Dane County Board Recap

November 22, 2019 11:13 am

Compromise reached (?) on mental health and substance abuse funding so no veto override, lawsuit (?) over Cardinal-Hickory line and routine items.

You can watch along here if you are interested in following along

GETTING STARTED

Absent: Bayrd, Danner, Kuhn, Rusk (late), Schwellenbach (excused)

Inspirational: Heidi Wegleitner shares that Congresswoman Ihan Omar introduced a 1.2 trillion dollar homes for all bill to create new green housing units. She also talks about the message of compassion and love that she sent to the judge presiding over the sentencing of a man in New York who was convicted of threatening her life. It reminded her of the hard work they are doing to have to have a compassionate, evidence based and restorative justice based criminal justice system. She reads the letter.

She invites the to stand or sit or kneel and say or not say the Pledge of Allegiance.

HONORING RESOLUTIONS

CONGRATULATING THE 2019 MADISON EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF TEAM ON THEIR WIAA DIVISION 2 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Supervisor Chuck Erickson talks briefly and invites the team up while he reads the resolution.

The coach and Sr. Captain speak briefly.

CONGRATULATING THE 2019 MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF TEAM ON THEIR WIAA DIVISION 1 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Supervisor Paul Nelson speaks briefly and reads the resolution, noting that three of the members are on the basketball team and are playing tonight. Nelson also mentions his neighbors the Hellenbrand’s who had a grandaughter on the team for being “super-fans”

Two of the players speak briefly

Other Announcements

Supervisor Nikki Jones says Supervisor Downing and her are circulating a request to have Corporation Counsel and County Executive Joe Parisi take another look at the Cardinal-Hickory Line that passed unanimously through EANR (Environmental, Agriculture, and Natural Resources) and this board and invite others to sign on.

Supervisor Sheila Stubbs is introducing Resolution 384 for behavior and mental health universal access program and invites others to sign on.

REGULAR BUSINESS (9 remaining minutes of the meeting)

Here’s the agenda if you want to follow along.

Approval of payments – passes on voice vote without discussion

Claims recommended for denial – passes on voice vote without discussion

Approval of minutes – passes on voice vote without discussion

Consent Calendar (F1-F7) – passes on voice vote without discussion

MOTIONS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS

CONSIDERATION OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE VETO OF AMENDMENT LANGUAGE TO 2019 RES-284 2020 DANE COUNTY OPERATING BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION

There is no motion made and they quickly move on.

RESOLUTIONS

[Note: WHOA! This wasn’t on the amended agenda I looked at less than 48 hours ago . . . this must be the compromise on the item above? Notes say that Personnel and Finance met 11/21/2019 5:30 PM – which I also missed, I have no idea when that was noticed. The only notes on this are: “A motion was made by CORRIGAN, seconded by NELSON, that the Resolution be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 8-0.” It was a 7 minute meeting and that’s all the information that is in the minutes besides who was present. ]

OUTLINING THE PROCESS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING INCLUDED IN THE 2020 BUDGET

This is what they decided to do:

2019 RES-3921

OUTLINING THE PROCESS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF 2BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING INCLUDED IN THE 2020 BUDGET

New funding has been provided in the 2020 budget to address behavioral and mental health funding in the community. The County Board is committed to inclusive engagement to inform the allocation of this new funding.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following process be used for the allocation of new mental and behavioral health funding in the 2020 operating budget:

1.Available funding from the CJ Tubbs Fund for Hope and the community center mental and behavioral health allocation focused on children and families shall be awarded through a competitive request for proposals process.

2.The Chair of the Health and Human Needs Committee shall appoint a subcommittee of at least one county board member who serves on the Health and Human Needs Committee, oneboard member from the Public Protection and Judiciary Committee, a representative of the CJ Tubbs family (or designee if they choose), two individuals from the community who have lived experience, a former or current service provider (who is not working for a provider who will apply for the funds.) The subcommittee shall: a) be appointed by December 6, 2019; b) shall meet by December 20, 2019 to receive a presentation by the Department of Human Services on the identified gaps in services; c) shall hold a public hearing by January17, 2020.

3.The Department of Human Services shall develop criteria for the distribution of funds from the community center mental and behavioral health allocation focused on children and families as well as the CJ Tubbs Fund for Hope, Healing and Recovery in consultation with the Tubbs family and with input from the subcommittee.

4.The Department of Human Services shall issue the Requests for Proposals for the service contracts as soon as possible after receiving the necessary input.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that this does not diminish any other contract approval authority of the Health and Human Needs Committee or the County Board under ordinance.

Supervisor Heidi Wegleitner asks a question about the RFP process. She says it looks like there are two separate pots of money, one in the County Executives Budget and one through the Health and Human Needs Amendments. Will this be the same RFP or are there two separate ones. One is focused on children and families.

Human Services Director Shawn Tessman says that there are two separate RFPs, one for community centers and one for CJ Tubbs.

Supervisor Jamie Kuhn says this was a long process, we want to make sure we are moving forward for the residents of this county. She says she was late tonight because she was at her daughters teacher conference. One of the things they talked about was collaboration in the classroom and how important collaboration is and how we try to teach our kids. She sat there and was thinking about this and its good to remind us that the issues we are talking about are serious and affect our constituents and collaboration starts in the beginning and works all the way through the process to actually serve people in this county. She is glad to see that we are at this point, but she says that collaboration starts in the beginning of the process, not just at the end.

They vote on a voice vote and it appears unanimously.

Supervisor Miles asks if this requires a 3/4 vote because this amends the budget. I’m not sure they got an answer. They record it as passing unanimously.

REST OF THE MEETING

Items requiring a 2/3 vote (M1-M5) – Passes unanimously

Other business as authorized by law – there is no action required, it is just required to be on the agenda.

Patrick Downing says that the letter that he and Supervisor Jones have will be at his desk if it didn’t make it to them to sign on to so they can recognize the good work of the corporation council and file the appeal.

County Clerk Scott McDonell says he has paperwork up front about declaration of non-candidacy and registering a candidacy in case people need it.

Adjournment