Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Health & Human Needs 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, August 7, 2025  
5:30 PM  
A. Call To Order  
Other Attendance: Director John Schlueter, Angela Velasquez, Martha  
Stacker, Casey Becker, Todd Campbell, Connie Bettin, Diane Farsetta, Lynn  
Riley, and Priscilla McCarthy  
Chair Wegleitner called the meeting to order at 5:31 PM  
7 - ANALIESE EICHER, KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN, HEIDI WEGLEITNER, HENRY  
FRIES, TOMMY RYLANDER, LISA JACKSON and ERIN WELSH  
Present:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
07/24/2025 HHN MINUTES  
1.  
Attachments:  
Motion by WELSH to approve the Minutes. Motion approved by unanimous  
approval (7-0)  
C. Fund Transfers  
BPHCC- VEHICLE REPLACEMENT  
1.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by WELSH that the Fund Transfer be recommended for  
approval.The motion carried by a voice vote (7-0).  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
AWARDING A MAJOR CONTRACT TO RACINE COUNTY FOR USE OF A  
SECURE RESIDENTIAL CARE CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH -  
DCDHS PEI DIVISION  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Sponsors: WEGLEITNER and ROSE  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by WELSH that the Resolution be recommended for  
approval.The motion carried by a voice vote (7-0).  
APPROVING AGREEMENT BETWEEN DANE COUNTY AND THE DANE  
COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO AFFORDABLE  
OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING DCDHS - HAA DIVISION  
Sponsors: WEGLEITNER, POSTLER, CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER, FRIES, DOOLAN and ROSE  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by WELSH that the Resolution be recommended for  
approval.The motion carried by a voice vote (7-0).  
APPROVING MADISON AREA RECOVERY INITIATIVE (MARI) MOU AND  
CREATING A NEW REVENUE LINE DCDHS - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH  
DIVISION  
Sponsors: WEGLEITNER and ENGELBERGER  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by WELSH that the Resolution be recommended for  
approval.The motion carried by a voice vote (7-0).  
F. Presentations  
AREA AGENCY AND AGING BOARD ANNUAL UPDATE  
1.  
Attachments:  
Division Administrator Angela Velasquez, Diane Farsetta, and Lynn Riley  
presented on AAA (Area Agency on Aging).  
G. Reports to Committee  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Thursday August 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM  
- Annual update from Housing Authority  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
K. Adjourn  
A motion by WELSH to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 6:57 PM  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Priscilla McCarthy, pending Committee approval