Town Hall-2354 County Rd N Stoughton, WI 53589-2873 Telephone: (608) 873-3063 Email: cttops@tds.net

Town Meeting Agendas and Posting Places:

A detailed agenda for each meeting is posted a minimum of 24 hours before the meeting date.

Posting Places are:

• Town Hall, 2354 County Hwy N
• Pleasant Springs Sanitary District Building, 2083 Williams Dr.
• East side of the Red Oak Court cul-de-sac

2002 ANNUAL REPORT
by Clerk/Treasurer Deb Neal and Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Donna Vogel

REVENUES - $788,971.51

• Click Revenues link above to see the categories in this area.

TAXES - $366,408

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES - $252,769

• Shared revenues of $98, 701. Reflects an increase of $977 over 2001

• General transportation aids of $132, 204. An increase of $4,966.

• State aid for recycling - $13,425. This is revenue received as a result of the Town submitting a grant to the WI DNR.

LICENSES AND PERMITS - $24,712

• Building permits & inspection fees of $20,927 reflects the 75/25 contract with Building Inspector Steve Kittelson. All revenues from permits are remitted to the Town and Mr. Kittelson is reimbursed for 75% of the fees, with the Town retaining 25%, which came to $4,185.

• Zoning permits of $1,040 includes the $75 application fee for residential purposes, the $250 fee for all other uses including cell towers and the $5 fee for copies of the Land Use Plan. A fee increase was effective in September 2002.

FINES, FORFEITURES AND PENALTIES - $789

• Law and ordinance violations.

PUBLIC CHARGES FOR SERVICES - $142,890

• General government of $3,940. This revenue is from fees collected from title companies who request information on parcels in the Town. There were 197 requests at $20.

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES - $53, 488

• This amount is from interest income and assorted smaller revenues. It includes $18,000 of rental income revenue from the Dane County Sheriff's Department.

EXPENDITURES - $794,501

• Click Expenditures link  above to see categories in this area

GENERAL GOVERNMENT - $170,051 includes the wages and expenses of the Town Board, Plan Commission, Clerk/Treasurer, Office Manager, office staff, Attorney, Assessor, election administration, Election Inspector wages and accounting firm. It also includes all association dues, printing and publication costs, insurance and election costs, Town Hall maintenance and utilities and audit costs.

PUBLIC SAFETY - $116,539 Costs associated with the protection of residents and property, including Fire, EMS and Building Inspector. This category includes the Building Inspector and Stoughton and McFarland EMS and Fire Departments.

PUBLIC WORKS - $415,318 is made up of costs for transportation and sanitation. Transportation provides for the maintenance and improvement of roads and equipment, employing two full time employees, two employees to help as needed for snowplowing and half the wages for a full-time summer employee. Public Works is the largest expense category representing 52% of the 2002 expenditures. Sanitation is for refuse collection and recycling services. This was financed with a special charge of $114.24 per recipient. Waste Management of Madison is the provider of this service. This was the final year of a three-year contract.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - $4000 is for the yearly donation to the McFarland Outreach Program which Provides services to town senior citizens. 

CULTURE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION - $23,640 includes expenditures for the contribution to the Stoughton Senior Center and parks expenditures which includes half the wages for part-time summer help to mow town parks. A $13000 contribution was made to the Stoughton Senior Center, and $800 donation to the Stoughton Youth Center and a $250 donation was made to the City of Stoughton Police Department's Safety Camp.

CAPITAL OUTLAY - $36,300 includes the purchase of a new John Deere tractor.

DEBT SERVICE - $28,651 This category is made up of the principal and interest charges for the money borrowed for the Sheriff's addition and Town Hall remodeling.

FINANCIAL REPORT

The Financial Report shows the balance as of December 31, 2001, total receipts and disbursements for 2002, and the total cash balance at year end.

CASH BALANCE

The Cash Balance show the year end balance of the four town bank accounts.

SCHEDULE OF INDEBTEDNESS

Shows the principal activity for the loan for the Sheriff's Precinct addition and Town Hall remodeling. We have a balloon payment of $71,476 due in 2005 for our State Trust Fund Loan. The Town Board discussed payment of this obligation during the 2003 budget process. The loan was paid in full April 4, 2003.

2002 TAX LEVY

The 2002 tax levy show the amount taxing jurisdictions levied in 2002, collectible in 2003. Click on the link above to see the 2002 tax levl chart.

TAX RATES BY DISTRICTS

By clicking on Tax Rates by Districts above you will see a chart that shows the tax rates and lottery credit for the school districts and Sanitary District.