Dane County Week Ahead 10/14/24

By
Brenda Konkel
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dane county week ahead

Only 4 meetings, but tons of information on the  Personnel and Finance Committee committee budget amendment presentations from committees

Tuesday, 10/15/24

8:30 AM Commission on Sensitive Crimes Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Aging & Disability Resource Center or virtually via Zoom.

  • Agency Updates
  • Coordinated Community Response (CCR) Updates
  • Legislative Announcements/ Updates

5:30 PM Personnel & Finance Committee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 351; attend virtually via Zoom. ***BUDGET***

  • 2025 Budget Amendment Packets Personnel & Finance Committee oversight
    • County Treasurer
    • Library
    • Administration
  • Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources oversight
    • Land & Water Resources
    • Extension
  • Public Works & Transportation oversight
    • Department of Administration, Public Works
    • Highway and Transportation
    • Waste & Renewables
    • Alliant Energy Center
    • Airport
    • Zoo
  • Zoning & Land Regulation oversight
    • Register of Deeds
    • Planning and Development
  • Executive Committee oversight
    • County Board Office
    • County Executive
    • Tamara Grigsby Office of Equity & Inclusion
    • County Clerk
  • Health and Human Needs oversight
    • Veterans Services
    • Badger Prairie Health Care Center
    • Human Services Department
  • Public Protection & Judiciary oversight
    • Corporation Counsel
    • Clerk of Courts
    • Pretrial Services
    • Criminal Justice- Law Clerks
    • Family Court Services
    • Medical Examiner
    • District AttorneySheriff
    • Public Safety Communications
    • Emergency Management
    • Juvenile Court
    • Office of Criminal Justice Reform
  • PERSONNEL & FINANCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 OPERATING BUDGET
    • 1 amendment
      • Increase revenue by $167,250 to update the 2025 budget figures for Shared Revenue, Utility Aid to match estimates released by the WI Department of Revenue.
  • PERSONNEL & FINANCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • 0 amendments
  • ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 OPERATING BUDGET
  • PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 OPERATING BUDGET
    • 1 amendment
      • Alliant Energy Center – Increase expendures by $110,900 to create a 1.0 FTE Mechanic position.
    • 4 amendments were proposed
  • PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • 1 amendment
      • Increase expenditures and borrowing proceeds by $2 million to be used towards the implementation of the City of Madisons Lake Monona waterfront redevelopment plan and add the following language to 2024 RES-145: “The 2025 Capital Budget includes $2 million to be applied towards implementation of the City of Madison’s Lake Monona waterfront redevelopment plan. These funds will be available for capital expenditures to implement aspects of the plan . Aspects may include park improvements, stormwater features, bike/pedestrian paths and others features as permitted under state statues . The funds will be subject to an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Madison to be developed as city and private funding for project implementation emerge.”
  • ZONING & LAND REGULATION COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 OPERATING BUDGET
    • 2 amendments
      • Increase expenditures by $123,400 to add a 1.0 FTE P9 Position in Planning in the Planning Division of the Planning and Development Department to augment staffing dedicated to the Regional Housing Strategy initiative. This position is a three year project position beginning in 2025 and ending at the end of 2027.
      • Increase expenditures by $75,000 to fund a marketing and outreach campaign as part of the Regional Housing Strategy initiative.
  • ZONING & LAND REGULATION COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • 1 amendment
      • Increase expenditures and borrowing proceeds by $30,000 to provide funds to place at least six historical markers recognizing Dane County’s culturally diverse history
  • EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 OPERATING BUDGET
    • 1 amendment
      • Increase expenditures by $2,500 to restore funding for the county’s membership in the High Speed Rail Alliance. High Speed Rail Alliance will provide an annual report to the Executive Committee by the end of the calendar year starting in 2025.
  • EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • 0 Amendments
  • HEALTH AND HUMAN NEEDS COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 OPERATING BUDGET
    • 9 amendments (8 of 9 HHN Amendments passed)
      • Increase expenditures by $145,800 to add A 1.0 FTE Human Services Manager (M12) position in the Housing Access and Affordability Division of the Department of Human Services.
      • Increase expenditures by $104,200 in the Housing Access and Affordability Division of the Department of Human Services to support a position at the Dane County Housing Authority.
      • Decrease expenditures by $250,000 in the Housing Access and Affordability Division of the Department of Human Services.
      • Increase expenditures by $60,400 to position authority by 0.3 in the Prevention and Early Intervention – Alternate Care division of Human Services.
      • Increase expenditures by $109,200 to add a 1.0 FTE Spanish Medical Interpreter position in the Department of Human Services.
      • Increase expenditures by $45,000 for the Madison Reading Project.
      • Reduce expenditures by $138,000 and eliminate the 1.0 FTE Interagency Coordinator position in the Administration Division of the Department of Human Services.
      • Increase expenditures by $138,000 to add a 1.0 FTE  Program Leader position to serve as an additional JFF Housing Navigator along with $24,600 in funding for JFF to reduce housing barriers.
