2025 Budget
Capital Budget
Capital Budget: $426.5 Million
The 2025 Capital Investment Plan includes funding for 2025 and outlines future investments for 2026 - 2030.
Mayor's Message
Agency Requests
The 2025 Capital Budget planning process began with agencies preparing requests for all items within their capital budget. The links below include the submitted proposals along with overview memos outlining priorities for the 2025 Capital Budget. Note, proposals from Engineering are broken out by section.
Administration and General Government
Planning and Development
Public Facilities
Public Safety & Health
Public Works
- Engineering - Bicycle and Pedestrian
- Engineering - Facilities Management
- Engineering - Major Streets
- Engineering - Other Projects
- Fleet Service
- Parks Division
- Sewer Utility
- Stormwater Utility
- Streets Division
- Water Utility
Transportation
Executive Budget
Introduction & Summaries
- City of Madison Mission and Values
- Capital Budget Overview and Policies
- Capital Budget Summaries
- Horizon List
Administration and General Government
Planning and Development
Public Facilities
Public Safety & Health
Public Works
- Engineering - Bicycle and Pedestrian
- Engineering - Facilities Management
- Engineering - Major Streets
- Engineering - Other Projects
- Fleet Service
- Parks Division
- Sewer Utility
- Stormwater Utility
- Streets Division
- Water Utility
Transportation
Cash Flow Statements
Glossary
Adopted Budget
Summaries
Administration and General Government
Planning and Development
Public Facilities
Public Safety & Health
Public Works
- Engineering - Bicycle and Pedestrian
- Engineering - Facilities Management
- Engineering - Major Streets
- Engineering - Other Projects
- Fleet Service
- Parks Division
- Sewer Utility
- Stormwater Utility
- Streets Division
- Water Utility
Transportation
Operating Budget
Operating Budget: $432.5 Million
The Operating Budget total includes City operating expenses within the General and Library Funds.
Mayor's Message
Agency Requests
Agency requests are the first step in building Madison’s budget. These proposals are ideas from agencies on how best to achieve the goals outlined in the Mayor’s budget message. The Mayor and the Common Council will decide which of these potential reductions to make as they finalize the 2025 operating budget.
- All Agency Requests
- Update on Budget Process and Summary of Proposals
- Legistar File 85264
- Mayor's Guidance on Agency Request
Administration
- Assessor
- Attorney
- Civil Rights
- Clerk
- Employee Assistance Program
- Finance Department
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
General Government
Planning and Development
- Building Inspection
- CDA Housing Operations
- CDA Redevelopment
- Community Development Division
- Economic Development Division
- PCED Office of Director
- Planning Division
Public Facilities
Public Safety and Health
Public Works
- Engineering
- Fleet Service
- Golf
- Landfill
- Parks Division
- Sewer Utility
- Stormwater Utility
- Streets Division
- Water Utility
Transportation
Executive Budget
Full Executive Operating Budget
Overview and Summaries
- Vision
- Operating Budget Overview and Policies
- City Tax Rate Computation
- General Fund Revenue Summaries
- Expenditure Summaries
- General Obligation Debt Service Summary
- Statement of Indebtedness and Debt Service
Administration
- Assessor
- Attorney
- Civil Rights
- Clerk
- Employee Assistance Program
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
General Government
Other
Planning and Development
- Building Inspection
- CDA Housing Operations
- CDA Redevelopment
- Community Development Division
- Economic Development Division
- PCED Office of the Director
- Planning Division
Public Facilities
Public Safety and Health
Public Works
- Engineering Division
- Fleet Service
- Golf
- Landfill
- Parks Division
- Sewer Utility
- Stormwater Utility
- Streets Division
- Water Utility
Transportation
Special Fund Statements
Glossary
Adopted Budget
Overview and Summaries
- Madison's Mission & Values
- Operating Budget Overview and Policies
- Summary of Local Property Tax Levies
- City Tax Rate Computation
- General Fund Revenue Summaries
- Expenditure Summaries
- General Obligation Debt Service Summary
- Statement of Indebtedness and Debt Service
Special Fund Statements
- Room Tax Fund
- Special Assessment Revolving Fund
- Insurance Fund
- Workers Compensation Fund
- Impact Fee Districts
- Tax Increment Districts
Administration
- Assessor
- Attorney
- Civil Rights
- Clerk
- Employee Assistance Program
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
General Government
Other
Planning and Development
- Building Inspection
- CDA Housing Operations
- CDA Redevelopment
- Community Development Division
- Economic Development Division
- PCED Office of the Director
- Planning Division
Public Facilities
Public Safety and Health
Public Works
- Engineering Division
- Fleet Service
- Golf
- Landfill
- Parks Division
- Sewer Utility
- Stormwater Utility
- Streets Division
- Water Utility
Transportation
Glossary
Budget Outlook
Resolutions and Presentations
Staff provide updates to the Finance Committee throughout the year. This section provides links to significant resolutions that amend the adopted budget and other presentations to the Finance Committee.
Members of the public can find a schedule of Finance Committee meetings, agendas, recordings of past meetings, and to register to speak through the Committee Webpage.
- Budget Adoption Resolution: Legistar File 85776 adopted the 2025 budget and authorizes the property tax levy to fund the budget at the November 12, 2024 Common Council meeting
Impact of Federal Funding on the 2025 Budget
The Finance Department is monitoring the impact of federal policy on the City budget and providing regular updates to the Finance Committee. All updates on this topic will be added to Legistar File 86892. Meeting recordings can be found on the Madison City Channel.
- February 3, 2025 Presentation
- March 3, 2025 Presentation
- April 7, 2025 Presentation
- April 28, 2025 – a verbal update was provided at Finance Committee, with no attached presentation
- May 27, 2025 Presentation
- Legistar File 87963: Resolution declaring support for the preservation of the federal tax exemption for municipal bond interest