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?  
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.  
Wednesday, October 22, 2025  
5:30 PM  
*BUDGET* Hybrid meeting: Attend in person  
in Room 357 of the City County  
Building or virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Wegleitner called the meeting to order at 5:31 PM  
Other staff present: Amanda Vernia, John Schlueter, Casey Becker, Angela  
Velasquez, Connie Bettin, Todd Campbell, Chad Lillethun  
6 -  
Present:  
KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN, HEIDI WEGLEITNER, HENRY FRIES, TOMMY  
RYLANDER, LISA JACKSON and ERIN WELSH  
1 - ANALIESE EICHER  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
10/16/2025 HHN MINUTES  
Motion by RYLANDER to approve the minutes, motion carried by voice vote 6-0  
(YGP 2-0). Motion carried unanimously.  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Budget Discussions and Amendments  
Supervisor Eicher arrived at 6:08PM  
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Present:  
ANALIESE EICHER, KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN, HEIDI WEGLEITNER, HENRY  
FRIES, TOMMY RYLANDER, LISA JACKSON and ERIN WELSH  
HHN COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 OPERATING  
BUDGET  
Motion by EICHER to recommend the action item for approval. Motion  
carried unanimously 7-0 (2-0)  
Registered to speak in opposition: Kevin Scheibler and Carolyn Clow.  
Registered in support:  
Tanya Lettman-Shue, Christopher Chun-Seeley, Andrea Garn,  
Melinda Schindhelm, Anna Lavender, Babette Wine, Abigail  
Musselman, Stephanie Erickson, Jennifer Fischer, Sharron  
Hubbard-Moyer, Alex Parks, Alexandra Younger, Lisa Fishler, Marty  
Fox, Lisa Fullerton, Tierra Smith, Brenda O'Beirne, Jenny Robl,  
Ryan Colvin, Mia Croyle, Ann Walsh, Lisa Dottl, Cole Huskey,  
Katharine Hauser, Sarah Henrickson, James L Christensen, Jessica  
Armbruster, Jenifer Koberstein, Marie VandeBerg, Tyson  
Rittenmeyer, Luciana Gonzalez, Dani Rischall, Larissa Lederman,  
Olivia Barrow, Erin Koeser, William Newman, Liz Kanable, Sita  
Diehl, Dave Bertrand, Elise Lawson, Tom Bach, Erik Anderson, Ada  
Hajdini, Lynda Burt, Jessica Snyder, Kristina Vaccaro, Mary-Jo  
Olsen, Hector Jimenez-Diaz, Trever Schmit, Jewel Adams, ,  
Brianna Colvin, Sara stuessy, Amy Elske, Jessica Krueger, Jim  
Krueger, Amy Holste, Allison Bowe, Heidi Pankoke, David Wilson,  
Rosa Amador, Dexter Lane, Derek Wallace, Laura Fabick, Bridget  
Boyd, Tanya Kraege, Shoua Lee, Tyler Schueffner, Caitlin Maynard,  
Susan Watson, Jeanne McLellan, Katie Brietzman, Parker  
Trueblood, Angela Markhardt, Langeston Hughes, Cindy McGlynn,  
Bonnie Rothenberg, Ebonie Brooks, Wendy Johnson, Hollee  
Camacho, Jodie Castaneda, Lalena Lampe, Michael Edwards, Paul  
Johnson, Jose Bastida, Sammy Azuma, Imani Jackson, Kristen  
Huber, Alex Lindquist, Kayla Thomas, Maureen Quinlan, Rick  
Strickland , Paul Musselman, Joann Solberg, Jeanne Strickland ,  
Amy Devine, Nichole Wright, Tonya Geasland, Niah Deuel, Heidi  
Phistry, Jack Cusma, Kelly Janes, Jacquelyn M Piraino, Matthew  
Strickland, Jennifer Vohs, Heather Sims, robert stindt, Nathan Smith,  
Brian Koszala, Olive Foster, Anna McCabe, Brenda Konkel, Jean  
Bissell, Brad Schlough, Deborah Brancel and Jason Desecki  
Registered to speak in support:  
Nici Hawkins, Erika Bach, Matt Tye, Scott Reitmeier, Jennifer  
Pagenkopf, Marissa Burack, Kate Gravel, Charlyn Cruz-Nuñez ,  
Rachel Friedman and Michelle Fox  
HHN COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 CAPITAL  
BUDGET  
C1 and C3 - Motion by RYLANDER to recommend the action item for approval.  
Motion carried unanimously 7-0 (2-0)  
C2 - Withdrawn per Chair Wegleitner  
E. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
F. Items Requiring Committee Action  
25283_ MOORING PROGRAMS, INC.  
A motion by RYLANDER to recommend the Contract Addendum for approval.  
Motion approved unanimously 6-0 (2-0)  
G. Presentations  
H. Reports to Committee  
I. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Thursday November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM  
Wednesday December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM  
J. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
K. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
L. Adjourn  
Motion by RYLANDER to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Amanda Vernia, pending committee approval.