS STUDY COMMITTEE MINUTES 10-23-25

2025

MIN-437

Attachments: Safety & Working Conditions Mintues 10.23.25

C. Action Items

1. Communication with Department-level Safety Committees

SWCSC looking to share resources with existing committees from L&W,

BPHCC, Highway, W&R, H.V. Zoo, Airport, D.C. Courthouse. Looking to get

some representative from each group to share successes from departmental

safety meetings and see what resources are available in NEO GOV. NEO

GOV was rolled out to all departments this year for phase one. Chad Haanen

asked about DCCH safety committee. Scott Teuscher added that DCCH was

more of a “Security” committee involving judges, FM, Bailiffs. Brian

Tuescher to check with Security Committee at DCCH for information sharing.

Emmeran Geyer requested that departmental committees should be formal

committees and share information, agendas, etc. with SWCSC. Roxanne

Wienkes updated group of W&R Safety (Operation Spark Plug) This has been

in place for four years and she felt that Spark Plug was a formal committee.

Eddie Sherman volunteered to present at future meeting about de-escalation

training. Joshua Cotillier to update group on NEO GOV status and W/C data

and FAQ’s.

D. Presentations

None.

E. Reports to Committee

F. Discussion Items

1. Inclement weather policy in APM

Discussion of how closure of operations (specifically 24/7 staffing) are

determined. Motion made by Joshua Cotillier to gather information from

Administration, seconded by Brian Tuescher. Motion carried. Additional

discussion about adding heat, smoky air quality, to better define in APM.

2. Environmental working conditions proposal to EBH

This issue was discussed at “meet & confer” meetings and are reviewing

proposals.

3. Mapping department-level safety committees

None.

F. Future Meeting Items and Dates

Next meeting is January 6, 2026 at the Parks Department, 4308 Robertson Road in

their main conference room.

G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

None.

H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

None.

I. Adjourn

Motion to adjourn at 11:05am by Tuescher, seconded by Geyer. 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.

Nota: Si necesita un intérprete, un traductor o materiales en formatos alternativos o cualquier otra

adaptación para tener acceso a este servicio, actividad o programa, llame al número de teléfono que

puede encontrar a continuación — de preferencia con al menos 3 días de anticipación y como mínimo

24 horas antes del evento en cuestión.

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Scott Teuscher, 608-267-1555 or 608-219-8971 TTY WI RELAY 711