City of Madison 2025 Budget Outlook
City of Madison has faced a budget shortfall of some degree every year for the past 14 years due to state-imposed restrictions on City revenue and growing need for services. The Finance Department recorded a four-part series to explain the fundamentals of the City’s budget and options for closing the budget deficit in February 2024. This information series was followed by five community conversation hosted by the Common Council in May and early June, 2024.
See all past budget presentations at the City of Madison's 2025 Budget Outlook web page or review the current and past adopted City of Madison budgets.
Library 2025 Operating Budget
While the majority of Madison Public Library funds come from the City of Madison, by statute, the Library Board must approve the Library's budget.
On June 17, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway asked city agencies in the general and library fund categories - including Madison Public Library - to draft operating budgets with at least 5% service reductions. These budgets are due to City Finance by July 19. The Library Board will consider the draft budgets and proposed reduction scenarios at their board meeting on July 11, with an additional meeting set for July 18 if needed.
Resources:
Get Involved!
At this point in the process, you can get involved by sharing your library service priorities with the Library Board.
- Contact the Library Board to share your concerns or service priorities.
- Contact the library's administration department at administration@madisonpubliclibrary.org to share your concerns or service priorities.
- Attend the Library Board meeting on July 11, 5pm (an additional meeting, if needed, will happen July 18, 5pm).
After the board approves the budget on July 11, you can share your library service priorities and feedback on all city services with your alder.
- Contact your alder to share your concerns about the budget.
- Email the City Finance Department to share your concerns or ask questions about the budget.
- Submit written comments by email to the Finance Committee or Common Council.
- Attend public budget hearings of the Finance Committee and Common Council in September, October and November.