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, March 5, 2026

5:30 PM

Hybrid meeting; attend in person at the City County

Building, Room 354; 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 March 5, 2026, 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 at City-County Building room 354, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd,

Madison .

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_CX_YGGM9Q0Kt7_o1is89bw

This link will be active until the end of the meeting.

To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following toll-free phone numbers:

1-833-548-0276

1-833-548-0282

When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 950 1282 7927

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 written comments or other materials for this meeting, please email them to:

MacKinnon.Lisa@danecounty.gov . Staff will forward the email and materials to members of the

committee.

A. Call To Order

The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m. There were no registrants on any

item of the agenda. Also present: Supervisors Furman, Wegleitner, Veldran,

Barushok, Chawla; Jeff Kostelic; Lisa MacKinnon; Sarahi Garcia

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Present:

PATRICK MILES, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER, KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN, DON

POSTLER and CHAD KEMP

2 - ANTHONY GRAY and STEVEN PETERS

Excused:

B. Consideration of Minutes

MINUTES OF THE 2-19-26 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

2025

MIN-599

Attachments: 2025 MIN-599

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the Minutes be approved. The motion

carried by a voice vote.

C. Fund Transfers

D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

MILES

1. 2025

RES-377

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2025 RES-377

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the Resolution be amended to

remove lines 23-24. The motion carried by a voice vote.

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the Resolution be recommended for

approval as amended. The motion carried by a voice vote.

E. Items Requiring Committee Action

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO

2026-2028 DANE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

2025

ACT-382

Attachments: EXEC COMM 2026-2028 LEG AGENDA SUGGESTED AMENDMENT

2026-28 LEG AGENDA_COMMITTEE CHANGES FOR EXEC COMM

REVIEW_3-5-2026

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the Action Item be amended to

include the County Lobbyist's suggested language for voter access, education

and election administration for Executive committee approval. The motion

carried by a voice vote.

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the Action Item be amended to move

lines 485-490 to the personnel and finance section in the legislative agenda. The

motion carried by a voice vote.

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the Action Item be amended to

incorporate suggested revisions for lines 516-533, as follows:

"Oppose any state proposals that weaken the ability for local governments to

regulate land use and responsibly manage growth through zoning, land division,

subdivision regulations, and shore land, floodplain, and wetland protections.

Support legislation that treats local government comprehensive plans, farmland

preservation plans, and zoning ordinances as binding in sitting determinations.

Reject state preemption that overrides locally-adopted land use protections or

permits the expansion or authorization of large-scale energy generation

facilities, utility-scale solar installations, transmission corridors, or data centers

without local government consent."

The motion carried by a voice vote.

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER to adopt all remaining changes suggested

by standing committees to the legislative agenda and providing direction for staff

to draft the legislative agenda into a resolution. The motion carried by a voice

vote.

F. Presentations

NONE

G. Reports to Committee

SUPERVISORS' REPORT ON 2026 NACO LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE

HIGHLIGHTS

2025

RPT-761

Attachments: 2025 RPT-761

Supervisors Chawla, Furman, and Barushok presented on the NACo Legislative

Conference. The committee members participated in discussion and thanked

them for the report.

H. Future Meeting Items and Dates

The next Executive Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 19,

2026, at 4:30 p.m. in CCB room 357. Please note the earlier time and room

change for this meeting.

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 6:39 p.m.

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the meeting be adjourned. The

motion carried by a voice vote.

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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