Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Health and Human Needs Committee - Opioid Settlement  
Subcommittee  
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.  
Monday, August 3, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City-County  
Building (210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Madison, WI  
53703) Room 357; attend virtually via Zoom or phone.  
Phone: 1-833-548-0276 or 1-833-548-0282, Webinar ID: 987  
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A. Call To Order  
Chair Galey called the meeting to order at 5:08 PM.  
Others present: Kelsi Gullickson  
6 -  
Present:  
JOSEPH GALEY, TODD CAMPBELL, AURIELLE SMITH, ELIZABETH  
SALISBURY-AFSHAR, COLIN BARUSHOK and HEIDI WEGLEITNER  
1 - KEITH FURMAN  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
A motion was made by BARUSHOK, seconded by CAMPBELL, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote, 6-0.  
MINUTES FROM JULY 27, 2026  
2026  
MIN-186  
Attachments: MINUTES FROM JULY 27, 2026  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
1. 2027 Annual Report and Recommendations to HHN  
Finalize and vote on recommendations to HHN  
The following provided public comment regarding 2027 Annual Report and  
Recommendations to HHN: Alder Sabrina Madison, and Dannee  
Livingston-DeTienne.  
2027 HHN RECOMMENDATION BY HHN OPIOID SETTLEMENT  
SUBCOMMITTEE  
2026  
RPT-269  
Attachments:  
2027 HHN Recommendation by HHN Opioid Settlement  
Subcommittee  
1. Provide annualized funding to continue opioid settlement funded programs 2027 to avoid disruption of  
services.  
A motion was made by BARUSHOK, seconded by WEGLEITNER, that the Action  
Item be recommended for approval as amended. The motion carried by a voice  
vote 4-0.  
Abstentions (2): Salisbury-Afshar, and Smith  
2. Support the continued progress and timely completion of the comprehensive opioid needs assessment  
led by the OS coordinator Felicia Benke Shaw, and allocate up to $10,000 for completion of the needs  
assessment and ensure that the needs of people who are unhoused and struggling with substance use  
are captured in the needs assessment.  
A motion was made by BARUSHOK that the Action Item be recommended for  
approval as amended. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0.  
Abstentions (1): Salisbury-Afshar  
3. Continue funding for syringe service programs.  
A motion was made by SMITH, that the Action Item be striken. No objections.  
Abstentions (1): Salisbury-Afshar  
4. Reduce funding from 3 FTE to 1 FTE positions for Public Health Madison and Dane County for staffing 2  
MDC offices offering syringe services.  
A motion was made by BARUSHOK that the Action Item be recommended for  
approval as amended. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
Abstentions (2): Salisbury-Afshar, and Smith  
5. Reallocate the savings resulting from the reduction in funded FTE positions to syringe services  
programming.  
A motion was made by BARUSHOK that the Action Item be recommended for  
approval as amended. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
Abstentions (2): Salisbury-Afshar, and Smith  
6. Require recipients of opioid settlement funds to submit reports twice per year on the use of settlement  
funds and program outcomes and develop more standardized reporting of programming outcomes.  
A motion was made by WEGLEITNER that the Action Item be striken. No  
objections.  
Abstentions (1): Salisbury-Afshar  
7. Require recipients of opioid settlement funds to disclose all other funding sources supporting  
programs or services related to opioid prevention or harm reduction committee.  
A motion was made by WEGLEITNER that the Action Item be striken. No  
objections.  
Abstentions (1): Salisbury-Afshar  
8. Defer contracting and associated expenditures of the opioid settlement funds budgeted for a drop-in  
center until completion of the opioid needs assessment.  
A motion was made by BARUSHOK that the Action Item be recommended for  
approval as amended. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
Abstentions (2): Salisbury-Afshar, and Smith  
F. Presentations  
G. Reports to Committee  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
K. Adjourn  
Motion by SMITH, Seconded by CAMPBELL to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 6:25  
PM  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Kelsi Gullickson, pending Committee approval