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Verona presents proposed 2026 budget that meets levy limit; council told to expect modest personnel and capital investments
Summary
City Administrator Brian Ollick presented Verona’s proposed 2026 budget to the Common Council on Oct. 27, saying the plan meets the municipal levy limit and aims to balance growth pressures and service levels.
City Administrator Brian Ollick presented Verona’s proposed 2026 budget to the Common Council on Oct. 27, saying the plan meets the municipal levy limit and aims to balance growth pressures and service levels. “We’re up to 16,796,” Ollick said of the city’s population, and noted net new construction of about $230,000,000 in the past year that underpins new tax revenue and long‑term growth.
The proposal sets the allowable levy at $17,341,719, a roughly $795,000 increase the city can adopt under state levy rules, Ollick said. The budget would apply approximately $2.2 million of 2024 year‑end fund balance…
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