Town Hall · Agenda

Agenda, WI town hall & government

Agenda spent $420,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,040 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Agenda's government.

Town budget

Where Agenda's money goes

Spent
$420,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,040
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$200,000
$495 per resident
Roads & transportation
$309,00074%
Administration & buildings
$48,00011%
Fire
$38,0009%
Interest on debt
$11,0003%
Sewer & trash
$10,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 49%
  • Property taxes 36%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Agenda

Full-time staff
4
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Butternut School District

Agenda's K–12 school district, shared with Butternut and Chippewa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,319
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
188
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 55%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $19,319 per pupil, $11,356 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Agenda pay

Typical tax bill
$1,810
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$124,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Agenda's government

Town hall & decisions in Agenda →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Agenda

Agenda is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Agenda's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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