BUDGET PROCESS AND CITIZEN ACCESS I. Budget Law and Budget Development
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Wisconsin state budget law requires the City of Madison to prepare an annual budget with a public hearing, including anticipated revenues, proposed appropriations by department, comparisons to prior year actuals, and information on indebtedness and surplus. Madison's budget process divides into capital and operating budgets, each passing through three phases: Requested Budget (agency submissions), Executive Budget (Mayor's proposal), and Adopted Budget (Common Council approval). The capital budget includes an additional review stage by the Comptroller and Capital Improvement Review Committee before the Executive Budget phase, which recommends projects for inclusion based on long-lived assets like land and buildings.
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The City of Madison's 2025 proposed budget, released in October 2024, requires the city to balance spending primarily through local resources without significant state or federal support. The budget includes a $22 million referendum question for voters to decide on service levels and spending. Key issues affecting the budget include the outcome of the referendum, slow recovery in Metro Transit and room tax/parking revenues, potential workforce changes, and comparison of Madison's spending levels to other municipalities.
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