Common Council Meeting | October 20th, 2026

The Watertown Common Council met on October 20, 2026. The main procurement-related action was approval of Resolution 9897, authorizing a three-year agreement with the Village of Clyman for a second solid-waste collection. The council also approved a resolution documenting prior, cost-reimbursed IT assistance provided to Lake Mills; officials said those services are no longer being performed. No new vendor selection or other major contract award was identified. In a presentation by Baker Tilly, the city’s 2025 audit received an unmodified (clean) opinion; the auditor noted that federal-award spending exceeded the $1 million threshold for a single audit. Council discussion also covered the general fund’s 26.5% unassigned-fund-balance ratio, within the city’s 20–30% policy range, and the city’s outstanding debt and utility finances. The Dodge County library appropriation estimate was updated from $750,000 to $775,000 as part of the annual library-tax exemption resolution process.

The council considered several traffic-code ordinances concerning one-way street changes, stop signs, and Sunday parking. These were primarily first-reading actions; public comments and council discussion raised safety, street-width, and parking concerns about converting streets to two-way traffic. No specific capital-improvement contract or purchasing award was identified in the transcript.