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Committee forwards multiple budget and administrative items to council, including assessor contract and shared EMS study funding
Summary
On a series of voice votes the committee recommended forwarding amendments to the 2026 capital and operating budgets (R40–R43), an update to the revenue collection policy with an ambulance hardship waiver, and a five‑year assessor contract with Accurate Appraisal LLC to the full council for final action.
The Stoughton City Finance Committee recommended several resolutions and a contract to the full council at this meeting.
Actions recommended to council included: • R40 of 2026 — Amend the 2026 capital budget to carry forward unspent parks and grounds project funds (recommended). • R41 of 2026 — Amend the 2026 capital budget for the opera house fire alarm panel project (recommended). • R42 of 2026 — Return a letter of credit for MDS Rosson Avenue LLC (Anytime Fitness) after inspections and improvements were reported complete (recommended). • R43 of 2026 — Amend the 2026 operating budget to reimburse a consultant (McMahon Group) for a regional shared fire and EMS study (recommended). • Revenue collection policy update (RXXX of 2026) — Add procedures for ambulance debt, adopt a hardship waiver program and authorize targeted write‑offs for accounts beyond the statutory collection window (recommended). • Contract recommendation — Approve a five‑year assessor agreement with Accurate Appraisal LLC (recommended).
Most items passed the committee by voice vote with no recorded opposition; motions were typically moved, seconded and approved during the meeting. Committee members asked for additional details on some items — chiefly the sustainability coordinator funding approach and the hardship waiver residency screening — before those items are finalized at council.
Next steps: Each recommended resolution and contract will appear on the council agenda for final action. Staff identified the next finance meeting topics as ARPA funds and the upcoming audit presentation.
Why it matters: The items forward operational and budgetary decisions to the council, including vendor contracting and how the city handles ambulance receivables and collaborative public‑safety planning.
