Welcome to Dane County, Wisconsin

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Message from the Executive

Welcome to Dane County’s website!

I’m Joe Parisi. I have lived in, worked in, and enjoyed all that Dane County has to offer my entire life, and I am honored to serve Dane County’s residents as Dane County Executive.

Dane County is a special place. It is home to more than 490,000 residents, Wisconsin’s State Capitol, the world-class colleges and universities including the University of Wisconsin and Madison College, good schools, more than 60 cities, villages, and towns and some of the most productive farms in the state and the nation.

Dane County is home to beautiful natural spaces as well, with fish-filled lakes, rivers and streams and parks abundant with opportunities for rest and relaxation. Dane County is also home to one of the few free zoos in the country, and an airport that connects our businesses and citizens to the world.

I hope you find our website helpful.

Quick Links

• AccessDane
• Airport Arrivals & Departures
• Calendar
• Committees
• Contact Us
• Court FAQ
• DCiMap
• Departments
• Employment
• Forms
• Frequently Visited
• Marriage Info
• Minutes & Agendas
• Park List
• Press Releases
• Publications
• Services
• Sitemap
• RFPs & Bids

Committees, Commissions, and Boards

• Agricultural Advisory Council
• Airport Commission
• Airport Commisson-Noise Abatement Subcommittee
• Alliant Energy Center Commission
• Aquatic Plant Management Committee
• Area Agency on Aging Board
• B.P.H.C.C. Planning Oversight Committee
• Board of Adjustment
• BOARD OF CANVASSERS
• Board of Health for Madison and Dane County
• BUILD (Better Urban InfilL Development)
• Build Advisory Committee
• C.A.R.P.C. (Capital Area Regional Planning Commission)
• CDBG Commission
• Census Complete Count Committee
• Children Come First Commission
• Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force
• City Of Madison Long Range Transp. Planning Comm.
• City-County Liaison Committee
• Civil Service Commission
• Clean Air Coalition
• Coalition to Reduce Alcohol Abuse
• Commission on Sensitive Crimes
• Committee to Study a Mobile Home Ordinance
• Committee to Study Unified Application System
• Community Manure Feasibility Study Committee
• Comprehensive Planning Housing and Economic Development
• Comprehensive Planning Steering Committee
• Conservation Fund Grant Advisory Committee
• County Board
• Criminal Justice Council
• Criminal Justice Group
• Crystal, Fish & Mud Lakes Protection & Rehab Dist
• Cultural Affairs Commission
• Dane County 175th Anniversary Planning Committee
• Dane County Detox Study Committee
• Dane County Development Corporation Board of Directors
• DaneCOM Governing Board
• Dunkirk Dam Lake District Board
• Economic Development Committee
• Election Commission
• Emergency Management/Public Safety Communications Merger Study Team
• Emergency Medical Services Commission
• Employee-Management Insurance Advisory
• Energy Independence Subcommittee
• Energy Task Force Committee
• Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
• Environmental Council
• Equal Opportunity Commission
• Ethics Board
• Executive Committee
• Facility Planning Task Force for Badger Prairie Health Care Center
• Fluorescent and other Lamp Recycling Committee
• Food Council, Dane County
• Greater Madison Visitor and Convention Bureau Board of Directors
• Green Energy/Green Jobs Subcommittee
• Health & Human Needs Committee
• Housing Authority
• Human Services Board
• Immigration Task Force
• Implementation Team on Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
• Joint Monona Terrace/Alliant Energy Center Study Committee
• Jt. City County Rental Housing Provider Advisory Committee
• Justice System Space Needs Committee
• Kassel-Dane Sister County Task Force
• Lake Windsor Area Public Inland Lake
• Lakes & Watershed Commission
• Land Conservation Committee
• Land Information Council
• Library Board
• Local Emergency Planning Committee
• Long Term Support Committee
• Madison & Dane County Complete Count Committee
• Madison Area Transportation Planning Board
• Madison Community Foundation Board of Directors
• Madison Metropolitan Sewage District
• Mental Health Response Team Steering Committee
• Monona Terrace Convention & Community Center Board
• Mount Horeb Library Board
• North Mendota Parkway Implementation Oversight Committee
• Oak Springs Lake Protection & Rehabilitation Distr
• Park Commission
• Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee
• Personnel & Finance Committee
• Public Protection & Judiciary Committee
• Public Safety Communications Center Board
• Public Safety Communications Center Technical Committee
• Public Safety Communications Operating Practices Advisory Committee
• Public Works & Transportation Committee
• Radio Interoperability Committee
• Reclassifications Appeals Board
• Regional Transit Authority
• Safety and Working Conditions Committee
• Self Directed Services Outcomes Committee
• Shoreland District Zoning Sub-Committee
• Solid Waste & Recycling Advisory Commission
• South Central Library System Board
• South Central Rail Transit Commission
• Southwest Dane Transportation Advisory Committee
• Specialized Transportation Commission
• Strategic Growth Management Committee
• Sustainable Practices Staff Team
• Task Force for Prioritized Revision of Chapter 10
• Task Force on Poverty
• Task Force on Traffic Safety
• Tobacco Free Dane County
• Traffic Safety Commission
• Transport 2020 Implementation Task Force
• Tree Board
• University Extension Committee
• Veterans Service Commission
• Video Conferencing Study Committee for Court Related Functions
• Vilas Zoo Commission
• W-2 Community Steering Committee
• Wisconsin River Rail Transit Commission
• Womens Issues Committee
• Workforce Development Board
• Youth Commission
• Youth in Governance Study Committee
• Zoning & Land Regulation

