This week, Governor Tony Evers signed bipartisan legislation to increase state payments to local governments, increase K-12 funding, and repeal the personal property tax. This sweeping legislation comes after months of negotiations between the governor’s office, legislature, and local governments.
The agreement provides hundreds of millions of dollars to local governments, as well as dedicating one cent of the five-cent sales tax to funding local governments in the future. If trends continue, the rising sales tax collections will provide increasing dollars to municipalities in years to come. The dollars must be spent on police, fire, EMS, or infrastructure projects. Local governments can still use their own property tax dollars and any federal funds for other line items.
The legislation also increases funding by over $1 billion to K-12 education, including more money for public schools and increasing per pupil payments to students in the School Choice Program and charter schools.
Here’s an overview of the increases local governments will receive in our footprint:
Counties – Total Aid/Percent Increase
Calumet $1,338,594 / 91.8%
Outagamie $2,967,547 / 95.5%
Winnebago $3,964,338 / 81.8%
Municipalities – Total Aid/Percent Increase
Calumet County
Town of Brillion $109,719 / 113.2 %
Town of Brothertown $93,066 / 128.1 %
Town of Charlestown $73,166 / 142.2 %
Town of Chilton $66,908 / 248.8 %
Town of New Holstein $121,494 / 84.5 %
Town of Rantoul $88,172 / 93.3 %
Town of Stockbridge $79,150 / 218.4 %
Town of Woodville $92,069 / 93.0 %
Village of Harrison $407,046 / 627.3 %
Village of Hilbert $462,266 / 20.0 %
Village of Potter $77,422 / 78.7 %
Village of Sherwood $100,456 / 606.6%
Village of Stockbridge $77,150 / 116.5%
City of Brillion $692,819 / 20.0%
City of Chilton $592,692 / 20.0%
City of New Holstein $724,632 / 20.0%
Outagamie County
Town of Black Creek $83,779 / 156.6%
Town of Bovina $81,476 / 157.1
Town of Buchanan $237,968 / 320.8%
Town of Center $130,784 / 234.2%
Town of Cicero $106,051 / 80.1%
Town of Dale $126,446 / 164.6%
Town of Deer Creek $97,826 / 70.9%
Town of Ellington $142,631 / 145.6%
Town of Freedom $294,017 / 131.4%
Town of Grand Chute $798,662 / 238.2%
Town of Hortonia $59,298 / 410.9%
Town of Kaukauna $65,865 / 382.9%
Town of Liberty $61,493 / 249.1%
Town of Maine $81,042 / 120.9%
Town of Maple Creek $91,083 / 78.0%
Town of Oneida $361,614 / 41.7%
Town of Osborn $69,018 / 270.3%
Town of Seymour $102,272 / 95.9%
Town of Vandenbroek $76,904 / 306.8%
Village of Bear Creek 247,002 / 20.0%
Village of Black Creek 390,714 / 20.0%
Village of Combined Locks 364,919 / 33.3%
Village of Greenville 396,210 / 425.1%
Village of Hortonville 556,899 / 20.0%
Village of Kimberly $578,137 / 51.4%
Village of Little Chute $1,902,544 / 26.8%
Village of Nichols $133,239 / 35.4%
Village of Shiocton $413,009 / 20.0%
City of Appleton $11,556,035 / 20.0%
City of Kaukauna $2,631,150 / 27.0%
City of Seymour $764,943 / 20.%
Winnebago County
Town of Clayton – $137,083 / 306.4%
Town of Neenah – $138,683 / 197.6%
Village of Fox Crossing – $781,307 / 138.1%
City of Menasha – $4,133,428 / 24.6%
City of Neenah – $2,156,834 / 42.7%
