Finance Budget Amendments, Independent Monitor Announced - D15 Update 10/31/22

Operating Budget at Finance Committee

The Finance Committee will meet virtually on Monday beginning at 4:30 pm to consider amendments to the Executive Operating Budget. You can find links to the 2023 budget materials here.You can find a link to the Finance Committee agenda here. You can find the proposed amendments here. I am cosponsoring an amendment to raise alder pay beginning with the next term. Increasing pay for alders was among the priority recommendations of the Task Force on Government Structure as a way to improve equity. You can find the report with recommendations here. The proposal would raise the pay of alders to match the average pay of city employees - currently $34.80/hour. The current rate of pay for alders is $13.77/hour. This proposal maintains the current assumption of 20.8 hours/week and does not include any assumptions for additional work hours (the Task Force recommended moving to full-time positions). For additional context, the inflation adjusted living wage estimate for Madison for one adult working full time with no dependents is $18.85/hour and for one adult with one child is $38.59/hour. You can find more information about the living wage estimates here.  

In the News

• City of Madison Police Civilian Oversight Board Announces Robin Copley as Independent Police Monitor

• E. Washington Avenue at Blair Street Reopens

• Public Service Commission Of Wisconsin Provides Decisions On Madison Water Utility’s Rate Case, Including State’s First Customer Assistance Program For The Water Sector

• In-Person Absentee Voting in Madison

• City of Madison Polling Place Listing

• Madison Commons, Media Digest

• City of Madison Complete Meeting Schedule

• City of Madison Calendar of Events

District 15 Public Works Projects

(You can find a map of current public works projects in District 15 here. You can find a map of future road projects here.)

• St. Paul Avenue, Ohio Avenue, Talmadge Street, Jackson Street, Lafollette Avenue Reconstruction

• Eastmorland Sidewalk Installation

• Starkweather Creek Watershed Flood Study

• East Isthmus & Yahara River Watershed Study

• Atwood Avenue/Olbrich Path

• Davies St., Dempsey Rd., Maher Ave.

• Worthington Avenue, Powers Avenue, Thurber Avenue Sanitary Replacement

• Garver Office/Olbrich Cottage Repointing

District 15 Development Projects (dates are tentative and subject to change)

• 3900 Monona Drive

  • 4/7 - Public Information Meeting

  • 4/11 - Submission of application

  • 6/13 - Plan Commission

  • 6/21 - Council meeting

• Voit Farm

  • 6/30 - Public Information Meeting

• 219 N. Fair Oaks

  • 7/7 - Public Information Meeting

  • 11/7 - Plan Commission - Temp. A to TR-U1, Demolition Permit,  and Conditional Use - Demolish commercial building to construct four-story, 110-unit apartment building 

  • 11/22 - Common Council

Save the Date

• Nov 7 - Waterfront Design Challenge Check-In 

• Nov 8 - Wisconsin Election

• Nov 12 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

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