Departments / Divisions

• Administration
• Controller
• Employee Relations
• Facilities Management
• Information Management
• Office of Management and Budget
• Printing and Services
• Purchasing
• Risk Management
• Airport
• Alliant Energy Center
• Clerk of Courts
• Probate Office
• Corporation Counsel
• Child Support Agency
• County Board Supervisors
• County Clerk
• County Executive
• Cultural Affairs
• Legislative Lobbyist
• Legislative Services
• Office of Equal Opportunity
• District Attorney
• Emergency Management
• Emergency Medical Services
• Family Court Counseling Service
• Human Services
• Badger Prairie Health Care Center
• Youth Commision
• Juvenile Court Program
• Land & Water Resources Department
• Land Acquisition Division
• Land Conservation Division
• Office of Lakes & Watersheds
• Parks Division
• Land Information Office
• Library Service
• Medical Examiner
• Planning & Development
• County Surveyor
• Planning Division
• Zoning Division
• Public Health (MDC)
• Public Safety Communications
• Public Works, Highway, and Transportation
• Register of Deeds
• Sheriff
• Treasurer
• University Extension
• Veterans Service
• Zoo

Frequently Called Numbers

Department/Agency		Phone	Fax	TTY
Administration		266-4941	266-4425	266-4941
	Director	266-4519
	Assistant Director	266-8477
	Management & Budget (Coordinator)	267-1521
	Consolidated Food Services	845-1252	845-1260
	Controller	266-4109	266-4425
	Check issuance	266-4400
	Employee health insurance	266-4081
	Payroll	266-4115
	Retirement	266-4081
	Employee Relations	266-4125	266-4425
	Job Information	266-4123
	Facilities Management	266-4350	266-9104
	Information Management	266-4935	266-1242
	Technical System Manager	266-9073
	Application System Manager	266-9072
	Computer Help Desk	266-4440
	Printing & Services	266-4161	266-4162
	Mail Room	266-4164
	Production/Fast Copy	266-5977
	Purchasing	266-4131	266-4425
	Front Desk	266-4131
	Purchasing Agent (CC)	266-4966
	Purchasing Agent (FS)	267-3523
	Real Estate	224-3761
	Risk Management	266-4965
	Risk Manager	266-4134
	Worker's Comp/Benefits	266-4965
Affirmative Action Office		266-4192		266-9138
Airport		246-3380	246-3385
	Real Estate	246-3388
Area Agency on Aging		261-9930
Alliant Energy Center		267-3976	267-0146	266-4895
	Concession Office	661-0525
	Ticket Office	267-3995		267-1545
Badger Prairie Health Care Center		845-6601	845-1264	845-2611
Child Abuse Reporting
	Business hours	261-5437
	Non-business hours	255-6067
Child Support Agency		266-4031	266-9060
Circuit Courts, Clerk of		266-4311	267-8859	266-4625
	Circuit Courts, Judges
City-County Radio Repair		266-4150
Coffee Shop		251-6364
Commission on Aging		266-9063	266-2643
Consolidated Food Services		845-1244	848-5760
