Common Council: 2027 Budget Deliberations — Day 1 (adoption vote)

Room 201, City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Madison, WI 53703 (hybrid)

November 10, 2026 5:30pm – 10:00pm

The vote. Public testimony and deliberations on the capital and operating budgets; the Council adopts the 2027 budget and authorizes the property tax levy. Council amendments were filed by Nov 4 at 12 PM and published Nov 6 at 1 PM — they are public before this meeting, so we know exactly what is on the table going in. In 2025 the adoption resolution passed on the first night.

How to participate

• Watch the meeting: cityofmadison.com/watchmeetings — also carried on Charter Spectrum 994 and AT&T U-Verse 99.
• Register to speak, or to register support/opposition on an item: cityofmadison.com/MeetingRegistration — registration is required for both in-person and virtual public comment.
• Written comments: allalders@cityofmadison.com (Common Council)
• Interpreter, translation, or disability accommodation: contact the City ahead of the meeting — 608-266-4071 (Council office)

Meeting details

• Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM · Room 201, City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Madison, WI 53703 — hybrid; attend in person or virtually.
• Meeting page: Common Council

Other details

• Full City meeting calendar (Legistar): madison.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
• City 2027 budget page: cityofmadison.com/finance/budget/2027
• City meeting agendas — and each meeting's own Legistar page — are posted roughly one week ahead. Until then, cityofmadison.com/council is where this meeting's agenda, documents, and watch link appear. Committee room locations are set per agenda under MGO 2.15.