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COMMON COUNCIL

Friday, November 6, 2026 · 9:00 AM AM · Common Council Chamber

TL;DR

The Common Council's Finance & Personnel Committee reviewed Milwaukee's 2027 budget proposal without formal recommendation. The agenda focused on adopting the budget, setting tax rates, establishing utility fees and charges, and approving pay rates for city employees.

Key Decisions

  • 2027 Budget Adoption Referred without recommendation
  • 2027 Tax Rate and Rate of Taxation Referred without recommendation
  • Utility and Service Fees (sewerage, solid waste, street lighting, stormwater, snow removal) Referred without recommendation
  • City Employee Pay Rates Referred without recommendation
  • Tax Stabilization Fund Withdrawal for 2027 Referred without recommendation
Agenda PDF

Agenda

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  2. THE FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  3. REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION
  4. 1. Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2027 budget.
    Budget
  5. 2. Resolution relating to the adoption of the proposed 2027 budget for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee.
    Resolution
  6. 3. A substitute ordinance to make uniform the rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.
    Ordinance
  7. 4. A substitute ordinance determining the offices and positions in the various departments, bureaus, boards and commissions in the City Service under control of the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee.
    Ordinance
  8. 5. An ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2027 budget.
    Ordinance
  9. 6. Substitute resolution authorizing a payment from the 2026 Parking Fund to the 2027 Debt Service Fund to pay principal and interest for various parking projects.
    Resolution
  10. 7. Resolution relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2027 budget.
    Resolution
  11. 8. Substitute resolution authorizing a further Tax Stabilization Fund withdrawal for 2027 as permitted by Sub-Section 4(c) and (d) of Section 304-29 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances.
    Resolution
  12. 9. Substitute resolution relative to establishing the rate of taxation for 2027 budget purposes as computed by the Commissioner of Assessments of the City of Milwaukee.
    Resolution
  13. 10. A charter ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2027 budget.
    Charter Ordinance
  14. 11. A substitute ordinance relating to increasing various fees for permits, licenses, certificates, inspections and approvals.
    Ordinance
  15. 12. Substitute resolution establishing the 2027 Street Lighting Fee.
    Resolution
  16. 13. Substitute resolution establishing the 2027 Local Sewerage Charge.
    Resolution
  17. 14. Substitute resolution establishing the 2027 Solid Waste Charge.
    Resolution
  18. 15. Substitute resolution establishing the 2027 Snow and Ice Removal Cost Recovery Charge.
    Resolution
  19. 16. Substitute resolution establishing the 2027 Equivalent Residential Unit and 2027 Equivalent Residential Unit Rate used in calculation of the Storm Water Management Charge.
    Resolution
  20. 17. A substitute ordinance relating to the fee charged for an extra garbage cart.
    Ordinance
  21. PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
  22. 18. Communication from the Milwaukee Public Schools relating to the tax levy for the City of Milwaukee.
    Communication
  23. 19. Communication relating to public comments on the Mayor's Proposed Executive Budget for 2027.
    Communication
  24. 20. Communication from the Wisconsin Division of Transportation Investment Management relating to the 2026 General Transportation Aids and Connecting Highway Aids Estimates.
    Communication
  25. 21. Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue relating to the Revised Estimated 2026 and 2027 Shared Revenue and Expenditure Restraint.
    Communication
  26. 22. Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue relating to state aid payments due to exempted business computers from being subject to property taxes.
    Communication
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