telecommunications utility budget
Planning and funding for local phone, internet, and network services.
Whether the full 2026 utility budgets move to City Council for final adoption and whether any later rate or service changes are proposed to address the reported operating losses.
Typically discussed at Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint. Check back when the next agenda is published.
On Nov. 6, the Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee jointly passed a recommendation to approve the full set of 2026 utility budgets, including telecommunications. The plan keeps water and electric rates flat for 2026, even while staff reported operating losses in telecommunications and other utility areas, and a projected water cash decline after debt payments.
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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 telecommunications; outcome recorded as passed.
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Staff proposed no rate changes for water or electric in the 2026 utility budgets while reporting operating losses in storm water, solid waste, electric, and telecommunications.
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The 2026 water budget projected a cash decline 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.
Personnel and Finance Committee and Public Utilities Committee Joint