Town Hall · Gillett

Gillett, WI town hall & government

Gillett spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,077 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gillett's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,077
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$11.7 million
$8,933 per resident
Sewer & trash
$629,00023%
Police
$500,00018%
Water & other utilities
$460,00017%
Roads & transportation
$397,00015%
Administration & buildings
$203,0007%
Parks & libraries
$189,0007%
Interest on debt
$174,0006%
Fire
$76,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$32,0001%
Health & welfare
$21,0001%
Other
$32,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Gillett

Full-time staff
9
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Police
4 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Gillett School District

Gillett's K–12 school district, shared with Gillett, Underhill, Green Valley and Maple Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,760
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
572
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,760 per pupil, $8,435 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 Gillett pay

Typical tax bill
$2,302
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.95%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$118,200
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 Gillett's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.gillett.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gillett →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gillett

Gillett is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Gillett'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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