Common Council

Meeting & Event Highlights for the Week of January 16th

Holiday Hours and Office Closures

City administrative offices, including the Common Council Office, will be closed on Monday, January 16, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All emergency services will be open; please call 911. Use Report-a-Problem for non-emergencies that can wait until the next City working day.

Meetings

The Common Council will meet in hybrid format at 6:30pm on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023. Agenda includes appointing Barbara Vedder as District 12 Alder; commemorating Jan. 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day; amending Chap. 28 of the Madison General Ordinances to implement the TOD Overlay District; & more.

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Announcements

• Mayor and Alders Introduce Program to Save Energy and Cut Carbon Pollution in Commercial Buildings
• U-Haul ranked your fine city of MADISON as the No. 3 U.S. Growth City of 2022!!!
• Plow Naming Suggestions Opportunity Has Ended; Election Begins January 23, 2023
• County Executive Parisi and Madison Mayor Rhodes-Conway Announce the Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award Honorees 
• City of Madison Clerk's Office Moving Temporarily to the Madison Municipal Building
• Metro Transit Announces New Staff Chiefs 
• Membership and leadership changes at the Police Civilian Oversight Board
• Fleet Recognizes 2022 Employee of the Year Andrew Harrison
• Transportation Office Closed on Monday, January 16.
• Reduced Service on January 16: Most buses follow SATURDAY schedules on Monday, January 16 due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
• No Trash & Recycling Pickup or Drop-off Services on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Events

• Public Information Meeting - Oak Park Heights Park: January 19, 2023
• MMB Blood Drive: There are still spaces available to donate blood at the Madison Municipal Building, Room 215 on January 17, 2023 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Schedule your appoint today! 
• FREE HUD-Approved Homebuyer Education Class (In-Person)-Saturday, January 21, 2023: The City of Madison, in partnership with the Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County and Consumer Credit Counseling Service, want to share with you the first HUD Approved Homebuyer Education class of 2023!
• Madison-Dane County MLK Day observance: Monday, January 16, 2023, beginning at 5:15pm. The King Coalition is excited to welcome Donzaleigh Abernathy as keynote speaker marking our return back to an in-person event for the 38th Annual Madison & Dane County King Holiday Observance for MLK Day 2023.
• MADISON METRO: SAFETY, SECURITY, AND PREPAREDNESS PLANNING: In partnership with Madison METRO's Safety Coordinator, Public Health's Violence Prevention Unit is hosting a virtual session on transportation safety. The session takes place on Wednesday, January 18th from 12pm to 1pm.