electric utility budget
Looking at electric utility money and setting budget priorities.
Whether the city later revisits electric rates or cost controls if the operating losses continue.
Typically discussed at Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint. Check back when the next agenda is published.
A joint committee meeting recommended the full 2026 utility budgets, including electric, with no electric rate change proposed. The same budget materials flagged operating losses in the electric utility and other utility lines, plus staffing/pay changes and planned equipment buys.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Personnel and Finance: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Water Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Public Utilities: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Water Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Personnel and Finance: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Wastewater Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Public Utilities: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Wastewater Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Personnel and Finance: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Storm Water Utility Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Public Utilities: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Storm Water Utility Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Personnel and Finance: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Solid Waste Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Public Utilities: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Solid Waste Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Landfill Fund (Personnel and Finance): Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Landfill Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Landfill Fund (Public Utilities): Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Landfill Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Personnel and Finance: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Electric Utility Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Public Utilities: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Electric Utility Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Personnel and Finance: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Telecommunications Budget.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint · Nov 6, 2025 Review and Recommendations: 2026 Utilities Budget
Public Utilities: Motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Telecommunications Budget.
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Committees recommended approval of the full slate of 2026 utility budgets, including the electric utility budget; the recommendation passed.
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Staff proposed no rate changes for water or electric in the 2026 utility budgets.
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Budget materials described operating losses in storm water, solid waste, electric, and telecommunications utilities.
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Budget materials described water utility cash declining after debt payments.
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The 2026 utility budgets included staffing and pay changes, including new wastewater positions tied to WDNR requirements and electric wage adjustments.
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The 2026 utility budgets included maintenance and capital items such as leak detection equipment, a bucket truck delivery, meters, and security cameras.
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