Frequently Asked Questions

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS 

Jan - Odd years - Caucus; 

Feb - 

Mar- Set Road Tour date, Set Annual meeting date (Typically the 3rd Tuesday of April or within 10 days after this date- Town of Reedsburg Annual meeting will be on the Monday following the 3rd Tuesday of April); 

Apr - Set Open Book & Board of Review Dates; Odd years - Oaths of Office for Town Board members, Clerk and Treasurer; Odd years - TB Chair Appoint Plan Commission Chair; TB Chair appoint Plan Commission member vacancy; Plan Commission Committee Nominate PC Vice-Chair @ PC meeting;  Plan Commission Chair appoint PC secretary;  Even years - TB Chair appoints Plan Commission 3 Committee Members; Publish sealed bid request for road work after road tour

May - Open Sealed Bids for Roadwork; Board of Review is called to order and adjourned to later date; Beginning in 2023 and every three years appoint Town Treasurer. 

Jun -

Jul - 

Aug - 

Sep - Even years - set wages for next election year before budget

Oct - Preliminary Budget hearing

Nov - Budget hearing

Dec - Even Years - Set Caucus date for Jan odd year

 

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Town of Reedsburg

Sauk County

 

Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 70.45, the Town of Reedsburg assessment roll for the year of 2023 will be open for examination on the 17th day of October 2024 at the Reedsburg Town Hall from 8am – 4pm.  Instructional material about the assessment, how to file an objection, and Board of Review procedures under Wisconsin Law will be available at that time.  This information is also posted on the front door of the Town Hall and on the town website at www.tn.reedsburg.wi.gov .

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisconsin, shall be held the 24th of October, 2024, from 6 pm – 8 pm., at Reedsburg Town Hall, 600 W. Main Street, Reedsburg, WI.  Please be advised of the requirements to appear before the Board of Review and the procedural requirements which are posted on the front door of the Town Hall and on the town website at www.tn.reedsburg.wi.gov .

 

Notice is hereby given the 13th day of May 2024

 

Rebecca L Meyer

Town Clerk

(608)524-3999

townofreedsburgclerk@gmail.com

 

www.tn.reedsburg.wi.gov

Notice of Meeting to Adjourn Board of Review to Later Date

STATE OF WISCONSIN

 Town of Reedsburg, Sauk County

 

The Board of Review will meet on the 13th day of  May 2024 at 7:00 pm. at Reedsburg Town Hall for the purpose of calling the Board of Review into session during the 45 day period beginning on the 4th Monday of April, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 70.47(1).

Due to the fact the assessment roll is not completed at this time, the Board of Review will be adjourned until the 24th day of October,  2024 at 6 pm.

Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 70.47(2):  After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board of Review’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the Board of Review about that person’s objection except at a session of the Board of Review.  

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board of Review or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under sub. (3)(a), that person provides to the Board of Review Clerk notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under sub. (6m)(a) and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.  

When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate. 

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review by telephone or object to a valuation, if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method, unless the person supplies to the assessor all of the information about income and expenses that the assessor requests, as specified in the manual under Wis. Stat. § 73.03(2a). The municipality or county shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Wis. Stat. § 19.35(1).  

Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 70.45, the assessment roll for the year 2023 assessment will be open for examination starting on the 17th day of October 202 from 8am until 4pm. Instructional material will be provided at the open book to persons who wish to object to valuations under Wis. Stat. § 70.47.

Notice is hereby given this 13th day of May 2024 by: 

Rebecca L. Meyer, Town Clerk

 

STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of Reedsburg
Sauk County

Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 70.45, the Town of Reedsburg assessment roll for the year 2023 assessment will be open for examination on the 17th day of October 2024, at The Reedsburg Town Hall from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Instructional material about the assessment, how to file an objection, and board of review procedures under Wisconsin law will be available at that time.

 

Notice is hereby given this 13th day of May 2024
Rebecca L Meyer
Town Clerk
524-3999
townofreedsburgclerk@gmail.com
www.tn.reedsburg.wi.gov

 

Notice of Board of Review Two-Hour Meeting

 

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Town of Reedsburg, Sauk County

 

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on October 24, 2024 from 6 pm – 8 pm., at Reedsburg Town Hall, 600 W. Main Street, Reedsburg, WI.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board of Review: 

  1. After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board of Review’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact or provide information to a member of the Board of Review about the person’s objection, except at a session of the Board of Review. Open book shall occur no less than 7 days prior to the Board of Review.
  2. The Board of Review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the Board of Review Clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the Board of Review shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, and the Board of Review may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session, or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days, with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the Board of Review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.
  3. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the Board of Review Clerk within the first 2 hours of the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the Board of Review may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session, or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The Board of Review may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, and the Board of Review shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the Board of Review in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the Board of Review, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the Board of Review.  
  4. When appearing before the Board of Review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate. 
  5. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review by telephone, or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses that the assessor requests, as specified in the Assessor’s Manual under Wis. Stat. § 73.03(2a). The Town of Reedsburg has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of a court.* The information that is provided in this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Wis. Stat. § 19.35(1).  
  6. The Board of Review shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board of Review a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the Board of Review, in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement. 
  7. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board of Review, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under Wis. Stat. § 70.47(3)(a), that person provides notice to the Board of Review Clerk as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the Board of Review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take. 

 

Notice is hereby given this 13th day of May, 2024 by: 

 

__Rebecca L Meyer_____________

Town of Reedsburg Clerk