Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Youth Commission  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, October 22, 2024  
4:30 PM  
Hybrid meeting: Attend in person  
in Room 354 of the City County  
Building or 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 Youth Commission meeting Tuesday, October 22, 2024 will be conducted in hybrid fashion. Members  
of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person in Room 354 of the City County Building.  
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_EvX6VVLoSISJTmReXC1d5A  
This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following three toll-free phone numbers:  
1-833-548-0276  
1-833-548-0282  
1-888-788-0099  
When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 950 0966 7838  
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  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
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 a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please  
send them to: meinen.megan@countyofdane.com  
A. Call To Order  
Staff present: Megan Meinen.  
Vice Chair Pletzer called the meeting to order at 4:50 p.m.  
6 -  
Present  
Absent  
MEGHAN BENSON, Vice Chair ASHLEY PLETZER, CHELSEY TUBBS, EMILY  
MASCIOPINTO, CHRISTINE BENEDICT, and Supervisor HENRY FRIES  
5 -  
REGINA FULLER-WHITE, Chair PRAGNYA VELLA, Supervisor KIERSTIN  
HUELSEMANN, ISABEL CHIRIBOGA-PINEDA, and VISHNU KATA  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 18, 2024  
2024  
MIN-283  
Attachments: 2024_0918_Youth Commission Minutes  
A motion was made by BENEDICT, seconded by BENSON, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 6-0.  
C. Action Items  
1. Discussion and Vote to Approve Letter to the Editor on Referendums on the  
November Ballot  
A letter was drafted by the Commission to educate voters on the school referendums,  
especially those in Dane County, that will be on the ballot this November. Staff to the  
Commission (Megan Meinen) will make minor copy edits and then submit to the  
Wisconsin State Journal.  
A motion was made by BENSON, seconded by MASCIOPINTO, to approve the  
Dane County Youth Commission letter to the editor after minor edits  
discussed during this meeting. The motion carried by a voice vote 6-0.  
D. Presentations  
None.  
E. Reports to Committee  
None.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at the City County Building and via  
Zoom.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
I. Adjournment  
A motion was made by FRIES, seconded by BENSON, that the Meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote 6-0 and the meeting adjourned at  
5:31 p.m.  
Minutes submitted by Megan Meinen pending Commission approval.