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Public Works Committee forwards 2026 sewer-rate ordinance amendment to finance committee after voice vote
Summary
The Middleton Public Works Committee voted to recommend an ordinance updating city sanitary sewer charges to reflect Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District2726 rates and will forward the measure to the Finance & Personnel Committee and the Common Council for adoption; the simplified rate case from the PSC will be taken up at the next meeting.
The Middleton Public Works Committee voted to recommend that the Finance & Personnel Committee and the Common Council adopt an ordinance amending city sanitary sewer rates to reflect the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District2726 rate schedule.
Staff member Ben told the committee that Middleton is a customer of the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) and that MMSD27s recently approved 2026 budget came with a letter outlining new 2026 rates. "This is a standard, ordinance amendment that we do every year," Ben said, explaining staff applied MMSD27s meter-size-based charges to the city27s rate spreadsheet that is attached to the ordinance amendment.
Why it matters: the change aligns Middleton27s utility billing with MMSD27s updated wholesale charges and requires committee and council approval before taking effect. Ben emphasized timing: the committee needed to act now so the Finance Committee and Common Council can consider the ordinance ahead of next year.
Motion and procedural outcome: An unidentified committee member moved that the Public Works Committee, acting as the water utility board, recommend adoption of the enclosed ordinance amendment revising sewer rates. The motion was seconded, the chair called for a voice vote and announced the motion approved; the transcript records a verbal affirmative and the committee ordered the recommendation forwarded to the Finance & Personnel Committee and the Common Council.
Additional rate-case material pending: Committee members noted the simplified rate case (SRC) filing from the Public Service Commission (PSC) was not available in time for this meeting; staff said the SRC arrived last Friday and will be included on the next meeting27s agenda as part of the overall rate case discussion.
Next steps: The ordinance amendment will move to the Finance & Personnel Committee and then to the Common Council for formal consideration and any final adoption. The committee did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript; the action was taken by voice vote and forwarded for further review.
