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Verona council approves 2026 budget and $18.63 million levy; big payments and labor pact also approved
Summary
The Common Council approved the 2026 budget (resolution 25‑031), a property tax levy of $18,633,800 (resolution 25‑032), approved payment of bills totaling $3,028,681.05, and ratified a three‑year collective bargaining agreement with IAFF Local 311.
The Verona Common Council approved the city’s 2026 budget and a property tax levy that staff identified as $18,633,800 during the meeting. The budget resolution (25‑031) and the levy resolution (25‑032) passed by voice vote after discussion about trade‑offs, levy limits and fiscal discipline.
Alder Helmke reported a motion to pay the week’s bills totaling $3,028,681.05. He listed several large payments that were included in that tally: AECOM for engineering services ($212,941), the City of Madison…
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