Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Health & Human Needs Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Thursday, June 22, 2023  
6:30 PM  
Hybrid meeting: Attend in person  
in Room 351 of the City County  
Building or virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Staff present: Casey Becker, Todd Campbell, Michele Dickinson, Astra Iheukumere,  
Priscilla McCarthy, and Angela Velasquez.  
Chair Wegleitner called the meeting to order at 8:02 p.m.  
4 - HEIDI WEGLEITNER, LARRY PALM, KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN and OLIVIA  
XISTRIS-SONGPANYA  
Present:  
Absent:  
3 - CECELY CASTILLO, JEFF HYNES and BRENDA YANG  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2023  
HHN MINUTES 05-22-2023  
1.  
MIN-133  
Attachments:  
HHN_Minutes_05222023  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by XISTRIS-SONGPANYA, that  
the minutes be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
C. Reports to Committee  
2023  
ARP QUARTERLY REPORT  
1.  
RPT-123  
Attachments:  
ARP Quarterly Report_May'23  
Wegleitner asked if there were questions about the report. There were none.  
2023  
ACT-061  
Request for Waiver of Bid - Human Services - Planning Consultant for  
Mobile Crisis Response (Centerstone)  
3.  
Attachments:  
2023 ACT-061 Bid Waiver - HS - Centerstone - $45000 updated  
Wegleitner asked if there were questions about the Bid Waiver. There were none.  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
2023  
OA-025  
AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF  
ORDINANCES, ESTABLISHING CRITERIA TO USE WHEN  
CONSIDERING APPOINTMENTS TO THE HUMAN SERVICES  
DEPARTMENT HEAD  
1.  
Sponsors: PELLEBON, MILES, HUELSEMANN, SMITH and ROSE  
Attachments:  
2023 OA-025  
SUB ____ to 2023 OA-025 (PROPOSED-WEGLEITNER)  
Kate Gravel, Erik Anderson, Rachel Friedman, and Maggie Thomas registered in  
support of this item.  
A motion was made by PALM, seconded by XISTRIS-SONGPANYA, that the  
Ordinance Amendment be recommended for approval. No vote was taken.  
A motion was made by XISTRIS-SONGPANYA, seconded by HUELSEMANN , to  
amend the SUB to the Ordinance Amendment as follows: Delete Lines 46 and 47.  
The motion passed by a voice vote 3-0-1 (Palm abstained).  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by XISTRIS-SONGPANYA, that  
Sub. 1 to the ordinance amendment be recommended for approval as amended.  
The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
2023  
RES-058  
AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION OF LTE HOURS DCDHS - HAA  
DIVISION  
2.  
Sponsors:  
WEGLEITNER  
Attachments:  
2023 RES-058  
2023 RES-058 FISCAL NOTE  
Derek Wallace registered in support of this item and spoke on this item.  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by PALM, that the Resolution  
be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
2023  
RES-097  
AMENDING THE 2023 OPERATING BUDGET TO AUTHORIZE A  
CLERK FOR DCDHS - HAA DIVISION  
3.  
Sponsors:  
WEGLEITNER, CHAWLA and HUELSEMANN  
Attachments:  
2023 RES-097  
SUB ____ to 2023 RES-097 (PROPOSED-WEGLEITNER)  
2023 RES-097 FISCAL NOTE  
Sharron Hubbard-Moyer, Karlie Maggio, Cody Jackson, Cindy Matulle, Evelyn Mikul,  
Charles Thompson, Ryan Wherley, Brenda Swenson, Morgan Aten, Laura Martin,  
Cheryl Johnsom, Celia Zeinert, Erica Rabehl, Joel Heiman, Laurie Lane, Mary  
Ambrosavage, Sunny Kurhajetz, Heidi Van Landingham, Bhim Nimgade, Matthew  
Moberg, Reyna Vasquez, John Ly, Heidi Hershberger, Leroy Brown, Erik Anderson,  
Neil Rainford, Carol Knepfel, Patti Kraemer, Marissa Burack, Travis thomas, Jamie  
O'Dea LaGree, Brian Standing, Rachel Friedman all registered in support of this item.  
Derek Wallace spoke on this item.  
A motion was made by XISTRIS-SONGPANYA, seconded by PALM, that the  
Resolution Requiring 2/3rds vote be recommended for approval. No vote was  
taken.  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by XISTRIS-SONGPANYA, that  
the Resolution Requiring 2/3rds vote be amended by SUB 1. The motion carried  
by a voice vote 4-0.  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by XISTRIS-SONGPANYA, that  
the Resolution Requiring 2/3rds vote be recommended for approval as amended  
by SUB 1. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
2023  
RES-086  
ACCEPTING ADAW DONATION AND CREATING NEW LINES  
DCDHS - DAS DIVISION  
4.  
Sponsors:  
WEGLEITNER and HUELSEMANN  
Attachments:  
2023 RES-086  
2023 RES-086 FISCAL NOTE  
A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by XISTRIS-SONGPANYA, that  
the Resolution be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote  
4-0.  
E. Discussion and Potential Action  
2023  
MARIBETH MOHR - NOTICE OF CIRCUMSTANCES LETTER  
1.  
RPT-139  
Attachments:  
Fwd_ Maribeth Mohr notice of claim -- May 22, 2023 HHN committee  
agenda  
Notice of Circumstances Giving Rise to Claim (00996275xC0FCA)  
Kate Gravel, Jampa Kelsang, Erik Anderson, Maribeth Mohr, Marrissa Burack, Travis  
Thomas, Jennifer Draeger, Rachel Friedman, Maggie Thomas all registered in support  
of this item.  
Erik Anderson, Maribeth Mohr, Rachel Friedman all spoke in support of this item.  
Potential Motion: 'HHN is deeply concerned by the possibility that any employee would be subject to  
discipline, including a coaching note, for communicating with elected officials including the HHN  
committee. HHN believes in the importance of listening to the voices of workers and ensuring that no  
worker is treated unfairly for exercising their first amendment rights to communicate with policymakers  
and associate with other workers. Protections from discrimination and harassment for participating in  
political or labor organization activity are set forth in county ordinances, including chapter 18 and  
chapter 9, and HHN is committed to upholding them.'  
A motion was made by XISTRIS-SONGPANYA, seconded by HUELSEMANN, to  
approve the motion language. The motion carried by a voice vote 4-0.  
F. Items Requiring Committee Action  
NONE.  
G. Presentations  
NONE.  
H. Fund Transfers  
NONE.  
I. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Thursday, July 13, 2023 at the City County Building and via Zoom.  
J. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
Sean Burke spoke regarding Urban Triage.  
K. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
NONE.  
L. Adjournment  
The meeting adjourned at 9:16 p.m.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Priscilla McCarthy pending Committee approval.