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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The process of building Milwaukee's 2026 city budget has highlighted how the relationship between Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Common Council is in need of repair.

The divide was apparent Tuesday, when the 15-member council voted unanimously to override each of Johnson's budget vetoes.

A frustrated Johnson told reporters outside his office he was especially bothered by the council's decision to roll each veto into one combined agenda item and reject all of them with a single vote.

"I don't know if, in Milwaukee right now, there is an objective system of checks and balances," Johnson said.

Two of the biggest disagreements were over how much the city should spend on replacing aging fire trucks and how much of a pay raise city workers should receive.

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