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, April 16, 2026

5:30 PM

Hybrid meeting; attend in person at the City County

Building, Room 357; 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 April 16, 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 357, 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_X_7RPqRmQCKBU07Yd484IA

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: 995 4416 8720

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:

garcia.sarahi@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: Supervisors

Furman; Sarahi Garcia; Cecely Castillo; Lauren Kuhl; Dylan Moffitt; Todd

Violante; Mark Papko; Jeff Kostelic.

Supervisor Kemp arrived at 5:39 p.m.

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Present:

PATRICK MILES, ANTHONY GRAY, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER, KIERSTIN

HUELSEMANN, DON POSTLER, CHAD KEMP and STEVEN PETERS

B. Consideration of Minutes

MINUTES OF THE 3-19-26 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

2025

MIN-688

Attachments: 2025 MIN-688

Supervisor Kemp was not present during the vote.

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

carried by a voice vote.

C. Fund Transfers

NONE

D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)

AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES,

REGARDING THE AIRPORT COMMISSION

2025 OA-029

FURMAN and RYLANDER

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2025 OA-029

Supervisor Furman spoke on the OA. Committee members had discussion and

asked questions.

Supervisor Kemp was not present during the vote.

A motion was made by PETERS that the Ordinance be recommended for

approval to the County Board. The motion carried by a voice vote.

AMENDING CHAPTERS 6 & 15 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF

ORDINANCES, REGARDING PAYMENT OF PER DIEM, AND APPLICABILITY

OF COUNTY BOARD RULES AND ETHICS CODE TO ADMINISTRATIVE

AGENCIES

2025 OA-033

MILES and ENGELBERGER

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2025 OA-033

Supervisor Kemp was not present during the vote.

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

approval to the County Board. The motion carried by a voice vote.

REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE DANE COUNTY BOARD AND CREATING A

MERIT FUND FOR THE DANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

4. 2025

RES-362

WEIGAND

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2025 RES-362

2025 RES-362_FISCAL AND POLICY NOTE

Redistricting Presentation_Planning & Development_2025 RES-362

Todd Violante, Director of the Planning and Development Department,

presented to the committee on the redistricting process. Committee members

engaged in discussion and asked questions.

A motion was made by PETERS that the Resolution be postponed indefinitely in

committee. The motion carried by a voice vote.

AMENDING THE 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET TO REPLACE THE MICROPHONE

SYSTEM AND ADD INCLUSIVE SEATING IN CCB ROOM 201

5. 2025

RES-421

MILES

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2025 RES-421

2025 RES-421 Fiscal Note

Committee members had questions, and they were answered by County Board

staff Lauren Kuhl.

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the Resolution Requiring 2/3rds Vote

be recommended for approval to the County Board. The motion carried by a

voice vote.

E. POTENTIAL MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF 2026 OA-001

AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES

REVISING THE COUNTY BOARD RULES

2026 OA-001

MILES

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2026 OA-001

SUB_ to 2026 OA-001 (PROPOSED-MILES)

SUB_ to 2026 OA-001 (PROPOSED MILES VERSION 2)

SUB 1 to 2026 OA-001

Supervisor Furman spoke. Committee members had discussion.

A motion was made by GRAY that the Ordinance be reconsidered. The motion

carried by a voice vote.

A motion was made by KEMP that the Sub to the ordinance amendment be

recommended for approval to the County Board. The motion carried by a voice

vote.

F. Items Requiring Committee Action

NONE

G. Presentations

NONE

H. Reports to Committee

NONE

I. Future Meeting Items and Dates

The next Executive Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 14,

2026, at 5:30 p.m. in CCB room 354.

J. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

NONE

K. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

NONE

L. Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 6:31 p.m.

A motion was made by KEMP 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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thov hu tus xov tooj rau hauv qab no—xav kom hu li peb hnub ua ntej tuaj tab sis tsis pub tsawg tshaj

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