Town Board 2025 Budget Presentation and Public Hearing, Special Town Elector Meeting and Special Town Board Meeting: TOWN OF PALMYRA TOWN BOARD AND SPECIAL ELECTOR MEETING AGENDA (2025 Budget Presentation and Public Hearing, followed by Special Town Elector Meeting, which is followed by a Special Town Board Meeting) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - 6:00 PM PALMYRA-EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER, 123 BURR OAK STREET, PALMYRA, WI Call to Order: Certification of Compliance with Open Meetings Law Roll call Presentation of Proposed 2025 Town of Palmyra Budget. PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED 2025 TOWN OF PALMYRA BUDGET. Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. at the Palmyra Eagle High School Community Center,123 Burr Oak, Palmyra, WI, 53156, that a PUBLIC HEARING on the 2025 PROPOSED BUDGET for the Town of Palmyra in Jefferson County, will be held. The proposed budget is available for inspection at the three official posting sites; on the Town of Palmyra website https://townofpalmyrawisconsin.com/; (News and Notices Section) or by contacting the town clerk at 262-495-2049 or by email at [email protected]. SPECIAL TOWN ELECTOR MEETING Notice is hereby given of a special town meeting of electors of the Town of Palmyra on Thursday, November 14, 2024. This special town meeting will immediately follow the completion of the Public Hearing on the proposed 2025 budget which begins at 6:00 p.m. at the Palmyra Eagle High School Community Center, 123 Burr Oak Street Palmyra, Wi 53156. This special town meeting of electors is called pursuant to Sec. 60.12(1)(c) of Wisconsin Statutes by the Town Board for the following purposes: 1) To consider adoption of a Resolution by the electors at the town meeting endorsing a town board resolution, 2024-004, 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 (to be collected in 2025) before adjustments, by 2.70524%, for a dollar increase of $145,269, for a total tax levy (after adjustments) of $673,057. 2) To approve the 2024 total town levy (to be collected in 2025) pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 60.10(1)(a) by adopting Resolution 2024-005, Town of Palmyra Electors, to adopt the total town tax levy. SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING to convene immediately after the Town Elector Meeting. 1. Possible approval of the 2025 total town budget and set additional meeting date(s) if needed. Adjournment. Please be advised that agenda items may be taken in an order other than which appears here, and that the Town Board may choose to take action on any item listed on this agenda except topics brought up under department reports, committee reports and public input.
The Town of Palmyra’s 2023 budget was approved at last night’s Special Town Board meeting. This 2023 budget may need to be admended as the actual cost of the 2023 Fire/EMS services from the Village is dependent on the Town’s total Call Volume for 2022 and the Town’s final Equalized Value amount, and that data won’t be available until early next year.