Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Equal Opportunity Commission  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, May 20, 2025  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County  
Building in Room 356; attend virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
7 -  
Present  
SAMUEL KATZ, ANNIE WEATHERBY-FLOWERS, JACOB HANIFL, ANGIE  
HICKS, Secretary LAURA LAHTI, Vice Chair HENRY FRIES, and Chair CHELSEY  
TUBBS  
1 - SIDA LY-XIONG  
Excused  
Absent  
1 - LISA JACKSON  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
EOC Minutes 04/15/2025  
2025  
MIN-061  
Attachments: 2025 MIN-061  
A motion was made by LAHTI and seconded by FRIES that the minutes be  
recommended for approval. The motion was approved by unanimous consent.  
C. Action Items  
1. Vote for Chair  
A motion was made by FRIES and seconded by LAHTI to nominate TUBBS,  
TUBBS accepted nomination, no other nominees. The motion was approved  
by unanimous consent.  
2. Vote for Vice-Chair  
A motion was made by TUBBS and seconded by LAHTI to nominate FRIES,  
FRIES accepted nomination, no other nominees. The motion was approved  
by unanimous consent.  
3. Vote for Secretary  
A motion was made by LAHTI and seconded by TUBBS to self-nominate  
LAHTI, no other nominees. The motion was approved by unanimous consent.  
4. Vote to change December meeting date from December 16, 2025 to December 9,  
2025 due to holiday  
A motion was made by WEATHERBY-FLOWERS and seconded by LAHTI to  
change December meeting date from December 16, 2025, to December 9,  
2025 due to the holiday. The motion was approved by unanimous consent.  
D. Presentations  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. Chair's Report  
The EOC Chair will summarize meeting and other related activities on behalf of the  
Commission since the last Commission meeting. For information only. Any item raised  
for future discussion will be posted on the next agenda. Update from County Executives'  
Office.  
Chair Tubbs DC EOC 2025 Planning Input Document  
2025  
RPT-065  
Attachments: 2025 RPT-065  
TUBBS discussed taking a greater role in supporting community events. The  
AAPI (Asian American Pacific Island) event was referenced. LAHTI elaborated  
on the event silent auction, performers, food, vendors, community supporters;  
with over 500 people attending and/or participating.  
TUBBS discussed Google doc follow up - Activities to support or start as a  
commission – Two submissions / proposals were discussed: 1) LAHTI  
discussed ideas such as a community-driven event called Global Fest to  
support diversity, preferably to be held in the fall or winter; 2) LAHTI  
discussed desegregating data to aid in future planning in decision-making.  
Discussion about accessibility: resource fair, WEATHERBY-FLOWERS  
discussed partnering with an already established event, example given was  
Dane Dances, a resource fair  
Staff BRAXTON will follow up regarding event suggestions and desegregating  
data and will report back to EOC.  
TUBBS discussed upcoming Juneteenth event. WEATHERBY-FLOWERS, the  
founder of Madison’s Juneteenth discussed this being her last year and  
transitioning from main role, keeping strong tradition, volunteers, fundraising  
issues this year, and commitments from the County and City going forward  
were inquired. The dates of the event for the Juneteenth Celebration is June  
19, 2025 through June 21, 2025.  
EOC PowerPoint  
2025  
RPT-063  
Attachments: 2025 RPT-063  
Discussion of persons with disabilities not being taking into consideration for  
hybrid meetings. Staff BRAXTON will follow up and report to EOC.  
2. Vice-Chair Report  
3. EOC Staff Report  
EOC Staff Report MAY/2025  
2025  
RPT-064  
Attachments: 2025 RPT-064  
Section A needs to be revised to note that EOC currently has nine  
commissioners, not eight as previously noted.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting - June 17, 2025  
Follow up on Global Fest, desegregate data, Google Excel spreadsheet.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by FRIES, seconded by WEATHERBY-FLOWERS that the  
meeting be adjourned. The motion carried unanimously at 6:32 PM.