To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoMILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson proposed the 2026 budget to the Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday, Sept. 24. “We have a statutory obligation to balance our budget, and we have a moral obligation to balance that budget in a way that is both responsible and sustainable. “The Legislature passed Act 12 to help Milwaukee avoid bankruptcy due to its underfunded pension, and to improve public safety,” said Wanggaard. The joint public hearing on Mayor Johnson's proposed 2026 budget will take place at Milwaukee City Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6. The Milwaukee Common Council is tentatively set to adopt the new budget on Nov. 7.