Coroner		284-6000	284-6015	284-6000
Corporation Counsel		266-4355	267-1556	266-4355
County Board		266-5758	266-4361	266-4121
	County Board Chair	266-4360
County Clerk		266-4121	266-2611	266-4121
	Information	266-4111
	Elections	266-4122
	Marriage Licenses	266-4452
Cultural Affairs		266-5915	266-2643
Dane County Credit Union		256-5665
Dental Health		266-4821
District Attorney		266-4211		266-4211
Elder Abuse Helpline		224-3666
Emergency Medical Services		266-4387	266-4500	267-1597
Emergency Management		266-4330	266-4500	267-1597
Executive		266-4114	266-2643	266-9138
Extension Office		224-3700	224-3727
Facilities Management		266-4350	266-9104
Family Court Commissioner		266-4166
Family Court Counseling		266-4607	266-6588
Fluoride Program		242-6529
Foster Care
	Placement	242-6327
	Licensing	242-6333
Hazardous Materials Planning		266-9051	266-4500	267-1597
Highway and Transportation		266-4261	266-4269	266-4261
Housing Authority		224-3636
Housing Help Desk		242-7406
Human Services
	For a complete listing of Human Services phone numbers, please visit their Key Phone Numbers page.
Immunization Program		246-4516
Job Center		242-7400	242-7410	242-2556
Juvenile Court Program		266-4983	267-4160
Juvenile Justice / Delinquency		261-5660
Land Division Review		266-9086
Land and Water Resources		224-3730	224-3745
	Lakes and Watersheds	224-3730
	Land Acquisition	224-3730
	Land Conservation	224-3730
	Parks	224-3730
	Park Planning	224-3763
	Real Estate	224-3761
Law Library		266-6316
Lead and Radon Information		266-4821
Legislative Lobbyist		266-4576
Library Service		266-6388		266-6389
Madison Public Library Reference Desk		266-6350
Minority Affairs		266-4080
Planning and Development Department		266-4251	266-4154	266-4251
Private Industry Council		241-1175
Property Listing		266-4120
Public Health Clinics		266-4821
Public Health - Madison and Dane County		266-4821
Public Safety Communications		267-3911	266-9861	267-1111
Public Works		266-4018	267-1533	266-4018
Regional Planning Commission		266-4137	266-9117
Register of Deeds		266-4141	267-3110	266-4121
	Information/Real Estate Records	266-4141
	U.C.C.	266-4143
	Vital Records	266-4142
Senior Hotline to Help		266-9007
Sheriff's Office		284-6800	284-6163
	Civil Process	284-6824
	Court Services	284-6835
	Emergency	911
	Jail (Phone Tree)	284-6100
	Non-Emergency (Dispatch)	255-2345
	Marine & trail enforcement bureau	284-6878
	Patrol Services	284-6820
	Northeast Precinct	266-3456
	Southeast Precinct	266-9122
	West Precinct	267-4936
	Records	284-6827
	Traffic Citations	284-6148
	Warrants	284-6110
Surveyor		266-4252
Treasurer		266-4151	266-4154
Veterans Service		266-4158	266-4156
Youth Commission		242-6422	266-2643
Zoning		266-4266	266-4154
Zoo - Henry Vilas Park		266-4733	266-5923	266-4733