Dane County Week Ahead 10/27/25

By
Brenda Konkel
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Budget Week!!!  Personnel and Finance will hear committee amendments and then decide which ones stay and which one go! 

Monday, 10/27/25

5:00 PM UW Extension Committee Hybrid meeting – 5201 Fen Oak Dr., Madison, WI – Moraine Conference Room and Zoom

  • Presentations  
    • Horticulture Program Overview – Lisa Johnson, Horticulture Educator  
    • Financial Education Program Overview: VITA and Planning Ahead –  Clare Dahl, Bilingual Finance and Life Span Educator
  • Reports to Committee  
    • Assistant Dean Solin comments and discussion  
    • Director Report – Carrie Edgar  
    • YGP Report – Ria Sengelmann

5:30 PM Personnel & Finance Committee **2026 BUDGET** Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building Room 351, City County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Madison or attend virtually via Zoom.

5:30 PM Public Works & Transportation Committee HYBRID: In person at the Alliant Energy Center, Administration and Public Works Building, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI; attend virtually via Zoom.

Tuesday, 10/28/25

12:15 PM Community Justice Council – Racial Disparities Subcommittee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Madison, WI. 53703 – City County Building Room 351

  • Community Restorative Court: Updates Presented by Stephanie Marino, Dane County Human Services
  • Community Court: Updates Presented by Jael Currie, Office of Justice Reform
  • Community Justice Council Strategic Plan Priorities Presented by Colleen Clark-Bernhardt, Office of Justice Reform

5:30 PM Personnel & Finance Committee **2026 BUDGET** Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building Room 351, City County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Madison or attend virtually via Zoom.

