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Please note: this meeting's minutes have not been finalized yet. Actions taken on legislation and their results are not available.
Meeting Name: Common Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/6/2025 6:15 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Hall, Room 205
Special Council Meeting Final Budget Adoption
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1152-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Pabon-Amend Community Safety Ordinance with new provisions Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Pabon-Amend Community Safety Ordinance with new provisions. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1135-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Remove Recruiter position from HR office Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Remove Recruiter position from HR office. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1145-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Eliminate position of city administrator from office of the mayor Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Eliminate position of city administrator from office of the mayor. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1133-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Eliminate .5 FTE position from city attorney’s office Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Eliminate .5 FTE position from city attorney’s office. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1130-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Eliminate proposed billing data technician and utility accountant from City of Racine finance department and restore accountant and one billing coordinator to Water Utility. Eliminate proposed 3 customer servCommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Eliminate proposed billing data technician and utility accountant from City of Racine finance department and restore accountant and one billing coordinator to Water Utility. Eliminate proposed 3 customer service positions from City of Racine Dept. of customer service and restore the Accounts Payable Coordinator, the Accounts Receivable Coordinator, and one billing coordinator positions to the Water Utility. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1136-25 A  CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Remove Finance operations manager from finance dept (.5 levy, .5 grant funded) Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1139-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Remove office coordinator position from customer service (levy funded) Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Remove Office Coordinator position from customer service (levy funded) Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1137-25 A Subject:Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Remove Marketing Specialist from customer service dept (levy funded) Staff Recommendation:CommunicationSubject:Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Remove Marketing Specialist from customer service dept (levy funded) Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1140-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Remove (3) student interns (.25) from customer service dept (levy funded) Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Remove (3) student interns (.25) from customer service dept (levy funded) Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1143-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Reduce attorney outside legal fees to $200,000 Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Reduce attorney outside legal fees to $200,000 Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1151-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Eliminate consulting contracted service contract for former Mayor John Antaraniam. Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Eliminate consulting contracted service contract for former Mayor John Antaraniam. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1127-25 A Subject:Amendment sponsored by Alder Jorgensen-Amend to add $17,000 to DPW to pay for intersection painting Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject:Amendment sponsored by Alder Jorgensen-Amend to add $17,000 to DPW to pay for intersection painting Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1126-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Jorgensen-Amend Parks Fee schedule to increase non-resident public event fees to allow for the resident fees for public events to not be raised. Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Jorgensen-Amend Parks Fee schedule to increase non-resident public event fees to allow for the resident fees for public events to not be raised. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be approved as proposed.   Not available Not available
1141-25 A Subject:Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Remove $100,000 levy funded clean sweep from where ever it is allocated and allocate 100,000 from CDBG to fund clean sweep. Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject:Amendment sponsored by Alder Weidner- Remove $100,000 levy funded clean sweep from where ever it is allocated and allocate 100,000 from CDBG to fund clean sweep. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1119-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Townsend-Amend Ordinance 0024-25 City ID Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Townsend-Amend Ordinance 0024-25 City ID, to lower the age to 12 in order to apply for the City ID. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be approved as presented.   Not available Not available
1125-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Mack-Amend Ordinance 0024-25 City ID to include a disclaimer Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Maack-Amend Ordinance 0024-25 City ID to include a disclaimer. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be approved as presented.   Not available Not available
1118-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Townsend-Amend Ordinance 0025-25 Parades Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Townsend-Amend Ordinance 0025-25 Parades to exempt national holiday parades up to an amount to be determined by the common council. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1124-25 A Subject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Davis-Amend Ordinance 0025-25 Parades Staff Recommendation: Fiscal Note:CommunicationSubject: Amendment sponsored by Alder Davis-Amend Ordinance 0025-25 Parades. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That this amendment be denied.   Not available Not available
1077-25 A Subject: Communication sponsored by Mayor Mason submitting the proposed 2026 City of Racine Budget consisting of the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Debt Service Fund, Capital Project Funds, Enterprise Funds and Internal Service Funds. Associated BudCommunicationSubject: Communication sponsored by Mayor Mason submitting the proposed 2026 City of Racine Budget consisting of the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Debt Service Fund, Capital Project Funds, Enterprise Funds and Internal Service Funds. Associated Budget, Positions, Ordinances, and Fee Schedules as attached are anticipated to be included in adoption of this item. Recommendation from Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: That the proposed 2026 City of Racine Budget consisting of the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Debt Service Fund, Capital Project Funds, Enterprise Funds and Internal Service Funds. Associated Budget, Positions, Ordinances, and Fee Schedules as attached, are approved as amended. Fiscal Note: A copy of the 2026 City of Racine Budget consisting of the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Debt Service Fund, Capital Project Funds, Enterprise Funds and Internal Service Funds will be available in the Office of the Finance Director and on the City Website.   Not available Video Video
0935-25 A Subject: Consideration of the Proposed 2026 Operations and Maintenance Budget, and the Proposed 2026-2035 Capital Improvement Plan Staff Recommendation: To Approve with a Referral to the Committee of the Whole (COW) Fiscal Note: N/ACommunicationSubject: Consideration of the Proposed 2026 City of Racine Wastewater Utility Operations and Maintenance Budget, and the Proposed 2026-2035 Capital Improvement Plan. Recommendation of the Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: To approve the 2026 City of Racine Wastewater Utility Operations and Maintenance Budget, and the Proposed 2026-2035 Capital Improvement Plan.   Not available Video Video
0936-25 A Subject: Consideration of the 2026 Sewer Service Rates Staff Recommendation: To Approve with a Referral to the Committee of the Whole (COW) Fiscal Note: Class I Rates for City Residents to increase by 3.1%; and 5.9% for Caledonia and Mount Pleasant.CommunicationSubject: Consideration of the 2026 Sewer Service Rates. Recommendation of the Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: To approve the 2026 Sewer Service Rates. Fiscal Note: Class I Rates for City Residents to increase by 3.1%; and 5.9% for Caledonia and Mount Pleasant.   Not available Video Video
0942-25 A Subject: Consideration of the Proposed 2026 Operations and Maintenance Budget, and the Proposed 2026-2035 Capital Improvement Plan Staff Recommendation: To Approve with a Referral to the Committee of the Whole (COW) Fiscal Note: N/ACommunicationSubject: Consideration of the Proposed 2026 City of Racine Water Utility Operations and Maintenance Budget, and the Proposed 2026-2035 Capital Improvement Plan. Recommendation of the Committee of the Whole on 11/5/25: To approve the 2026 City of Racine Water Utility Operations and Maintenance Budget, and the Proposed 2026-2035 Capital Improvement Plan. Fiscal Note: N/A   Not available Video Video