Fiscal Note
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Adopting the 2027 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 Wednesday and Thursday of the week preceding the meeting; and,
WHEREAS, the Common Council Executive Committee (CCEC) reviewed the proposed Common Council meeting dates and times at their meeting on June 23, 2026; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to MGO 2.01(4), no Common Council meetings are proposed for the following:
· New Year's Day (January 1, 2027)
· Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 18, 2027)
· Spring Primary election (February 16, 2027)
· The evening before (March 9, 2027) and the day of Eid Al-Fitr (March 10, 2027)
· Spring election (April 6, 2027)
· From sunset at the beginning of Passover (April 21, 2027) to sundown at the end of the second day (April 22, 2027)
· The evening before (May 16, 2027) and the day of Eid Al-Adha (May 17, 2027)
· Memorial Day (May 31, 2027)
· Juneteenth (June 19, 2027)
· Independence Day (July 4, 2027)
· Labor Day (September 6, 2027)
· From sunset at the beginning of Rosh Hashanah (October 1, 2027) to nightfall at the end of Rosh Hashanah (October 3, 2027)
· From sunset at the beginning of Yom Kippur (October 10, 2027) and the day of Yom Kippur (October 11, 2027)
· Thanksgiving Day (November 25, 2027)
· Ho-Chunk Day (November 26, 2027)
· Christmas Eve (December 24, 2027)
· Christmas Day (December 25, 2027)
· New Year's Eve (December 31, 2027)
WHEREAS, the following is the schedule of Common Council meeting dates and times for 2027 (all meetings start at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted):
· Tuesday, January 12, 2027
· Tuesday, January 26, 2027
· Tu...
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