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?

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, October 16, 2025

4:30 PM

**2026 BUDGET MEETING** Hybrid meeting; attend in

person at the City County Building, Room 354; attend

virtually via zoom.

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.

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The October 16, 2025, Executive Committee BUDGET meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Members of the

public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.

The public can attend in person at City-County Building room 354, 201 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.,

Madison.

The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.

To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and

access information will be emailed to you):

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IRtZDnJZTmOBoMbESKtGdw

This link will be active until the end of the meeting.

To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following toll-free phone numbers:

1-833-548-0276

1-833-548-0282

When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 994 4383 6309

PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:

IN PERSON: 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. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO

In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.

VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item

MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual

registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the

meeting.

In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom

or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the

body.

If you want to submit written comments or other materials for this meeting, please email them to:

MacKinnon.Lisa@danecounty.gov. Staff will forward the email and materials to members of the

committee.

A. Call To Order

The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m.. Also present, Wesley Sparkman

(OEI), Scott McDonell (County Clerk), Cecely Castillo (Co Bd Office), Carrie

Springer (Executive's Office), Sup. Furman, Lisa MacKinnon.

There were no registrants to speak or taking a position on any item.

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Present:

PATRICK MILES, ANTHONY GRAY, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER, KIERSTIN

HUELSEMANN, DON POSTLER, CHAD KEMP and STEVEN PETERS

B. Consideration of Minutes

MINUTES OF THE 9-18-25 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

2025

MIN-323

Attachments: 2025 MIN-323

REGISTRATION REPORT_EXEC COMM_9-18-25_Final

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the minutes be approved. The motion

carried by a voice vote.

C. Fund Transfers

NONE

D. Budget Discussion and Amendments

There were no operating or capital budget amendments before the committee

and therefore no committee action was taken on amendments.

BUDGET PRESENTATIONS BY DEPARTMENTS

- Dane County Executive's Office

- Dane County Clerk's Office

- Tamara D. Grigsby Office for Equity and Inclusion

- Office of the County Board

Representatives of the Tamara D. Grigsby Office for Equity and Inclusion,

County Clerk, and the County Board Office spoke briefly and each indicated that

there were no changes to their departments' budget requests in the Executive's

budget proposal.

Mr. Sparkman spoke about the importance and value of the budget process the

county is going through, recognizing that local governments are doing the

critical work to ensure justice and democracy across the country right now.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026

OPERATING BUDGET

1. 2025

ACT-176

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026

CAPITAL BUDGET

2. 2025

ACT-177

E. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)

AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES,

2025 OA-008

REGARDING FILLING SUPERVISORY VACANCIES

FRIES, ENGELBERGER and MILES

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2025 OA-008

Sub. No. 1 to 2025 OA-08

Discussion ensued among committee members regarding criticisms of this

OA. Chair Miles and several committee members pointed out that the OA is

consistent with state statutes and is partly intended to avoid disenfranchising

the student population due to irregularly scheduled special elections. In addition,

Chair Miles pointed out that when there is a vacant seat and there is a call for

candidates who wish to be considered for appointment, they must not only

collect signatures in the district to submit their candidacy for appointment, but a

candidate hearing is also held in the district with the vacant seat.

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the Ordinance be Sub. 1 to the

ordinance amendment be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a

voice vote.

AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES,

REGARDING CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS

2025 OA-014

FURMAN, BLAZEWICZ and ROSE

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2025 OA-014

Supervisor Furman indicated that he spoke with the Department of

Administration regarding this OA and they indicated a preference to move this

issue from Chapter 7 to Chapter 25 of the county ordinances in order to avoid

confusion. He recommended indefinite postponement in committee, which

permanently prevents the item from moving forward to county board action.

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the ordinance be postponed

indefinitely in committee. The motion carried by a voice vote.

AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES,

REGARDING CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS

2025 OA-017

FURMAN, BLAZEWICZ and ROSE

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2025 OA-017

Sup. Huelsemann moved to amend the OA to allow for a 72-hour notice period

to accommodate possible translation or interpretation needs. Committee

members indicated that the majority of contract amendments are small

technical additions and also they have a concern that the extra time would delay

contracts getting before the board in time for required action, especially in

months where there is only one board meeting scheduled.

A motion was made by HUELSEMANN that the Ordinance be amended to change

the numeral in Line 23 from "24" to "72." The motion to amend FAILED.

1 - Supervisor HUELSEMANN

Ayes:

Noes:

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Chair MILES, Supervisor GRAY, Supervisor ENGELBERGER, Supervisor

POSTLER, Vice Chair KEMP and Supervisor PETERS

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER that the ordinance be recommended for

approval. The motion carried by a voice vote, with HUELSEMANN voting NO.

F. Items Requiring Committee Action

NONE

G. Presentations

NONE

H. Reports to Committee

NONE

I. Future Meeting Items and Dates

The second and final budget meeting of the Executive Committee will be held

on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in CCB room 354. The committee

will also take up regular committee business (referrals) at that meeting.

J. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

NONE

K. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

NONE

L. Adjourn

A motion was made by PETERS that the meeting be adjourned. The motion

carried by a voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 4:57 p.m.

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