The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Common Council on November 6 signed off on a budget proposal that includes funding for a municipalization study.
The Common Council adopted an amended 2027 city budget of approximately $2.2 billion.
Amendment 92B, authored by Alderman Alex Brower and unanimously adopted by the Common Council, provides $1,350,000 in general obligation borrowing for a study that will examine the feasibility of enacting Chapter 197 of the Wisconsin Statutes. This would permit the municipal acquisition of energy utility assets, with the direction of the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee and following passage of a public referendum to that effect.
The city is currently served by the investor-owned utility We Energies.
The budget adopted by the Common Council, including amendment 92B, will go to Mayor Cavalier Johnson for his signature or any vetoes, which must be issued by close of business on November 17.
APPA offers a wide range of municipalization resources on its website.
