Fiscal Note
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Adopting the 2026 Common Council Meeting Dates
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WHEREAS, MGO 2.01(1) states, “The Council will establish the meeting dates for all meetings by resolution and post the schedule at least annually, and may modify meeting dates for holidays and elections”; and,
WHEREAS, to ensure availability of City staff throughout agencies who are essential in preparing files for meetings, the schedule avoids dates with City offices closed on the 4th and 3rd business days prior to the meeting; and,
WHEREAS, the Common Council Executive Committee (CCEC) reviewed the proposed Common Council meeting dates and times at their meeting on July 1, 2025; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to MGO 2.01(4), no Common Council meetings are proposed for the following:
• New Year's Day (January 1, 2026)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 19, 2026)
• Spring Primary election (February 17, 2026)
• The evening before (March 19, 2026) and the day of Eid Al-Fitr (March 20, 2026)
• Spring election (April 7, 2026)
• From sunset at the beginning of Passover (April 8, 2026) to sundown at the end of the second day (April 9, 2026)
• Memorial Day (May 25, 2026)
• The evening before (May 26, 2026) and the day of Eid Al-Adha (May 27, 2026)
• Juneteenth (June 19, 2026)
• Independence Day (July 4, 2026)
• Labor Day (September 7, 2026)
• From sunset at the beginning of Rosh Hashanah (September 11, 2026) to nightfall at the end of Rosh Hashanah (September 12, 2026)
• From sunset at the beginning of Yom Kippur (September 20, 2026) and the day of Yom Kippur (September 21, 2026)
• Election (November 3, 2026)
• Thanksgiving Day (November 26, 2026)
• Ho-Chunk Day (November 27, 2026)
• Christmas Eve (December 24, 2026)
• Christmas Day (December 25, 2026)
• New Year's Eve (December 31, 2026)
WHEREAS, the following is the schedule of Common Council meeting dates and times for 2026 (all meetings start at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted):
• Tuesday, January 13, 2026
• Tuesday, January 27, 2026
• Tuesday, February 10, 2026
• Tuesday, February 24, 2026
• Tuesday, March 10, 2026
• Tuesday, March 24, 2026
• Tuesday, April 21, 2026
• Tuesday, May 5, 2026
• Tuesday, May 19, 2026
• Tuesday, June 9, 2026
• Tuesday, June 23, 2026
• Tuesday, July 7, 2026
• Tuesday, July 21, 2026
• Tuesday, August 4, 2026
• Tuesday, September 8, 2026
• Tuesday, September 22, 2026
• Tuesday, October 6, 2026
• Tuesday, October 20, 2026
• 2027 Budget Deliberations (please note dates/times)
o Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
o Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. (if needed)
o Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. (if needed)
• Tuesday, November 24, 2026
• Tuesday, December 8, 2026
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council approves the above schedule of Common Council meeting dates and times in 2026.
(Note: Full schedule attached to this Legislative File)