Appleton City finance committee held a Saturday "budget workshop" on 2025-11-01 to review department operating and capital requests for 2026. Staff presented budgets for Legal & Administrative Services, Valley Transit, Utilities (wastewater, water, stormwater), Public Works (including wheel tax, subdivision and capital projects), sanitation, parking, community development and housing grants, HR and risk management, public health, public safety (police and fire), emergency medical services, facilities, parks & recreation, Reed Golf Course and Information Technology. Committee discussed program details, service levels, stormwater and flood mitigation, transit service restoration, driver shortages, ash-tree removals and replanting, and several capital needs; most items were advanced by committee votes.