  • 2026 Budget Amendment Packets
    • Environment, Agriculture and Natural Resources Oversight
      • Land and Water Resources
      • Extension
    • Public Works and Transportation Oversight
      • Department of Administration-Public Works
      • Highway and Transportation
      • Waste and Renewables
      • Alliant Energy Center
      • Airport
      • Zoo
    • Zoning and Land Regulation Oversight
      • Register of Deeds
      • Planning and Development
    • Executive Committee Oversight
      • County Board Office
      • County Executive
      • Office for Equity and Inclusion
      • County Clerk
    • Public Protection and Judiciary Oversight
      • Corporation Counsel
      • Clerk of Courts
      • Pretrial Services
      • Family Court Services
      • Medical Examiner
      • District Attorney
      • Sheriff
      • Public Safety Communications
      • Juvenile Court
      • Emergency Management
      • Office for Criminal Justice Reform
    • Health and Human Needs Oversight
      • Veterans Services
      • Badger Prairie Health Care Center
      • Human Services
  • EANR COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 OPERATING BUDGET
    • EANR – O – 1 – Increase expenditures by $102064 to restore the 1.0 Volunteer Coordinator position in the Parks division of the Land and Water Resources department.
  • EANR COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • None that passed committee
  • PWT COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 OPERATING BUDGET
    • PWT – O – 1 – Reduce expenditures by $149,300 and eliminate the Operations Supervisor Position (#3103) at the Alliant Energy Center.
  • PWT COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • None proposed
  • ZLR COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 OPERATING BUDGET
    • ZLR – O – 1 – Increase expenditures by $128,900 and revenues by $64,450 to restore a 1.0 FTE Regional Housing Project Assitant three year project position (P9-#3621) and add the following language to 2025 RES-174: “Amendment ZLR-O-01 restored the Regional Housing Assistant position in the Planning and Development Department. This position will remain vacant until March 7, 2026. Prior to that date, the Department of Planning and Development will pursue 3 year commitments of outside revenue to support half of the position cost. If such efforts do not reveal adequate funding by March 7, 2026, then the position will not be filled during 2026 and will be deleted in the 2027 budget. The Department of Administration will evaluate the outside funding commitments in making the determination on the future of the position.
  • ZLR COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • none proposed
  • EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 OPERATING BUDGET
    • P&F – O – 5 – Decrease expenditures by $11,994 to reflect the results of the adoption of 2025 OA-015 which eliminated a scheduled increase in compensation for County Board Supervisors that would have been effective in April of 2026.
    • P&F – O – 8 – Reduce printing and supplie line in the County Clerk’s Office by $100,000
  • EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • none proposed
  • PP&J COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 OPERATING BUDGET
    • PP&J – O – 01 – Increase expenditures by $107,600 to restore the 1.0 FTE Clerk III for the Deferred Prosecution Program beginning January 1, 2026.
    • PP&J – O – 02 – Reduce expenditures by $2,244,047 by elimination of 16.0 FTE vacant Deputy l-ll positions (415, 423, 424, 433, 457, 597, 604, 627, 1769, 1776, 1936, 1939, 1957, 2453, 2547, 2604) in various programs within the Sheriff Dept.
    • PP&J – O – 03 – Reduce expenditures by $917,694.88 by elimination of 7.0 FTE vacant Deputy l-ll positions (2307, 2852, 1924,435, 482, 1777, 2389) in various programs within the Sheriff Dept. This amendment is proposed as an offset to amendment HHN-O-02 which increases funding to operating the city’s men’s shelter.
    • PP&J – O – 04 – Reduce expenditures by $597,000 by elimination of 5.0 FTE vacant Deputy l-ll positions (429, 636, 1994, 639, 3079) in various programs within the Sheriff Dept. This amendment is proposed as an offset to amendment HHN-O-03.
    • PP&J – O – 05 – Increase expenditures by $226,200 to restore 2.0 Clerk III positions (#33,#34) in the General Court Support program in the Clerk of Courts, decrease expenditures by $102,800 in the Court Commissioner program to recognized retirement savings and increase revenues by $50,000 due to higher Court Support Block Grant funding for 2026.
    • PP&J – O – 06 – Add the following language to 2025 RES-174: “Pursuant to Wis. Stat. 59.54(16), receipt of revenue from the housing of federal prisoners, Federal Residents in Transit, shall not be authorized unless an agreement with the United States Marshall Service has been approved in advance by the County Board. Prior to pursuing a contract for the housing of federal prisoners, the Dane County Board of Supervisors hereby requests that the Department of Administration and Division of Facilities Management perform a cost analysis for boarding the projected number of Federal Residents in Transit to determine an appropriate daily rate that reflects the actual cost of housing such individuals in the Dane County Jail. Findings of the analysis shall be presented to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office and the Public Protection & Judiciary Committee. Any proposed contract for housing federal prisoners should include the rate resulting from the analysis, reflecting the actual cost of housing such individuals in the Dane County Jail. The Dane County Board of Supervisors hereby requests that the U.S. Marshall Service provide justification to DCSO for each Federal Resident in Transit’s housing status in the Dane County Jail, and that Federal Residents in Transit are only housed in the Dane County Jail if they have a pending hearing in Dane County and/or personal connection to Dane County such as former residence or strong social connections. The Dane County Board of Supervisors further asserts that Dane County residents be housed in the Dane County jail and receive priority housing over any Federal Residents in Transit. The Dane County Board of Supervisors hereby requests that DCSO present findings to the Public Protection & Judiciary Committee by August 2026 with an analysis of jail residents transported outside of Dane County and any changes in volume of transports relative to housing Federal Residents in Transit. The Dane County Board acknowledges and appreciates that daily jail census data continues to include details regarding transports and
  • PP&J COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • none proposed
  • HHN COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 OPERATING BUDGET
    • HHN – O – 1 – Increase GPR expenditures by $2,175,481 to reverse the 4% reduction to purchase of service agencies
    • HHN – O – 2 – Increase expenditures by $900,000 to provide additional funding for the Bartillon Mens Shelter and add the following language to 2025 RES-174: “The operating budget includes $1,146,963 to assist the City of Madison with the operational costs at the new Bartillon Men’s Shelter. The intergovernmental agreement to deliver these funds to the city and to set terms, including but not limited to policies and procedures related to shelter operations and services, shall require the approval of the County Board including the Health and Human Needs Committee.” Further, the Porchlight-Shelter Operations and Men’s Shelter GPR lines should be removed from Appendix A
    • HHN – O – 3 – Increase expenditures by $600,000 outreach and potential overflow shelter operations and add the following language to 2025 RES-174: “The operating budget includes $600,000 for homeless outreach and potential shelter overflow operations. These funds will be awarded by the Department of Human Services through an request for proposal process. A draft RFP(s) will be presented to the Health and Human Needs Committee for its reveiw and input. Any contract(s) resulting from the RFP award will be subject to approval by the County Board, including the Health and Human Needs Committee.”
    • HHN – O – 4 – Increase expenditures by $2,000 to increase the county’s contribution to the joint contract between Dane County and the City of Sun Prairie with the Tenant Resource Center for their work at the Sunshine Place in Sun Prairie
    • HHN – O – 5 – Increase expenditures by $124,000 to restore the Immigation Affairs Social Worker (#3645) eliminated in the Department of Human Services budget request.
    • HHN – O – 6 – Increase expenditures by $325,000 for Detox Services and decrease expenditures by $325,000 in the Behavior Health Administration Misc. line.
    • HHN – O – 7 – Increase expenditures by $117,800 and revenues by $139,463 to restore the 1.0 FTE Information and Assistance Lead Specialist position (#2862) in the Department of Human Services.
    • P&F – O – 4 – Increase expenditures and revenues to fund two 1.0 FTE positions in BH Comprehensive Community Support.
    • P&F – O – 10 – Increase expenditures by $40,000 to create a one-time line item that would be granted to a provider to be used to provide transportation, childcare and other support for persons seeking abortion services.
  • HHN COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • HHN – C – 1 – Increase expenditures and borrowing proceeds by $10 million in the Affordable Housing Development Fund.
    • HHN – C – 3 – Increase expenditures and borrowing proceeds by $2 million to allow for the purchase of land in Dane County to establish grounds for lawful sleeping options for unhoused persons.

5:30 PM Public Protection & Judiciary Committee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building room 357; attend virtually via Zoom.

6:30 PM Zoning & Land Regulation Committee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 354; or Attend virtually via Zoom.

Thursday, 10/30/25

5:30 PM Personnel & Finance Committee **2026 BUDGET** Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building Room 351, City County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Madison or attend virtually via Zoom.

Friday, 10/31/25

8:30 AM Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission Executive Committee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 209; attend virtually via Zoom.

  • Discuss November Commission Agenda
    • 2026 Dane Arts/County budget, future projections
    • Alternative grant award allocation ideas
    • Areas of focus end of the year reports
  • 2026 Commissioner Expiration Dates
  • 2026 Executive Committee Meeting Calendar
  • Events Update
  • Executive Director’s Report

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