Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Public Protection & Judiciary 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.  
Tuesday, April 14, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid Meeting:  
Attend in person at the City County Building room 357;  
attend virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting called to order at 5:32 pm  
YGP Members present: Ava Kietzman and Chloe Multerer  
Others present: E. Anderson, K. Barrett, C. Clark-Bernhardt, L. Fox, C.  
Meier, C. Nygaard, K. Splinter, J. Hagberg, and S. Stavn  
5 -  
Present:  
Excused:  
RICHELLE ANDRAE, ANTHONY GRAY, RICK ROSE, DAVID PETERSON and  
KEITH FURMAN  
2 - JEFF WEIGAND and AMY LARSON  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
PP&J MINUTES OF MARCH 24, 2026  
A motion was made by FURMAN that the Minutes be approved. The motion  
carried by a voice vote. 5-0  
C. Presentations  
1. Emergency Management: Dane County Cardiac Arrest Annual Report  
Carrie Meier and Eric Anderson presented.  
2. Rainbow Project: Recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month  
Sharyl Kato and Korrine Spencer presented.  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
ADDENDUM TO RE-ENTRY SERVICES CONTRACT WITH WRTP/BIG STEP  
FOR THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE REFORM  
ANDRAE and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 RES-415  
Clark-Bernhardt presented. A motion was made by FURMAN that the Resolution  
be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote. 5-0; YGP 2-0  
AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT BETWEEN DANE COUNTY AND GLOBAL  
TEL*LINK CORPORATION D/B/A VIAPATH TECHNOLOGIES FOR DANE  
COUNTY JAIL RESIDENT TELEPHONE AND VIDEO VISITATION SERVICE  
ANDRAE  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 RES-414  
Members of the public that registered in opposition and wished to speak on  
2025 RES-414 were: Jack Ringhand, Brenda Salvo, Ally Bates, Eric Howland,  
Elise Celarier, Aedan Gardill, Dan Fitch, Celina Chapin, AJ Thoyre, Allison  
Tracy-Bartz, Yaseen Ahmed, Leon Irby and Samuel Smith.  
Members of the public that registered in opposition and did not wish to speak on  
2025 RES-414 were: Sara Gordon, Morgan Adams, Debbie Chasman, Kathryn  
Sweet, Erik Olson, Angela Greenman, Emerson McManus, Nero  
Grok-Gallagher, Corrin Fosmire, James Shenfield, Larissa Delain  
A motion was made by PETERSON that the Resolution be recommended for  
denial as amended. No vote taken.  
(Andrae leaves at 6:39 pm)  
4 - ANTHONY GRAY, RICK ROSE, DAVID PETERSON and KEITH FURMAN  
2 - JEFF WEIGAND and AMY LARSON  
Present:  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - RICHELLE ANDRAE  
(Andrae arrived at 6:42 pm)  
Present:  
5 -  
RICHELLE ANDRAE, ANTHONY GRAY, RICK ROSE, DAVID PETERSON and  
KEITH FURMAN  
2 - JEFF WEIGAND and AMY LARSON  
Excused:  
AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT BETWEEN DANE COUNTY AND GLOBAL  
TEL*LINK CORPORATION D/B/A VIAPATH TECHNOLOGIES FOR DANE  
COUNTY JAIL RESIDENT TELEPHONE AND VIDEO VISITATION SERVICE  
ANDRAE  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2025 RES-414  
Barrett & Splinter presented. A motion was made by PETERSON that the  
Resolution be recommended for denial as amended. The motion failed by the  
following vote: 2-3  
2 - Supervisor GRAY and Vice Chair FURMAN  
Ayes:  
Noes:  
3 - Chair ANDRAE, Supervisor ROSE and Supervisor PETERSON  
A motion was made by PETERSON that the Resolution be recommended for  
approval as amended. The motion carried by the following vote: 3-2; YGP: 1-1  
3 - Chair ANDRAE, Supervisor ROSE and Supervisor PETERSON  
2 - Supervisor GRAY and Vice Chair FURMAN  
Ayes:  
Noes:  
E. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
To be determined after the County Board Organizational Meeting scheduled for  
April 21, 2026.  
F. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
H. Adjourn  
A motion was made by FURMAN that the meeting be adjourned. The motion  
carried by a voice vote. 5-0  
The committee adjourned at 8:02 pm  
Respectfully submitted by Stephanie A. Stavn