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, May 14, 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 May 14, 2026, Executive Committee meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Members of the public can

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_eystZSXTSAe96-i35XnAOA

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: 930 3174 2738

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 5:31 p.m. Also present: Ned Eggert, Sup.

Wegleitner, Sup. Ritt, Scott McDonnell, Megan McBride, Sarahi Garcia, Lisa

MacKinnon. There were no registrants taking positions or wishing to speak on

any agenda items.

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Present:

PATRICK MILES, YOGESH CHAWLA, DAVID BOETCHER, HENRY FRIES, DON

POSTLER, ERIN WELSH and BRENDA YANG

B. Consideration of Minutes

MINUTES OF THE 4-16-26 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

2026

MIN-034

Attachments: 2026 MIN-034

A motion was made by POSTLER that the minutes be approved. The motion

carried by a voice vote.

C. Fund Transfers

NONE

D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)

2025 OA-035

AMENDING CHAPTER 62 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF

ORDINANCES, INCREASING FEES FOR MARRIAGE LICENSES AND

CERTIFICATES OF TERMINATION OF DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS

MILES and ENGELBERGER

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2025 OA-035

2025 OA-035 FISCAL NOTE

County Clerk McDonnell spoke in support of the resolution. Sup. Chawla

suggested an amendment to address concerns regarding the ability of indigent

residents to pay the fees.

A motion was made by CHAWLA that the ordinance be amended as follows:

on line 19 add a final sentence: "Indigent people may apply for a fee waiver from

the statutory fee."

The motion carried by a voice vote.

A motion was made by CHAWLA that the ordinance be recommended for

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

COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

MILES

2. 2025

RES-445

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2025 RES-445

2025 RES-445 SIGNED COPY

A motion was made by CHAWLA that the resolution be recommended for

approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.

ESTABLISHING AN EQUITY FOOD PROGRAM FOR 2026

MARREN, BARUSHOK, BRANDMEIER and ENGELBERGER

3. 2025

RES-437

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2025 RES-437

2025 RES-437 Fiscal Note

A motion was made by POSTLER that the resolution be recommended for

approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.

E. Items Requiring Committee Action

NONE

F. Presentations

UW-MADISON UCA POLICY PROJECT--STUDENT INTERN PRESENTATION--FALL 2026

SEMESTER

UW-Madison UCA student policy intern, Ned Eggert, presented to the

committee on his reserach and report on Youth Mental Health Supports in Dane

County. Committee members asked a number of questions after the

presentation. The report and presentation are both attached to the meeting

agenda and minutes in the 2026 PRES-008 file. For detailed questions by the

committee members and response by the intern, please see the meeting

recording in legistar.

UCA POLICY INTERN REPORT--RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT OF

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT STABILIZATION IN DANE COUNTY

2026

PRES-008

Attachments:

UCA Intern Report_Spring 2026_Ned

Eggert_YouthMentalHealth_FINAL

UCA Intern Presentation_Spring 2026_Ned

Eggert_YouthMentalHealth_FINAL

G. Reports to Committee

NONE

H. Future Meeting Items and Dates

The next meeting of the Executive Committee is scheduled for june 4, 2026,

beginning at 5:00 p.m. in CCB 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 6:17 p.m.

A motion was made by CHAWLA 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

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24 horas antes del evento en cuestión.

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