The City of Monona has a Water Utility, Stormwater Utility, and a Sewer Utility 

To start water utility service for your new home, please click here. To pay your utility bills, please click here. 

Madison Gas & Electric is the electric and gas utility provider for Monona. To start service and pay bills, visit mge.com. Through their Green Power Tomorrow program, MG&E allows residents to purchase electricity from their wind and solar arrays.

Monona’s Adopt a Storm Drain program encourages residents to help keep Lake Monona clean and healthy. Residents can ’adopt’ storm drains near their homes and pledge to clear leaves out of their drains before rainstorms. If you’re interested in participating, please visit the Adopt a Storm Drain page!

Dogs and cats must be licensed every calendar year. To get a pet license for your dog or cat, you can fill out the application and return it to city Hall along with your pet’s rabies certificate (from your veterinarian). Pet licences are required in order to use the Monona dog park or any Dane County dog parks. 

Monona Dog Park

Dane County Dog Parks

Monona contracts with Advanced Disposal to collect trash and recycling for residents. The grey carts are designated for trash, which is picked up every week. The blue carts are designated for recycling, which is picked up every other week. To learn more about collection schedules, disposal guidelines, and special item recycling and pick-up, please visit our Trash & Recycling Collection page.  

If you want to learn more about what items can be recycled in Monona, check out our Recyclopedia. The City’s Sustainability Committee has worked with Advanced Disposal to create this comprehensive guide to recycling in Monona. 

Monona residents are represented by a City Council comprised of 6 Alderpersons, each elected to a 2-year term, and a Mayor, also elected for a 2-year term.  All Alderpersons serve at-large, which means that each alderperson represents all of the residents of Monona.  In Dane County, Monona is part of District 24.  In the State Legislature, Monona is in Assembly District 47 and Senate District 16.  You can find information about voter registration, upcoming elections and polling locations on the Elections page. 

For more information about voting in Wisconsin, registration requirements, and sample ballots, visit My Vote Wisconsin.

If you're interested in getting more involved with your local government, there are also pages with information about Running for Office and Applying to Sit on a City Commission or Board. 

If you plan to remodel or renovate your home, you will likely need a building permit. You can learn more about projects that require building permits and see the application on the Building Inspection page.

The City runs the Renew Monona Loan Program, which provides low interest loans to residents who are making substantial improvements to their home that enhance it’s efficiency. You can find the loan application and types of qualifying projects on the program page.  

Monona is part of the MadiSUN program, organized by RENEW WI, which is a solar group by program. The program uses the collective buying power of participating households to get great deals on rooftop solar. 

To learn more about paying your property taxes in Monona, please click here.