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?  
Thursday, March 24, 2022  
6:30 PM  
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Yuav tsuam tau thov txog cov neeg txhais lus hau ntej; thov saib hauv qab kawg ntawm qhov txheej  
txheem rau cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv.  
The March 24, 2022 Executive Committee meeting is being held remotely. The public can access the  
meeting either with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
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A. Call To Order  
The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m.  
Bayrd joined the meeting at 7:55 p.m. Also present: Supervisors Kiefer, Ritt, Bare, and  
Wegleitner; Karin Peterson-Thurlow, Colleen Clark-Bernhardt. Members of the public:  
Ryan Jayne, Erik Anderson, Annie Laurie Gaylor.  
5 -  
Present:  
CAROUSEL BAYRD, ANALIESE EICHER, YOGESH CHAWLA, CHUCK  
ERICKSON and ELENA HAASL  
2 - ANN DeGARMO and STEVEN PETERS  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES OF THE 3-17-22 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING  
2021  
MIN-707  
Attachments: 2021 MIN-707  
REGISTRATION REPORT--3-17-22 EXEC COMM MTG  
A motion was made by ERICKSON, seconded by CHAWLA, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Fund Transfers  
NONE  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
NONE  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON BIENNIAL UPDATE OF CHAPTER 7  
COUNTY BOARD RULES  
2021  
ACT-484  
SUGGESTED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 7 COUNTY BOARD RULES  
FOR 2022-2024 TERM  
Attachments: DRAFT 1_ PROPOSED CHANGES TO CH 7  
DRAFT 2_COUNTY BOARD RULE PROPOSED CHANGES FOR  
2022_CorpCounsel comments 03-14-22  
Wegleitner Memo_chapter 7 proposals March 17 2022  
The committee continued its discussion of the proposed amendments to Chapter 7 of the  
Dane County Ordinances--specifically the proposals made by Supervisor Wegleitner-  
-which were not addressed at the previous meeting due to time constraints.  
The following members of the public spoke (see 3-24-22 registration report attached with  
the 3-24-22 minutes for full account of public registrants, including those who did not  
attend or speak).  
- Erik Anderson, Town of Primrose, representing self, neither opposing or supporting. Mr.  
Anderson also spoke on Chapter 15 of the Ordinances, which was not before the  
committee at this meeting.  
- Ryan Jayne, Madison, representing The Freedom from Religion Foundation, spoke in  
support of the Wegleitner proposals to remove the prayer and pledge of allegiance from  
Chapter 7.  
- Annie Laurie Gaylor, Madison, representing self, spoke in support of the Wegleitner  
proposals to remove the prayer and pledge of allegiance from Chapter 7.  
- Supervisor Kiefer spoke in opposition to removal of the reference to prayer and pledge  
of allegiance in Chapter 7.  
- Supervisor Wegleitner spoke about the violent, threatening, and disrespectful  
communications she has received in the wake of her proposals for Chapter 7 and  
indicated she would like communication to be more respectful in the future.  
Supervisor Chawla thanked Supervisor Wegleitner for her courage.  
Committee members discussed each item proposed as an amendment by Sup.  
Wegleitner, asked questions, and gave instructions to staff on which amendments to  
preserve and which to remove.  
A motion was made by ERICKSON, seconded by CHAWLA, to direct staff to  
record all accepted amendment proposals from the March 17 and March 24  
meetings of the committee and convey the accepted amendments to  
Corporation Counsel for drafting of 2022 OA-1, to be late-referred to the  
Executive Committee for its April 7 meeting. The motion carried by a voice  
vote.  
F. Presentations  
NONE  
G. Reports to Committee  
NONE  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
The next regular meeting of the committee will be on April 7th at 5:30 p.m.  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
NONE  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
NONE  
K. Adjourn  
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.  
A motion was made by ERICKSON, seconded by CHAWLA, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
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hom ntawv los sis lwm cov kev pab kom siv tau cov kev pab, cov kev ua ub no (activity) los sis qhov  
kev pab cuam, thov hu rau tus xov tooj hauv qab yam tsawg peb hnub ua hauj lwm ua ntej yuav tuaj sib  
tham.  
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