City of Muskego, Common Council - 11/10/26

The City of Muskego Common Council’s November 10, 2026 meeting included a public hearing and votes on the proposed 2027 budget. The council approved the general fund operating budget and tax levy (5–2) and the capital budget (4–2). The proposed levy was approximately $14.73 million, up 2.442% from 2026. The capital plan included about $2.77 million in projects plus $2.78 million for the road program, with planned investments including a financial software upgrade, technology and cybersecurity improvements, a bridge project, election equipment, and public-safety equipment and facility needs. The sewer budget included approximately $3.08 million in capital improvements, chiefly a $2.5 million force-main project; the water budget projected an operating loss of about $715,000. Sewer and water rates were kept unchanged. A proposed 2027 pay-increase resolution was discussed, but the transcript does not show its final disposition.

Residents questioned the city’s Flock automated license-plate-reader contracts and asked that related funding be removed from the 2027 budget. They cited contracts for $25,100 and $20,650 and alleged that the agreements lacked council approval; the council stated that it would continue the existing contract through its term. Separately, the council reduced a payment associated with Kirkland Crossing from $12,620,919 to $12,420,919, withholding an additional $200,000 while outstanding Martin Drive restoration concerns are reviewed. The council also approved a consent-agenda letter-of-credit reduction for Peach Tree Lane LLC; no amount was stated in the transcript.