Dane County Board of Supervisors

2025 Budget

Budget Process

Dane County has an annual, calendar year budget. In the fall, the County adopts the budget for the next calendar year. The Budget process contains two separate budgets: one budget for operations and one for capital projects.

The video below provides an overview of the process, describes the difference between the operating and capital budgets, and describes the general budget timeline.

Ways to Participate

1. Attend a committee meeting. Meeting times and agendas are posted here. NEW! Sign up to receive agendas as they are posted - View the video here to sign up.

2. Attend one of the County Board Budget Hearings. Meetings to be held in room 201 of the City-County Building, 210 MLK Jr. Blvd, Madison, WI, as well as virtually. Agendas for the hearings with information to connect virtually will be posted here.

County Board Budget Hearing Dates:

September 11 at 6:00pm - Public Hearing on Department Budget Requests
September 12 at 6:00pm - Public Hearing on Department Budget Requests
October 9 at 7:00pm – Public Hearing on 2025 Dane County budget
October 28 at 6:00pm - Public Hearing on Personnel and Finance Committee budget recommendations

3. Contact your County Board Supervisor. If you’re unsure who your County Board member is, please use this tool.

4. Email all County Board Supervisors

2025 Dane County Budget Review Schedule

Dane County Budget Handout

Dane County Budget Handout (Arabic)

Dane County Budget Ha0ndout (Hmong)

Dane County Budget Handout (Spanish)

Standing Committee Schedules for Review of the 2025 Dane County Budget

Environment, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee

September 26th at 5:30 pm
October 8th at 5:30 pm

Executive Committee

September 23, 2024 at 5:30 pm
October 7, 2024 at 5:30 pm

Health and Human Needs Commitee

September 26th at 5:30 pm
October 1st, at 5:30 pm
October 7th at 6:30 pm

Personnel and Finance Committee

10/7 (joint meeting with Madison Board of Estimates) at 5:30 pm
10/15 at 5:30 pm
10/21 at 5:30 pm
10/22 at 5:30 pm

Public Protection and Judiciary Committee

9/24 at 5:30 pm
10/1 at 5:30 pm
10/8 at 5:30 pm

Public Works and Transportation Committee

September 24th at 5:30 pm
October 8th at 5:30 pm

Zoning and Land Regulation Committee

September 24th at 6:30 pm
October 8th at 6:30 pm

The standing committees will have a heading on their agendas titled "Budget Discussion and Amendments" for the 2025 budget process.

You can find their amendments in their own action item files. The list below are the numbers for each committee:

Committee	Operating Budget Resolution	Capital Budget Resolution
Environment, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Zoning and Land Regulation
Public Works and Transportation
Executive
Public Protection & Judiciary
Health and Human Needs
Personnel & Finance
–– Board of Health