Madison Common Council
The council represents 20 districts in Madison. Every recorded vote below comes from the city's own legislative system, and every item links to the clerk's page for it.
Source: Madison Common Council records · pulled · record through
Coverage starts in 2025. History is still being collected. 14 listed meetings await collection or refresh. Individual votes appear only when recorded by the clerk; voice votes do not identify each member's position. Tallies count both No and Nay as votes against; individual rows keep the clerk's wording.
No upcoming meeting is listed in the clerk's system yet; the next one appears here when posted.
- Recorded votes
- 441
- Items acted on
- 2,341
- Meetings
- 23
Members
Portraits are available on the city's roster. Madison requires permission to reuse its images.
- Devine O. Nzegwu
- Will Ochowicz
- Derek Field
- Michael E. Verveer
- Regina M. Vidaver
- Davy Mayer
- Badri Lankella
- Ellen Zhang
- Joann Pritchett
- Yannette Figueroa Cole
- Bill Tishler
- Julia Matthews
- Tag Evers
- Noah L. Lieberman
- Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford
- Sean O'Brien
- Sabrina V. Madison
- Carmella Glenn
- John P. Guequierre
- Barbara Harrington-McKinney
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Mayor, presiding
Satya V. Rhodes-Conway
Council seats in Wisconsin are nonpartisan, so no party is shown. Available portraits and contacts come from the city's published records.
Recent votes with dissent
Items where at least one member was recorded voting No. The vote is on the action shown with each row: a motion to refer or postpone is not the measure itself.
- 94261 7 Aye – 12 No
Amending the 2026 adopted operating budget by transferring $28,500 from the contingent reserve to the Office of the Independent Monitor for additional staffing and services costs, and directing staff to provide a full accounting of costs associated with the City’s critical incident response between July 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026.
Action: Adopt · Meeting record
- 94250 13 Aye – 7 No
SUBSTITUTE Amending the 2026 Economic Development Division (EDD) Operating Budget by transferring $75,000 from other agency budgets to EDD and authorizing intra-departmental transfers within EDD, approving program materials, and authorizing the Economic Development Division to administer a Williamson Street Business Stabilization Support Program (District 6).
Action: Adopt Substitute - 15 Votes Required · Meeting record
- 94261 10 Aye – 10 No
Amending the 2026 adopted operating budget by transferring $28,500 from the contingent reserve to the Office of the Independent Monitor for additional staffing and services costs, and directing staff to provide a full accounting of costs associated with the City’s critical incident response between July 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026.
Action: Place On File · Meeting record
- 93802 17 Aye – 2 No
Appeal of the Landmarks Commission's approval of a land division at 113 Ely Place in the University Heights Historic District, Legislative File ID 93071.
Action: Deny · Meeting record
- 92386 16 Aye – 4 No
SUBSTITUTE: Amending Subsections 5.19(6), (7)(i) and (8) and amending Subsection 5.20(9)(f) of the Madison General Ordinances to add public reporting requirements for the Office of the Independent Monitor and Police Civilian Oversight Board.
Action: Re-refer · Meeting record
- 91958 17 Aye – 3 No
Appeal of Madison Landmarks Commission denying a Certificate of Appropriateness for 1123 Jenifer Street - Exterior Alteration in the Third Lake Ridge Historic District - Roof Replacement (District 6)
Action: Deny · Meeting record
- 90552 17 Aye – 3 No
SUBSTITUTE: Amending Sections of Chapter 28 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Housing and Auto-Oriented Uses in the Transit Oriented Development Overlay District.
Action: Adopt with Conditions and Close the Public Hearing · Meeting record
- 90552 1 Aye – 18 No
SUBSTITUTE: Amending Sections of Chapter 28 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Housing and Auto-Oriented Uses in the Transit Oriented Development Overlay District.
Action: Adopt the Following Amendment(s) · Meeting record
- 90845 19 Aye – 1 No
Approving Plans, Specifications, And Schedule Of Assessments For Pontiac Trail, Boston Court, Rosewood Circle, and Nokomis Circle Assessment District - 2025. (District 10)
Action: Adopt and Close the Public Hearing · Meeting record
- 90169 13 Aye – 5 No
SUBSTITUTE: Creating Section 23.202 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Age Restrictions on Hemp-Derived THC Products.
Action: Adopt Substitute · Meeting record
- 90423 9 Aye – 9 No
Creating Section 23.65 of the Madison General Ordinances to regulate the sale of pets in retail pet stores.
Action: Adopt Alternate · Meeting record
- 90169 6 Aye – 12 No
SUBSTITUTE: Creating Section 23.202 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Age Restrictions on Hemp-Derived THC Products.
Action: Adopt Alternate · Meeting record
- 17 Aye – 3 No
Untitled item
Action: Call the Question · Meeting record
- 90249 18 Aye – 2 No
2026 Executive Operating Budget
Action: Adopt · Meeting record
- 90249 3 Aye – 17 No
2026 Executive Operating Budget
Action: Adopt · Meeting record
- 89347 16 Aye – 4 No
Authorizing execution of a sole source $150,000 contract with Downtown Madison Inc. for the preparation of a Downtown Economic Investment Strategy (District 2, District 4, District 6, District 8, and District 13).
Action: Reconsider · Meeting record
- 89779 10 Aye – 9 No
SUBSTITUTE: Extending the contract between the City of Madison and MACH Onehealth, Inc. dba Madison Street Medicine to provide those services and extend currently allocated funding through April 2026, at an additional cost of $0 dollars from the City of Madison, and authorizes the use of up to $100,000 of additional funds from Dane County to pay for those services
Action: Adopt Substitute · Meeting record
- 86169 16 Aye – 1 No
Authorizing the eventual forgiveness of $1,613,365 of debt held by Madison Ice Inc. for the Madison Ice Arena (725 Forward Drive) and Hartmeyer Ice Arena (1810 and 1834 Commercial Avenue), authorizing the termination of existing land contracts for both ice arenas with Madison Ice Hartmeyer, LLC and Madison Ice MIA, LLC (Madison Ice, Inc.), authorizing the fee simple sale of Hartmeyer Ice Arena to East Madison Ice Collective and the fee simple sale of Madison Ice Arena to Madison Ice, Inc. for $1, authorizing a fundraising requirement of approximately $3 million by East Madison Ice Collective for capital improvements to Hartmeyer Ice Arena, and authorizing additional terms related to the renegotiation of the City’s relationship to the ice arenas (District 12 and District 19).
Action: Adopt with the Recommendation(s) · Meeting record
- 85413 9 Aye – 4 No
Hearing re: Ethics Board Complaint filed by Emily Samson against Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores
Action: Adopt · Meeting record
- 86169 15 Aye – 4 No
Authorizing the eventual forgiveness of $1,613,365 of debt held by Madison Ice Inc. for the Madison Ice Arena (725 Forward Drive) and Hartmeyer Ice Arena (1810 and 1834 Commercial Avenue), authorizing the termination of existing land contracts for both ice arenas with Madison Ice Hartmeyer, LLC and Madison Ice MIA, LLC (Madison Ice, Inc.), authorizing the fee simple sale of Hartmeyer Ice Arena to East Madison Ice Collective and the fee simple sale of Madison Ice Arena to Madison Ice, Inc. for $1, authorizing a fundraising requirement of approximately $3 million by East Madison Ice Collective for capital improvements to Hartmeyer Ice Arena, and authorizing additional terms related to the renegotiation of the City’s relationship to the ice arenas (District 12 and District 19).
Action: Call the Question · Meeting record