Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Personnel & Finance 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, April 9, 2026  
5:30 PM  
**JOINT MEETING WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND  
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE**  
This meeting will be held in person only at the  
City-County Building, 210 MLK Jr. Blvd., Madison, WI in  
Room 351.  
Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.  
Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más  
información.  
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.  
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The April 9, 2026 Personnel and Finance Committee meeting will be an in person meeting.  
This meeting will be a joint meeting with the Public Works and Transportation Committee.  
The public can attend in person at the City-County Building, 210 MLK Jr. Blvd., Madison, WI, in room 351.  
PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item can register in  
person at the meeting using paper registration forms.  
In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
If you want to submit written comments or other materials for this meeting, please email them to:  
wiesen.ryan@danecounty.gov. Staff will forward the email and materials to members of the committee.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Veldran called the meeting to order at 5:36 PM.  
County Board Chair Miles also in attendance.  
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Present:  
Absent:  
CHUCK ERICKSON, MATT VELDRAN, JAY BROWER, BRENDA YANG and  
SARAH SMITH  
2 - JEFF GLAZER and CHAD KEMP  
B. Discussion Items  
1. Discussion on Coliseum Rehab Proposal  
Motion by Erickson for the committee to convene in closed session for the  
purpose of discussing the ongoing negotiations related to a potential contract for  
the Veterans Memorial Coliseum Revitalization Project where an  
open discussion of the County’s bargaining positions and strategies would harm  
the public’s interest in securing the most favorable terms. The authority for this  
possible closed session is Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e).  
Ayes: Veldran, Erickson, Smith, Yang, Brower Motion carried  
Motion by Smith to re-convene in open session  
Ayes: Veldran, Erickson, Smith. Motion carried.  
C. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
D. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
E. Adjourn  
A motion was made by ERICKSON that the meeting be adjourned at 8:55 PM. The  
motion carried unanimously.  
Note: If you need an interpreter, translator, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to  
access this service, activity or program, please call the phone number below—preferably at least three  
business days but no fewer than 24 hours prior to the meeting.  
Nota: Si necesita un intérprete, un traductor o materiales en formatos alternativos o cualquier otra  
adaptación para tener acceso a este servicio, actividad o programa, llame al número de teléfono que  
puede encontrar a continuación — de preferencia con al menos 3 días de anticipación y como mínimo  
24 horas antes del evento en cuestión.  
Sau tseg: Yog koj xav tau ib tug neeg txhais lus, txhais ua ntaub ntawv, cov ntaub ntawv uas nyob rau  
lwm yam kev lawm los sis lwm yam kev pab nkag rau qhov kev pab no, kev ua si los sis kev pab cuam,  
thov hu tus xov tooj rau hauv qab no—xav kom hu li peb hnub ua ntej tuaj tab sis tsis pub tsawg tshaj  
24 xuab moos ua ntej rau lub rooj sib tham no.  
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Ryan Wiesen, 608-266-4110 TTY WI RELAY 711