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Committee recommends John Schluter as Dane County Department of Human Services director after public Q&A

3789380 · June 5, 2025
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The Health and Human Needs Committee on June 5 recommended approval of John Schluter as director of Dane County Department of Human Services after a public question-and-answer session covering homelessness, contracting and fiscal constraints; one supervisor recorded a no vote on procedural grounds.

The Dane County Health and Human Needs Committee on June 5 voted to recommend approval of John Schluter as director of the Department of Human Services following a public question-and-answer session that covered homelessness, contractor oversight, budget pressures and staff‑community collaboration.

Schluter, a longtime Social Security Administration manager who cited social-work graduate training and prior work with youth services, told the committee he had experience working with diverse provider groups and building relationships in large, service-oriented agencies. He said he had…

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