      • P&F Amendment – Elminate the earmark of $100,000 to the Perry Family Free Clinic for harm reduction services and instead initiate a competitive request for proposals to be issued by Public Health for Madison and Dane County for harm reduction services and add the following language to 2024 RES: “The 2025 operating budget for the Opioid Settlement Funds includes $100,000 to fund harm reduction services. These funds will be subject to a competitive request for proposals to be issued by Public Health for Madison and Dane County. PHMDC will coordinate with the Behavioral Health Division of the Department of Human Services in the development and evaluation of the RFP. Funds will be available to PHMDC on a reimbursement basis once a contract has been executed and expenses are incurred.”
  • HEALTH AND HUMAN NEEDS COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • 3 amendments
      • Increase expenditures and borrowing proceeds by $2 million to support the Madison Area Community Land Trust in property acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of properties for their permanent affordable home ownership program. Also add the following language to 2024 RES-145: “The 2025 Capital Budget includes $2 million to support the Madison Area Community Land Trust efforts to offer permanent affordable owner occupied housing. A minimum of $1M of the funds shall be used to provide affordable home ownership opportunities outside the City of Madison. Properties acquired using these funds will be made available to households at or below 50% of area median income.”
      • Increase expenditures and borrowing proceeds by $10 million in the affordable housing development funding and add the following language to 2024 RES-145: “The Capital Budget includes $20 million for the Affordable Housing Development Fund. These funds are designated to assist in the development of new or preservation of projects accessing Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Projects funded through the AHDF will have a minimum 40 year affordability period. The AHDF will prioritize the preservation of low-income housing by assisting projects where the LIHTC affordability period will expire. Funds should be used to , incentivize developments serving marginalized households with a housing first approach particularly households with criminal record barriers, child welfare or youth justice system involvement, and/or experiencing homelessness, and consider expansion of consumer protection, fair housing, accessibility, and sustainability provisions in county funding agreements. A draft of the RFP will be presented to the Health and Human Needs committee for feedback and recommendations prior to RFP issuance.”
      • Increase expenditures and borrowing proceeds by $8 million to fund construction of affordable housing, preservation of affordable housing, or acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing and add the following language to 2024 RES-145: “The Capital Budget includes $8 million for affordable housing projects that do not use Low Income Housing Tax Credits and may also be used for preservation of expiring LIHTC projects. Funded projects will have a minimum 40 year affordability period. Projects will also prioritize low-income housing preservation, incentivize projects that serve marginalized households with a housing first approach, particularly households with criminal record barriers, child welfare or youth justice system involvement, and consider expansion of consumer protection, fair housing, accessibility, and sustainability provisions in county funding agreements. A draft of the RFP will be presented to the Health and Human Needs Committee for feedback and recommendations prior to RFP issuance.”
  • PUBLIC PROTECTION & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 OPERATING BUDGET
    • 9 amendments
      • Increase expenditures in the Sheriff’s Office Field Division by $254,800 to create a 1.0 FTE Detective (Deputy IV) and 1.0 FTE (P9) Crime Analyst positions to investigate incidents of human trafficking in Dane County. The cost of these positions are offset by the elimination of a 1.0 FTE Mechanical Repair Worker, a 1.0 FTE Clerk position at the Zoo
      • Increase expenditures by $50,000 to fund overtime for Sherriff’s office personnel to organize efforts and initiatives aimed at arresting individuals with outstanding felony warrants, prioritizing the most dangerous offenders.
      • Increase expenditures by $65,000 in the EMS Division on the Emergency Management department to fund a countywide data collection and reporting system for emergency medical services calls. (The cost of this amendment is offset by an amendment increasing shared revenue.)
      • Increase expenditures by $59,950 to add a 1.0 FTE Case Manager for the Deferred Prosecution Program starting July 1, 2025.
      • Increase expenditures by $52,700 to add a 1.0 FTE Clerk III for the Deferred Prosecution Program beginning July 1, 2025.
      • Increase expenditures by $130,000 to create 1.0 FTE Assistant Corporation Counsel.
      • Eliminate 2 Deputy I-II positions 637, 575 ($231,721)
      • Retitle line EMEMRPLN 22302 from “Sandbag Expense” to “Emergency Response Expense” to assure that this line can be used for emergency response expenses beyond just sandbags.
      • Increase expenditures by $61,900 to create a 1.0 FTE Bilingual Crime Response Specialist in the District Attorney Victim Witness program begining 7/1/25
  • PUBLIC PROTECTION & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET
    • 0 Amendments

5:30 PM Public Works & Transportation Committee HYBRID: In person at the City County Building in Room 354; attend virtually via Zoom

Wednesday 10/16/24

12:00 PM Emergency Medical Services Commission Attend in person at 2982 Kapec Rd. Fitchburg; attend virtually via Zoom

  • Discussion items
    • CARES Update
    • Budget Update
    • Cambridge EMS Update
    • Middleton & Waunakee Area EMS Update
    • Maintenance of Effort Update
    • Group Purchasing Research
  • Reports
    • MAS Update
    • 911 Update
    • Annual Survey

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