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Meeting Name: COMMON COUNCIL Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 11/11/2025 5:30 PM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Room 201 (City-County Building)
2026 Budget Deliberations
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Agenda Packet Agenda Packet
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90733 11.Parking Payment Modernization & Test AreasOrdinanceAmending various sections of Chapter 12 and Section 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to allow paid parking test areas and to update sections relating to parking meters to reflect modern parking meter technology and improve ease of administration.ReferPass Action details Not available
90710 12.Create or modify classifications for position placement in the 2026 operating budget as adopted by the Common Council.ResolutionCreate or modify classifications for position placement in the 2026 operating budget as adopted by the Common Council.ReferPass Action details Not available
89733 13. Capital Budget2026 Executive Capital BudgetAdoptPass Action details Not available
90249 14. Operating Budget2026 Executive Operating BudgetAdoptPass Action details Not available
90249 1  Operating Budget2026 Executive Operating BudgetAdoptFail Action details Not available
90249 1  Operating Budget2026 Executive Operating BudgetAdoptPass Action details Not available
90658 25.2026 City BudgetResolutionSUBSTITUTE: Adopting the 2026 City Budget authorizing a 2025 general property tax levy of $326,666,421 for City of Madison purposes, adopting a supplemental increase of $80,161 in the allowable property tax levy for 2025, as authorized under s. 66.0602(3)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, and declaring the City's official intent to issue general obligation and revenue bonds to reimburse for certain expenditures authorized therein.AdoptPass Action details Not available
90658 2 2026 City BudgetResolutionSUBSTITUTE: Adopting the 2026 City Budget authorizing a 2025 general property tax levy of $326,666,421 for City of Madison purposes, adopting a supplemental increase of $80,161 in the allowable property tax levy for 2025, as authorized under s. 66.0602(3)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, and declaring the City's official intent to issue general obligation and revenue bonds to reimburse for certain expenditures authorized therein.AdoptPass Action details Not available
86558 16.Confirming the Madison Common Council meeting formats through March 24, 2026ReportConfirming the Madison Common Council meeting formats through March 24, 2026: 11/25/25 - Virtual 12/9/25 - Hybrid (Virtual & CCB 201) 1/13/26 - Hybrid (Virtual & CCB 201) 1/27/26 - Hybrid (Virtual & CCB 201) 2/10/26 - Hybrid (Virtual & CCB 201) 2/24/26 - Hybrid (Virtual & CCB 201) 3/10/26 - Hybrid (Virtual & CCB 201) 3/24/26 - Hybrid (Virtual & CCB 201)AdoptPass Action details Not available
90832 1 Administrative Support StudyResolutionDirecting the Human Resources Director, with assistance from the City Clerk, Finance Director, Information Technology Director and other city staff who interact with administrative support functions, to analyze City agency administrative support needs and provide findings to the Mayor and Common Council by June 1, 2026, on administrative support issues and resource needs and allocations.ReferPass Action details Not available