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Resolution approving the 2026 City of Wauwatosa Operating and Capital Budgets
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WHEREAS, a summary of the proposed budget for the year 2026 has been published in the official newspaper of the City on October 8, 2025, together with the notice of public hearing on the proposed budget held on October 28, 2025; and
WHEREAS, said public hearing was held at the time and place stated in said notice and opportunity given to everyone present who desired to be heard on the proposed 2026 budget;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Wauwatosa THAT pursuant to said hearing as follows:
1. That there be and there is hereby appropriated for the various City purposes for the year 2026 and the re-estimated 2025 budget, the amounts as shown in the attached summary.
2. That the departmental balances, if any, in the general appropriations account shall, on December 31, 2025 revert to the Unappropriated General Fund Balance, except purchase order and contract balances and the following:
Account No. Account Title
10114000- All objects Historic Preservation Commission
10115000- All objects Senior Commission
10210000-6604 Police-Expenditures from Donations - General
10210102-6604 Police-Expenditures from Donations - Community Support
10210110-6604 Police-Expenditures from Donations - K9
10220000-6609 Emergency Management
10410000-6604 Health - Expenditures from Donations
10635000-4404 Reserve Liquor License to be used for Bike/Ped if in excess of budgeted revenue
10340000-4831 Small Cell Revenue to be used for landscaping and Streetscaping
14210000-6024-AFSTA Drug Asset Forfeiture-State
14210000-6025-AFTRE Drug Asset Forfeiture-Treasury Funds
14210000-6026 -AFJUS Drug Asset Forfeiture-Justice Fund
14220000-6603-EMT Fire Department EMT Grant
14220000-6603-TOWER Fire Department Training Tower fund
14220000-6604 Fire Department Donations
3. That the position control be amended to reflect those positions created or abolished by the budget.
4. That the 2026 consolidated fee schedule is hereby approved as recommended by the Financial Affairs Committee during the budget review process and made available for public review at the office of the City Clerk. The 2026 Engineering site plan review fee change will be effective retroactively to 11/1/2025
5. That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to implement budgeted salary increases by providing a 3.0% cost of living adjustment to all general employees.
6. That monthly health, dental and vision insurance rates for 2026 be as follows:
Health Insurance
UHC Employee Only: $837.12
Employee + Spouse: $2,092.80
Employee + Child(ren): $1,674.24
Family: $2,511.36
Dental Insurance
Humana Employee Only: $42.58
Employee + Spouse: $85.15
Employee + Child(ren): $104.31
Family: $157.53
Care Plus Employee Only: $37.73
Employee + Spouse: $75.46
Employee + Child(ren): $86.78
Family: $135.49
Vision Insurance
Superior Employee Only: $4.63
Employee + Spouse: $9.25
Employee + Child(ren): $10.25
Family: $16.16
7. That the Sanitary Sewer rate be increased 3.0% per 100 cubic foot (ccf) to:
a. 3.4108 per ccf up for the first 50 CCF
b. 5.1162 per ccf for 51-200 CCF
c. 6.8216 per ccf over 200 CCF
8. That the Storm Sewer rate be increased 5.0% per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) to:
a. 35.63
9. That the 2026-2030 Capital Plan represent adopted policy
10. That the following vendors will be utilized with funds included in the 2026 Budget unless otherwise noted:
a. Axon Enterprise Inc. for 10-year contract for body-worn camera and associated equipment and services as described in the Police narrative.
b. Floweigh for testing and calibration of large water meters
c. Graef for professional services to provide water modeling for new water mains, fire flow scenarios for main extensions and additional water model scenarios at the City’s direction
d. ABT Mailcom for bill and insert processing, printing and mailing
e. Conway Shields for Fire turnout gear
f. Badger Meter for water meters
g. Baxter Woodman for site plan review services
h. Dixon Engineering for Water Tower related engineering
i. Toter for curbside refuse bins
j. Aqua Backflow for water cross connection inspections
k. Midwest Meter for testing and calibration of large water meters
l. Westrum Leak Detection for water leak detection survey of all City owned fire hydrants
m. OnPoint Insights, LLC for website development and hosting
n. United Health Care for claims administration in 2026 totaling an estimated $152,712
o. Care Plus dental services 2-year contract. Estimated 2026 contract of $163,030.
p. Humana for dental claims administration in 2026 totaling an estimated $14,618
q. Froedtert Workplace Clinic 3-year contact. Estimated 2026 contract of $215,968.
r. Froedtert Worforce Health 3-year contract for health appraisal services. Estimated 2026 contract of $46,000.
s. Froedtert Workforce Health 3-year contract for wellness coaching services. Estimated 2026 contract of $44,850.
t. Symetra for stop loss insurance in 2026 for an estimated $2,943,974
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the sum of $ be and it is hereby levied and assessed upon all of the taxable property, both real and personal, in the City of Wauwatosa, assessed for taxation in said City for the 2025 tax year/ 2026 budget year for City purposes.
By: Financial Affairs Committee
recommendation
Recommendation: Operating Budget: Approve 6-1 / Capital Budget: Approve 8-0