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Green Bay · week of October 25, 2026

Council approves adjourn, 1–0

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What changed in Green Bay

Also discussed

  • Scoring of affordable housing assistance

    The budgeting model ranks affordable housing assistance among the least-aligned programs, which Ald. Proffitt called problematic given the city's growing unhoused population.

    What it means: Residents facing housing insecurity could gain if the city rethinks how it values housing programs.

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  • Public Works financial oversight restructuring

    Public Works has been splitting its financial work across multiple divisions, raising the risk of errors and burying oversight in director-level roles. The new Finance and Business Manager position puts all departmental finances — including stormwater, sewer and parking funds — under one person.

    What it means: About $7,260 more per year in total compensation for the upgraded role, covered by vacancy savings in 2026 and budgeted in 2027.

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  • Priority-based budgeting implementation

    The city now maps nearly all of its $294 million budget to 385 programs and scores them against council priorities. Departments are reviewing cost-saving ideas from other cities, with 50 flagged for study — savings would likely show up in the 2028 budget, not next year's.

    What it means: Potential savings are real but not immediate — most ideas would pay off in 2028, not in the budget being finalized now.

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What's coming, and the deadline

  • City Council · Tuesday, November 10

    Newly scheduled — no agenda published yet.

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  • Planning Commission · Monday, November 16

    Newly scheduled — no agenda published yet.

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