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You could start seeing dogs roaming the halls of Madison’s City-County Building.

Madison city and Dane County employees who work in the Downtown Madison building will soon be able to bring their dogs with them to work after a joint city-county committee approved the policy on a 4-3 vote Monday evening.

Deputy Madison Mayor Enis Ragland said the change was proposed because dogs in public spaces or work settings has become more common.

“Dogs have become welcomed as part of our lives in society,” he said.

Madison Mayor Paul Soglin requested the policy change, Ragland said.

The new rule doesn’t apply to members of the public with business in the building, although service animals and those in training were already allowed.

It’s unclear when the policy will take effect.

The policy change follows a survey in which more than 54 percent of the 529 city employees who responded said they supported the change. About 35 percent said they disagreed with the proposal.