Monday, December 31, 2012
Those who want to claim their property tax payment on their 2012 income taxes can drop off their payment in the Village Hall drop box on Monday until midnight.
There's still time for residents wishing to make a payment toward their property taxes and claim the payment on their 2012 income taxes. Whitefish Bay Village Hall will be open Monday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and will be closed on Tuesday. Tax payments can also be made in the drop box at Village Hall. Any tax payments received in the drop box on or before midnight on Monday will be counted as Dec. 31. Anything received after midnight will be marked as January 2013. While there is a rush to get property taxes paid by the end of the year, they really aren't due until next year. Those who want to pay in full have until Jan. 31 to do so. Residents who want to pay in installments must come up with half the amount by Jan. 31, 25 percent by …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The village will save $347,000 this year and at least another $275,000 in 2014 by contracting directly with an insurance provider instead of through the state's Employee Trust Fund.
Whitefish Bay was able to save at least $622,000 over the next two years by changing the way it contracts with health insurance providers. Typically, the village acquires its benefits through the state's Employee Trust Fund. Most employees choose WEA Trust, which offers the lowest-priced plan. After conducting an analysis, the village's insurance broker determined it was able to save money by eliminating the state as a middle man and contracting directly with WEA Trust. The Whitefish Bay Village Board voted in approval of the two-year insurance plan at its Monday night meeting. Although it's a two-year plan, the contract will be signed one year at a time. The WEA Trust Plan comes in $347,000 under the price offered through the Employee …
Trustees passed a budget that increases the tax levy by two-thirds of a percent, amounting to a $12 tax increase for the owner of a $400,000 home.
In a time when municipal budgets are stretched thin, Whitefish Bay trustees unanimously adopted a relatively flat budget that would increase the tax levy by two-thirds of a percent. Under the budget, a $400,000 homeowner will pay $12 more in taxes this year. The tax rate will increase from $5.32 per $1,000 of assessed value to $5.35 per $1,000 of assessed value. The tax levy rose from $10.5 million to $10.6 million. No one from the public spoke at the budget hearing held before the Monday night meeting. The village had to account for rising costs, such as an increase in its contribution to the North Shore Fire Department, an estimated $89,000 increase in its contribution to the Wisconsin Retirement System and a 5.2 percent increase in …
Saturday, November 17, 2012
A $400,000 home owner will pay $12 more in taxes this year, as the tax levy increases 0.66 percent.
The Village Board will hold a public hearing Monday before adopting a budget that raises taxes less than one percent. A $400,000 homeowner will pay $12 more in taxes this year. The tax rate will increase from $5.31 per $1,000 of assessed value to $5.34 per $1,000 of assessed value. The total levy will increase 0.66 percent from $10,514,657 to $10,583,650. The proposed budget does not include any changes to staffing or programs. The Whitefish Bay Village Board will hold a public hearing on the budget at 7 p.m. Monday at Village Hall. The budget was first introduced on Oct. 8. During the October budget hearings, trustees decided to increase the sewer rates by 5 percent to cover a shortfall in the sewer utility fund. Increasing the fee to $2.…
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The Whitefish Bay School District was able to turn an anticipated tax increase into a slight tax decrease after receiving more state aid than expected.
Having received more state aid than expected, the Whitefish Bay School District used the extra money from the state to lower property tax bills for residents. In September, Whitefish Bay voters approved a $21.8 million tax levy that would have increased taxes by $142 over last year for the owner of a home assessed at $400,000. The district had conservatively budgeted for a $269,000 decrease in state aid this year, but now that the state has certified a $479,260 state aid increase, the district had an additional $748,260 in its pocket to help out taxpayers. As a result, the School Board Tuesday certified an amended $21.1 million tax levy that cuts an additional $156 from the tax bill for a $400,000 home. The levy amounts to a roughly 0.2 …
Monday, October 8, 2012
The first draft of the budget would increase taxes by less than 1 percent. Trustees will hash out the details over the course of several meetings.
The first draft of the 2013 village budget shows the owner of a $400,000 home would pay $12 more in municipal taxes this year. Village Manager Patrick DeGrave unveiled the first draft of the 2013 budget at a Village Board meeting last week. It will not be finalized until trustees hash over the details in a series of meetings and approve a budget for publication by the end of October. The budget presented to the board would increase the tax levy by 0.66 percent, bringing it from $10.5 million to $10.6 million. Total property tax revenue increased by $68,993 or 0.66 percent, but overall revenue and expenditures both decreased by 0.15 percent, resulting in a 0.48 percent increase in the municipal tax rate from $5.31 to $5.34. Based on those …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Roughly 150 Whitefish Bay residents voted unanimously in favor of a school district budget that would increase taxes by a maximum of 3.7 percent compared to last year.
About 150 residents came to the Whitefish Bay School Board's annual meeting Wednesday night to unanimously approve a school budget with a 3.7 percent tax levy increase. Advocates For Education, an organization aimed at promoting quality public education in Whitefish Bay, urged many residents to come to the meeting to prevent any possible surprises in the voting outcome – like last year's meeting, when a group of residents nearly passed a $700,000 levy cut. Advocates For Education President Liz Sanders said she was pleased to see such a large turnout Wednesday night in the humid high school auditorium. "On behalf of Advocates For Education, I would like to express our delight with the number of education supporters that attended the meeting…
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Under the proposed budget, the owner of a $400,000 home will pay $4,352 — a $142 increase from last year. Residents may vote on the tax levy at the annual meeting, at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the high school.
The owner of a $400,000 home will pay $142 more in school district taxes under the budget to be formally presented at the Whitefish Bay School District's annual meeting Wednesday night. Residents will have a chance to vote on the tax levy in the school district budget.The budget may be subject to further adjustment after final enrollment, state aid and staffing is determined. The School Board has final responsible for levying a tax sufficient to operate the district prior to Nov. 1. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Whitefish Bay High School auditorium. Under the budget for the 2012-13 school year, the owner of a $400,000 home would pay $4,352 in school taxes — a $142 increase from last year. Last year, the same homeowner…
Thursday, December 29, 2011
A detailed look at how your tax money is allocated to different governmental bodies that serve Whitefish Bay.
The owner of a $400,000 home in Whitefish Bay will pay $72 more in tax this year, with an overall tax bill of $9,008. If you are paying your taxes in full, payment must be received on or before Jan. 31, 2012. For residents who want to deduct the tax in their 2011 federal income taxes, Village Hall will be closed on Saturday, but if you drop it in the box before midnight, it will be registered as filed in 2011. Village Hall will also be closed Sunday and Monday. Below is a breakdown of how the money is allocated to each governmental entity, according to the village website. If you would like help with your taxes, the TaxAide program prepares state and federal tax returns without charge for middle and low income taxpayers at the Whitefish …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Whitefish Bay police officers and public works employees also get 1.5 percent wage increases through their union contracts in 2012.
The beginning the new year will bring a 1.5 percent salary increase for most non-union village employees. The village's 24 non-union employees each received a 1.5 percent salary increase, with two exceptions: engineering technician Jeff Jurgens and Village Clerk/Finance Director Jennifer Amerell. Jurgens received a 10 percent increase - from $48,200 to $53,044, as his position was reclassified. “As we move into this new environment where we place more duties on the Engineering Department to plan large infrastructure projects, more of the day-to-day duties will be placed on his shoulders,” Village Manager Patrick DeGrave said. “It seems appropriate to compensate him and reclassify his position for the additional work he is expected to do.” …
Bob McBride
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