Board of Review:   Notice of Board of Review Town of Delavan, Walworth County, State of Wisconsin Notice that the Assessment Roll is Open for Examination and Open Book Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 70.45, the assessment roll for the Year 2025 assessment will be open for examination starting June 2, 2025, 8:30 am until 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Additionally, the assessor shall be available at the Town Hall on June 2, 2025, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm for Open Book. Instructional material will be provided at the open book to persons who wish to object to valuations under Wis. Stat. § 70.47.   Notice of Board of Review Two-Hour Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Delavan, Walworth County Wisconsin shall hold its first meeting on June 24, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at 5621 Town Hall Road, Delavan WI  53115. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board of Review:   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. 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 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 hour 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 unless 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. 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 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 Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that nay forms include stated valuation 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 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 the property.  The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the board. 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. 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 no later than 7 days before the first meeting of the Board of Review, the person supplies the assessor with all the information about the income and expenses that the assessor requests as specified in the Assessor’s Manual, under Wis. Stats.§ 73.03(2a) The Town of Delavan 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 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. Stats. §19.35(1), 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 assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under Wis. Stats. § 441.16(2) “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. 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. Stats. § 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. No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to enter onto the property to conduct an exterior view of the real or personal property being assessed.   Notice is herby given this 29th day of April, 2025 by Michele Starin Town of Delavan Clerk

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Budget Proposal 2022, Public Hearing, Mtg of Electors & Special Town Board Mtg

PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING

Tuesday, November 16 @6pm

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELECTORS

Tuesday, November 16 immediately after the Public Hearing.

SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING

Tuesday, November 16 immediately after the Special Meeting of Electors.

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OFFICIAL NOTICE PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 6pm in the Town of Delavan Town Hall, 5621Town Hall Rd, Town of Delavan, WI, a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET of the Town of Delavan, Walworth County, will be held. The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s office between 8:30am and 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Below is a summary of the proposed 2022 Budget. 

Click Here to View the Detailed Proposed Budgets 

Administrative Budget

Cash Flow Budget

Fire & Rescue Budget

Lake Budget

Operating Budget

Park Budget

Plan Commission Budget

Police Budget

Public Works Budget

OFFICIAL NOTICE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELECTORS OF THE TOWN OF DELAVAN, WALWORTH COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 immediately following completion of the Public Hearing on the proposed 2022 Budget, which begins at 6:00 p.m. at the Town of Delavan Town Hall, a Special Town Meeting of the electors called pursuant to Section 60.12 (1) (a) of Wisconsin Statutes by the Town Board for the following purposes will be held:

a)       To adopt the 2021 Town Tax Levy to be paid in 2022 pursuant to Section 60.10 (1) (a) of Wisconsin Statutes

 

OFFICIAL NOTICE SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING

The Town of Delavan Town Board will hold a Special Town Board Meeting immediately following the Special Meeting of Electors on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, in the Town of Delavan Town Hall, 5621 Town Hall Road, Town of Delavan, WI.

AGENDA

1)     Call to Order

2)     Pledge of Allegiance

3)     Roll Call

4)     Declaration of a quorum present for doing business

5)     Communications

6)     Comments and Suggestions of citizens present

7)     Approval of Minutes:

a)    Minutes of the Public Hearing Proposed 2021 Budget/Town Electors Meeting/Special Town Meeting—November 17, 202

8)   OLD BUSINESS: None

9)  NEW BUSINESS               

a)        Discussion/possible action on any changes being made in the 2022 Proposed Budget

b)       Discussion/possible action on adoption of the 2022 Proposed Budget

10) ADJOURNMENT

Kristy McChristy, 

Town Clerk                                                                                                                          10/25/21

A Quorum of the Town Board May be Present

The agenda may be posted at any two of the following places: Town Hall, www.townofdelavan.com, FNBT, Lakefront Mobil, Maxi One and Piggly Wiggly Copies: Committee Members, Town Board, Delavan Enterprise, and Janesville Gazette. Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the American with Disabilities act that requires the meeting or the materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format must contact the Town of Delavan, 5621 Town Hall Road, Delavan Wisconsin at least twenty –four hours prior to the commencement of the meeting so that necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate the request.

The Town of Delavan is an Equal Opportunity Employer