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.  
Tuesday, March 10, 2026  
5:30 PM  
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 5:30 pm  
YGP Members present: Ava Kietzman and Chloe Multerer  
Others present: K. Barrett, C. Bayrd, C. Meier, C. Nygaard, J. Hagberg  
and S. Stavn  
6 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
RICHELLE ANDRAE, JEFF WEIGAND, RICK ROSE, DAVID PETERSON, KEITH  
FURMAN and AMY LARSON  
1 - ANTHONY GRAY  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
PP&J MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 24, 2026 - JOINT WITH PWT  
A motion was made by FURMAN that the Minutes be approved. The motion  
carried by a voice vote. 6-0  
PP&J MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 24, 2026  
A motion was made by FURMAN that the Minutes be approved. The motion  
carried by a voice vote. 6-0  
C. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
ACCEPTANCE OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE  
GRANT (EMPG) FY2025  
DOOLAN, POSTLER, ROSE and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Meier presented. A motion was made by FURMAN that the Resolution Requiring  
2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
6-0; YGP: 2-0  
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING FOR THE DANE  
COUNTY NARCOTICS TASK FORCE DRUG TRAFFICKING RESPONSE  
PROGRAM  
ANDRAE  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by FURMAN that the Resolution Requiring 2/3rds Vote be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote. 6-0; YGP: 2-0  
AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING FOR THE DANE COUNTY  
SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAZARDOUS DEVICES UNIT  
ANDRAE  
Sponsors:  
Barrett presented. A motion was made by FURMAN that the Resolution Requiring  
2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
6-0; YGP: 2-0  
D. Discussion Items  
Members of the public that registered in support of Jail Communication  
Services Discussion and wished to speak were: Brenda Salvo and  
Frances Hoffman.  
Members of the public that registered neither support or oppose Jail  
Communication Services Discussion and wished to speak were: Jack  
Ringhand, Ally Bates, Laurel Noack, Eric Howland, Yaseen Ahmed,  
Shaya Schreiber, Tarah Strangler, Aicha Amiri, and Catie Thoemke  
Jail Communication Services - Barrett explained the Sheriff’s Office  
plans for the current Communication Services RFP. Discussion by  
committee members ensued.  
Member of the public that registered in support of Dane County  
Sheriff's Office Overtime Data discussion and wished to speak was  
Brenda Salvo  
Member of the public that registered neither support or oppose Dane  
County Sheriff's Office Overtime Data discussion and wished to speak  
was Eric Howland.  
Dane County Sheriff's Office Overtime Data - Discussion by committee  
members ensued.  
DANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE OVERTIME DATA  
E. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
March 24, 2026 - Regular Business  
April 28, 2026 - 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. 6-0  
The committee adjourned at 7:07 pm  
Respectfully submitted by Stephanie A. Stavn