City of Madison
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The City of Madison's 2024 proposed budget brief, prepared in October 2023, examines how the city balanced its budget despite a historic state aid increase that ultimately provided limited benefit due to revised state funding formulas. Key budget issues include efforts to reroute Metro Transit, Metro receiving the most new positions with general workers receiving the largest raises, room tax revenue rebounding but still lagging costs, and parking fees remaining below 2019 levels. The document analyzes spending changes, general fund revenue, fees, enterprise funds, and the capital budget across 21 pages.
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