Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Public Protection & Judiciary 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, October 9, 2025  
5:30 PM  
**BUDGET**  
Hybrid Meeting:  
Attend in person at the City County Building room 357;  
attend virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting called to order at 5:31 pm  
YGP Member absent: Ava Kietzman  
YGP Member excused: Chloe Multerer  
Others present: K. Barrett, C. Bayrd, L. Bixler, C. Castillo, C.  
Clark-Bernhardt, J. Cooke, C. Figueroa-Soto, P. Miles, J. Okazaki, I.  
Ozanne, E. Pearson, S. Pierce, A. Rogalska, J. Tetzlaff, C. Tubbs, C.  
Pabellon and S. Stavn.  
7 -  
Present:  
RICHELLE ANDRAE, JEFF WEIGAND, ANTHONY GRAY, APRIL KIGEYA, RICK  
ROSE, DAVID PETERSON and KEITH FURMAN  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
PP&J MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025  
A motion was made by FURMAN that the Minutes be approved. The motion  
carried by a voice vote. 7-0  
C. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
AMENDING CHAPTER 62 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES,  
REGARDING MEDICAL EXAMINER FEES  
1.  
ANDRAE and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 OA-019  
A motion was made by FURMAN that the Ordinance be recommended for  
approval. The motion carried by the following vote: 5-1; No YGP members  
present.  
5 -  
Ayes:  
Chair ANDRAE, Supervisor GRAY, Vice Chair KIGEYA, Supervisor PETERSON  
and Supervisor FURMAN  
1 - Supervisor WEIGAND  
Noes:  
1 - Supervisor ROSE  
Abstain:  
AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR DANE COUNTY JAIL  
RESIDENT TELEPHONE AND VIDEO VISITATION SERVICE  
ANDRAE  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 RES-179  
A motion was made by FURMAN that the Resolution be recommended for  
approval. The motion carried by a voice vote. 7-0; No YGP Members present.  
D. Department Presentations for 2026 Budget  
2026 DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS TO PUBLIC PROTECTION &  
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE  
District Attorney’s Office - Ozanne presented.  
Juvenile Court - Pearson presented.  
Emergency Management - Tubbs presented.  
Family Court Counseling - Cooke presented.  
Pre-Trial Services - Pierce presented.  
Medical Examiner’s Office - Rogalska & Figueroa-Soto presented.  
Public Safety Communications - Bixler presented.  
Clerk of Court - Okazaki presented.  
(Andrae leaves 7:12 pm)  
Justice Reform - Clark-Bernhardt presented.  
(Andrae arrives 7:15 pm)  
Corporation Counsel - Pabellon presented.  
(Weigand leaves 7:19 pm)  
Dane County Sheriff’s Office - Barrett presented.  
(Weigand arrives 7:21 pm)  
E. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Thursday, October 16, 2025; 7 pm - Budget Amendments and Regular  
Business, if any.  
Tuesday, October 21, 2025; 5:30 pm - Budget Amendments and Regular  
Business, if any.  
Tuesday, October 28, 2025; 5:30 pm - Regular Business.  
F. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
H. Adjourn  
A motion was made by FURMAN that the meeting be adjourned. The motion  
carried by a voice vote. 7-0  
The committee adjourned at 7:48 pm  
Respectfully submitted by Stephanie A. Stavn