Town Hall · Menasha

Menasha, WI town hall & government

Menasha spent $120.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $6,755 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Menasha

Austin HammondMayorSince 2024 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Meetings

Coming up at Menasha's town hall

  • Oct 5Mon · 5:45 pm
    Board of Public WorksBoard of Public Works MeetingMenasha City Center, First Floor Conference Rooms, 100 Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 5Mon · 6:00 pm
    Common CouncilCommon Council MeetingMenasha City Center, First Floor Conference Rooms, 100 Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 5:00 pm
    Common CouncilSpecial Joint Meeting of the Common Council and Water and Light Commission100 Main Street, Suite 200 Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 6:00 pm
    Common CouncilCommon Council MeetingMenasha City Center, First Floor Conference Rooms, 100 Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 6:45 pm
    Board of Public WorksBoard of Public Works MeetingMenasha City Center, First Floor Conference Rooms, 100 Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 2Mon · 6:00 pm
    Common CouncilCommon Council MeetingMenasha City Center, First Floor Conference Rooms, 100 Main Street Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Menasha's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Menasha's money goes

Spent
$120.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$6,755
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$76.3 million
$4,267 per resident
Water & other utilities
$88.9 million74%
Police
$5.8 million5%
Roads & transportation
$5.3 million4%
Parks & libraries
$4.9 million4%
Fire
$4.3 million4%
Sewer & trash
$3.2 million3%
Interest on debt
$2.6 million2%
Housing & development
$1.4 million1%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million1%
Health & welfare
$1.2 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$360,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$6,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 74%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Menasha

Full-time staff
153
41 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
28
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
34 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
36 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
27 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
19 full-time
Administration & buildings
14 full-time8 part
Health & welfare
8 full-time6 part
Housing & development
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
10 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Menasha School District

Menasha's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,818
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,178
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$96.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,818 per pupil, $9,972 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.

Also serving Menasha: Appleton Area School District ($14,628 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Menasha pay

Typical tax bill
$3,621
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.89%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$191,800
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.

Local

Contact Menasha's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmenasha-wi.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Menasha →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Menasha

Menasha is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Glenn Grothman and Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Menasha'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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