Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Youth Commission - Youth Assessment Steering Subcommittee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Friday, November 5, 2021  
11:30 AM  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Benson called the meeting to order at 11:39 a.m.  
6 -  
Present  
Absent  
BRIAN KOENIG, MARY ODONNELL, Chair MEGHAN BENSON, JENNA  
RAMAKER, AMY MILLER, and JULIE STANLEY  
2 - ABRA VIGNA, and ASHLEY RILEY  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 4, 2021  
2021  
MIN-433  
Attachments: 2021_1004 Youth Assessment Steering Committee Minutes  
A motion was made by O'DONNELL, seconded by MILLER, to approve the  
minutes. The motion carried by a voice vote (6-0).  
C. Action Items  
1. Demographics reports: Document from Brian and Community Input.  
Discussion around revisiting or changing a few items.  
1. The family Income Scale: Explain better; check how reflective it is of reality.  
2. Define gender according to the self-identified gender of respondents, not sex  
assigned at birth.  
3. Sexual Orientation: Leave three groups that mix sexuality and gender, with more  
explanation of why.  
2. Webinar on December 9: Youth Panel, Focus of Presentation, Logistics  
Invites will be sent next week to Webinar on December 9th at 11 a.m. Invite Dane  
County Youth Commissioners to participate. Meghan Benson and Brian Koenig will be  
main presenters.  
3. Topics, Production, and Dissemination of Shorter Issue Paper  
Time did not allow for discussion of this agenda item.  
D. Presentations  
None.  
E. Reports to Subommittee  
None.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None.  
I. Adjournment  
The meeting adjourned at 1:06 p.m.  
Minutes submitted by Megan Meinen pending Subcommittee approval.