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, March 21, 2024  
5:00 PM  
This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at City-County  
Building, Room 354, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd;  
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.  
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.  
The March 21, 2024, Executive Committee 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, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.  
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):  
This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
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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  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
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 a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please  
send them to: MacKinnon@countyofdane.com  
A. Call To Order  
The meeting was called to order at 5:05 PM. Also present: Jeff Kostelic, Lisa  
MacKinnon.  
6 -  
Present:  
PATRICK MILES, ANTHONY GRAY, LARRY PALM, ANDREW SCHAUER,  
SARAH SMITH and MATT VELDRAN  
1 - MICHELE DOOLAN  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES OF THE 3-7-24 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING  
Attachments: 2023 MIN-561  
A motion was made by VELDRAN, seconded by PALM, that the minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Fund Transfers  
NONE  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
1.  
AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF  
ORDINANCES, CREATING THE OFFICE FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION  
ADVISORY BOARD  
PELLEBON, HUELSEMANN, RITT, ROSE, MILES and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 OA-076  
A motion was made by SCHAUER, seconded by SMITH, that the ordinance be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
2.  
AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF  
ORDINANCES, REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY  
POLICY  
PELLEBON, HUELSEMANN, MILES, ROSE and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 OA-077  
A motion was made by PALM, seconded by SMITH, that the ordinance be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
3.  
AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF  
ORDINANCES, REVISING THE COUNTY BOARD RULES  
MILES  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2024 OA-001  
Supervisor Kiefer registered in opposition to this item. See registration report attached  
with the 3/21/24 Exec Comm minutes.  
A motion was made by SCHAUER, seconded by PALM, that the ordinance be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
A DEDICATED SITE AND POLICY FOR FLYING THE HO-CHUNK FLAG  
AT THE CITY-COUNTY BUILDING  
Sponsors: ROSE, YANG, HATCHER, RITT, HUELSEMANN, RATCLIFF, ANDRAE, MILES,  
MCGINNITY, CHAWLA, PELLEBON and ENGELBERGER  
Attachments: 2023 RES-297  
Supervisor Kiefer registered in opposition to this item. See registration report attached  
with the 3/21/24 Exec Comm minutes.  
A motion was made by SCHAUER, seconded by PALM, that the resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
NOMINATING CANDIDATES TO REPRESENT DANE COUNTY ON THE  
LOWER WISCONSIN STATE RIVERWAY BOARD  
MILES, ROSE and RIPP  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2023 RES-368  
NONE  
A motion was made by VELDRAN, seconded by SCHAUER, that the resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
NONE  
F. Presentations  
NONE  
G. Reports to Committee  
NONE  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
There will be a meeting on April 4th at 5:30 p.m.  
There is unlikely to be a meeting of the Executive Committee on May 9th as there may  
not be any referrals or other business until the new County Board sworn in and has its  
first non-organizational meeting on May 9. The Chair will update committee on this.  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
NONE  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
NONE  
K. Adjourn  
The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m.  
A motion was made by SCHAUER, seconded by PALM, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
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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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