NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING
TOWN OF DODGE, TREMPEALEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Dodge, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin will hold a public hearing on the town’s proposed 2025 budget on Monday, November 25, 2024 at 6:30 p.m., at the Dodge Town Hall, W29861 Bambenek St. Dodge, WI. Immediately following the public hearing, a Special Town Elector Meeting will be held to approve the 2024 total town tax levy to be collected in 2025 and to consider a resolution to exceed the levy limit. The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection on the town’s website at www.townofdodgewi.com and at the clerk’s office by appointment. The following is a summary of the proposed budget.
Proposed Budget Summary for the Town of Dodge
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2024 Budget |
2025 Proposed Budget |
% Change |
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REVENUES: |
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General Property Taxes |
$66,800 |
$80,130 |
20.0% |
|
Intergovernmental Revenues |
$157,901 |
$159,971 |
1.3% |
|
Licenses and Permits |
$1,500 |
$1,500 |
0.0% |
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Public Charges for Services |
$6.20 |
$6,200 |
0.0% |
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Miscellaneous Revenue |
$6,191 |
$3,500 |
-19.2% |
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Other Financing Sources |
$0 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
TOTAL REVENUES |
$238,592 |
$251,301 |
5.3% |
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EXPENDITURES: |
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General Government |
$86,210 |
$83,690 |
-2.9% |
|
Public Safety |
$22,304 |
$20,613 |
-7.6% |
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Public Works |
$107,638 |
$104,308 |
-3.1% |
|
Health & Human Services |
$2,050 |
$2,050 |
0.0% |
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Capital Outlay |
$0 |
$27,000 |
– |
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Debt Services |
$13,640 |
$13,640 |
0.0% |
|
Fund for Contingencies |
$2,000 |
$0 |
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|
Reserves for Capital Purchases |
$4,750 |
$0 |
|
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TOTAL EXPENDITURES & RESERVES |
$238,592 |
$251,301 |
5.3% |
Town of Dodge Notice of Special Town Meeting of the Electors
Notice is hereby given that a special town meeting of the electors of the Town of Dodge, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin will be held at the town hall located at W29861 Bambenek St. Dodge, WI 54625, on the 25th day of November, 2024, immediately following the completion of the Public Hearing on the proposed 2025 town budget, which begins at 6:30 p.m., for the following purposes:
- To consider the adoption of a resolution by the electors at the town meeting endorsing a town board resolution which proposes that the town levy exceed the state allowable levy limit under Wis. Stat. § 66.0602, specifically a proposed tax levy which would exceed the allowable town tax levy for 2024, after adjustments, by 20%, for a dollar increase of $13,500.
- To approve the total highway expenditures for 2025 pursuant to s. 82.03(2)(a) of Wis. Statutes;
- To approve the 2024 total town tax levy (to be collected in 2025), pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 60.10(1)(a).
Town of Dodge Notice of Special Town Board Meeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 25, 2024 immediately following the completion of the special town meeting of the electors, which shall follow the public hearing on the proposed 2025 budget at 6:30 pm, at the Dodge Town Hall, a Town Board Meeting will be held for the following purpose.
- For the Town Board to discuss and adopt the Year 2025 Budget for the Town of Dodge.
Dated this 6th day of November, 2024.
Kara Wener, Town Clerk
Town of Dodge