City Council Meeting November 2, 2026

The Monona City Council meeting on November 2, 2026 included first-read consideration of the 2027 operating budget, which includes funding for one additional fire department employee. Officials said the position could be supported by accumulated fund balance and service revenues without increasing the tax levy; the budget was not adopted at this meeting. Council members also discussed a proposed three-year brush collection and landscaping-block-wall services agreement with Barnes, which has served the city for two prior terms, and a proposed nine-year generator maintenance agreement with Total Energy Systems covering nine generators. The generator proposal includes annual preventive maintenance, testing, fluid analysis, and scheduled battery replacement, with costs included in the 2027 operating budget. Neither service agreement was voted on; both were scheduled to return at a future meeting for consideration.

The council also discussed a proposed local drone ordinance addressing flights over certain gatherings and privacy concerns; it was a first-read discussion, with no vote recorded. Staff reported that roughly 70% of room-tax revenues—estimated at about $460,000—are allocated to the Tourism Commission for events and related activities. No specific tourism allocation or procurement action was approved at this meeting.