Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
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?  
Wednesday, January 14, 2026  
5:30 PM  
***PUBLIC HEARING***  
Hybrid Format:  
Attend in-person at City-County Building  
(Room 357)  
Attend Virtually via Zoom  
The City of Madison and County of Dane are holding the Public Hearing 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  
This meeting will be noticed as a public hearing and will include a single agenda item titled: Public  
Hearing on Board of Health Resolution: Authorization to enter into contract with and distribute funds to  
CAYA Clinic, Inc. from the 2025 Harm Reduction and Prevention Drop-In Center RFP (County #2025  
BOH RES-019 / City File #91055).  
Pursuant to Dane County Ordinance 7.225(2)(b), the Board will take additional public testimony and  
registration on this resolution. Members of the public will be able to register in the usual way and provide  
additional testimony on this item. No action will be taken on the resolution at this meeting.  
Public comment will follow our standard five-minute limit. Depending on the number of registrants, the  
Board may limit comment to three minutes, consistent with Dane County Ordinance 7.225(2)(a), which  
allows the committee to reduce speaking time to ensure all registrants are heard and the Board can  
complete its scheduled business.  
Written Comments:  
• You can send comments on agenda items to PHBOHSupport@cityofmadison.com  
Register for Public Comment:  
• Register to speak at the meeting.  
• Register to answer questions.  
• Register in support or opposition of an agenda item (without speaking).  
If you want to speak at this meeting you must register. The public comment section of the meeting  
allows comments on any matter on the agenda or matters not on the agenda, provided, however, that  
the Board shall not take action on a matter raised in the public comment portion of the meeting unless  
that matter is otherwise identified on the agenda. The Board will listen to public comment but will not  
engage in discussions.  
you will be sent an email with the information you will need to join the meeting if you are attending  
virtually. You can also register to speak in person. Registrations will be accepted until 30 minutes prior  
to the beginning of the meeting. Please note: If the Board of Health has already taken public comment  
on an item on the agenda at a previous meeting, public comment will not be taken on that item, unless  
a new amendment has been posted and the public has not had the opportunity to testify on the new  
amendment.  
Watch the Meeting:  
If you would like to join the live meeting as an observer:  
Zoom Link: https://cityofmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tDCvMR9NTIKhRVfurvQtTA  
If you would like to watch the recorded meeting:  
Listen by Phone  
Phone #: (877) 853-5257  
Passcode: 615548  
Meeting ID: 843 2411 4251  
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 at least three  
business days prior to the meeting.  
Si necesita un intérprete, un traductor, materiales en formatos alternativos u otros arreglos para  
acceder a este servicio, actividad o programa, comuníquese al número de teléfono que figura a  
continuación tres días hábiles como mínimo antes de la reunión.  
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For accommodations, contact Public Health Staff via:  
Email: health@cityofmadison.com  
Phone: (608) 266-4821  
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL  
The Chair called the meeting to order at 5:35pm.  
Jackson joined the meeting at 5:42pm.  
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 DECEMBER 12, 2025  
A motion was made by MUSSER, seconded by JENKINS, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote, 5-0.  
2. PUBLIC HEARING  
Total Registrants = 70  
(Total Online & In-Person Registrants = 68)  
(Total Accepted Registrants During Meeting (See Note) = 2)  
Support = 45  
Oppose = 18  
Neither = 7  
Note: Due to IT Registration issues, the Chair also accepted two registrants during  
the meeting (Perry Howard & Chloe Flesh = Both Support and Spoke virtually  
PUBLIC HEARING REGISTRANTS ON RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZATION TO  
ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS TO CAYA CLINIC,  
INC. FROM THE 2025 HARM REDUCTION AND PREVENTION DROP-IN  
CENTER RFP.  
Total Registrants = 70  
(Total Online & In-Person Registrants = 68)  
(Total Accepted Registrants During Meeting (See Note) = 2)  
Support = 45  
Oppose = 18  
Neither = 7  
Note: Due to IT Registration issues, the Chair also accepted two registrants during  
the meeting (Perry Howard & Chloe Flesh = Both Support and Spoke virtually  
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH AND DISTRIBUTE  
FUNDS TO CAYA CLINIC, INC. FROM THE 2025 HARM REDUCTION AND  
PREVENTION DROP-IN CENTER RFP  
Attachments: 2025 BOH RES-019  
NEXT MEETING  
February 4, 2026 at 5:30pm  
Hybrid Format:  
Attend in-person at City-County Building  
(Room 357)  
Attend Virtually via Zoom  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by PRITCHETT, seconded by MUSSER, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously, 6-0. The meeting adjourned at  
8:08pm.