President's Message
Welcome! Please use the links on this page to access information on the City of Madison Common Council.
Madison's Common Council is made up of 20 democratically elected alders, who represent the residents of their districts, and work with the mayor, other city officials, and city employees to address issues that come before the Common Council that effect the entire city. The Common Council aims to reflect the desires and aspirations of its residents and embraces public involvement and input.
We strive to keep the lines of communication open and welcome the exchange of ideas to address important issues. It is essential that we keep our current agenda and the future goals for Madison transparent.
On behalf of all members of the Madison Common Council, we look forward to providing our city and residents with the best public policy, decisions, openness and access. It is my honor to serve as the president of the Madison Common Council.
Samba Baldeh, President
Madison Common Council
District 17 Alder
Today's Meeting Schedule View Meeting Schedule »
Saturday, October 20
There are no City of Madison meetings scheduled today.
Current Council Meeting Agenda
Common Council Meeting
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
6:30 pm
Room 201, City-County Building
- Agenda (Posted by 10/26/18)
Upcoming Council Meeting
Common Council Meeting
2019 Budget Deliberations
Tuesday, November 13 at 5:30 pm - Room 201, City-County Building
Wednesday, November 14 at 5:30 pm (if needed)
Thursday, November 15 at 5:30 pm (if needed)
- Agenda (Posted by 11/9/18)
Upcoming Council Presentations
Council Presentation: Community Safety Intervention Team (CSIT)
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
5:30 p.m.
Room 201, City-County Building
- Agenda (posted by 10/26/18)
Updates View All Updates »
- 10/19 Alder McKinney, District 1 Updates: City Meeting Schedule: Week of October 22, 2018
- 10/18 Alder Verveer, District 4 Updates: UW Homecoming Parade and Block Party Information
- 10/17 Alder McKinney, District 1 Updates: October 22 neighborhood meeting - Proposed development at 1848 Waldorf Boulevard
- 10/17 Alder McKinney, District 1 Updates: October 24 Community Public Safety Meeting
Blog View All Posts »
- 10/16 Alder Baldeh, District 17 Blog: Inadvertent Special Assessment Notices, Early Voting & More
- 10/11 Alder Martin, District 11 Blog: REMINDER: Crescendo Espresso Open House
- 10/8 Alder Hall, District 3 Blog: Residential Development and development process dates, plus new traffic signal on Milwaukee Street
- 10/5 Alder Martin, District 11 Blog: Flooding Update, Friday, 10/5
News Releases View All News »
What's Going On
Alder Role Brochure
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Spring Primary Election - Tuesday, Feb. 19
Spring Election - Tuesday, Apr. 2
A Greater Madison Vision is an initiative to develop a shared vision and plan to guide public and private decisions about how the larger region – Dane County and surrounding communities – grows, to foster exceptional quality of life, economic opportunity and a healthy environment for all.
They are gathering public input for "A Greater Madison Vision," which will become the plan to guide overall regional growth. You can explore and evaluate choices for future growth and development in our region through an online survey that is live now.
Go to greatermadisonvision.com to take the 10-minute online survey. You will explore four futures considering housing, transportation, roads, rural preservation, water and the environment, and provide your priorities on how the region should grow.
