Special Meeting to Exceed Levy Limit Resolution, Budget Hearing, Special Meeting to Approve Levy & Emergency Services: TOWN OF LEON SPECIAL MEETING RESOLUTION TO APPROVE EXCEEDING THE LEVY LIMIT FOR THE 2025 BUDGET WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024 NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING OF ELECTORS* Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 6:00 pm, at the Leon Town Hall, 8108 Jackrabbit Ave, Sparta, Wisconsin, a special meeting to approve exceeding the calculated levy by 28.6% which is $57,338.00 on the proposed 2025 budget of the Town of Leon, Monroe County, will be held.  This increase will be used to complete road projects that were removed from in the 2024 Budget due to budgetary limits, specifically reconstruction and seal coat maintenance to maintain the integrity of the roads in the Town of Leon.  The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection by appointment at the clerk’s office by calling 608-487-1964.  RESOLUTION OF TOWN BOARD PROPOSING TO EXCEED LEVY LIMIT VIA TOWN MEETING   Town of LEON_,  MONROE County Resolution No. __2024.11.13 Whereas, the State of Wisconsin has imposed levy limits on town, village, city, and county levies for 2024 and thereafter under Wis. Stat. § 66.0602; Whereas, Wis. Stat. § 66.0602 limits the allowable local levy for 2024 to a percentage increase of no more than the greater of (a) zero percent of the 2023 payable 2024 adjusted actual levy as calculated under the state’s levy limit law* or (b) a percentage equal to the percent change in equalized value due to net new construction less improvements removed, which for the Town of Leon is 0.598%. Whereas, the town board of the Town of Leon,  Monroe County, believes that for the 2024 tax levy (to be collected in 2025) it is in the town’s best interest to exceed the state levy limit as described above by a greater percentage than 0.589% Whereas, the Town of Leon’s 2023 payable 2024 adjusted actual tax levy was $ 199,082.00, and further whereas the state law would limit this year’s increase to $1565.00, for a total allowable town tax levy after adjustments for 2024 (to be collected in 2025) of $200,647.00;             THEREFORE, the town board of the Town of Leon, Monroe County does hereby resolve and order as follows: The town board supports an increase in the town tax levy for 2024 that will exceed the amount allowed by the state levy limit. The town board directs that the question of increasing the allowable town tax levy for 2024 (to be collected in 2025) by 65% (which would increase the town levy by $57,338.00, for a total tax levy (after adjustments) of $257,985.00 shall be placed on the agenda for the special town meeting to be held on November 13, 2024.               NOTICE TOWN OF LEON BUDGET HEARING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024 Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at immediately following the Town of Leon special meeting to approve exceeding the levy limit for the 2025 budget which begins at 6:00 pm, at the Leon Town Hall, 8108 Jackrabbit Ave, Sparta, Wisconsin, a public hearing on the proposed 2025 budget of the Town of Leon, Monroe County, will be held.  The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection by appointment at the clerk’s office by calling 608-487-1964.  The following is a summary of the proposed 2025 budget.     Budget Summary - Town of Leon             Proposed   2024   2025 Revenue Budget   Budget Intergovernmental Revenue $207,207   $218,707 Licenses & Permits $2,300   $2,300 Other Revenue $2,200   $2,200 Total Revenue $211,707   $223,207 Less Cash Balance $0   $20,000         Expenditures       Amount Required for Levy $211,577   $200,647 Approved Amount to Exceed Levy     $57,338 General Government $54,000   $57,000 Utilities $5,900   $5,900 Public Safety $81,912   $81,912 Public Works-Transportation $212,792   $284,700 Public Works-Sanitation $33,900   $36,900 Debt Service $34,780   $34,780 Total Expenditures $423,284   $501,192           TOWN OF LEON SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024 Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, immediately following the completion of the Special Meeting to Exceed the levy and the Public hearing on the proposed budget which begins at 6:00 pm at the Leon Town Hall, 8108 Jackrabbit Avenue, Sparta, Wisconsin, a special town meeting of the electors, called by the town board pursuant to Sec. 60.12(1)c of the Wisconsin Statutes, will be held for the following purposes: To approve the 2024 town tax levy to be collected in 2025 pursuant to Sec. 60.10(1)(a) of Wisconsin Statutes. To authorize the Town Board to hire town officers as employees of the town and set hourly wage pursuant to Sec 60.10(1)(g) of Wisconsin Statutes. Kristy Brown, Clerk, Town of Leon

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Notice of Presidential Preference Vote & Spring Election

NOTICE OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE VOTE
AND SPRING ELECTION
State of Wisconsin
April 2,2024

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an election to be held in
the several cities, villages, towns, wards, and election districts of
the State of Wisconsin, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, there will be
held a Presidential Preference Vote to express preference for a
person to be the presidential candidate for the Democratic or
Republican parties under Wis. Stat. $ 8.12(1).

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NOTICE, IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election is to be held in the
towns, villages, cities, wards, and election districts of the State of
Wisconsin, on Tuesday, April 2,2024. The following officers are
to be elected:
Judicial Officers
One Court of Appeal Judge, for the term of six (6) years, to
succeed the present incumbent listed, whose term of office will
expire on July 31, 2024:
District IV    JoAnne F. Kloppenburg
One Circuit Court Judge, for the term of six (6) years, to succeed
the present incumbent listed, whose term of office will expire on
July 31, 2024:
Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Branch 3 Rick Radclifffe

County Supervisor
A County Supervisor for each county supervisory district, for a
term of two (2) years, to succeed the present incumbent listed,
whose term will expire on April 15, 2024:
District I   Cedric Schnitzler
District 2    David Pierce
District 3    Nodji VanWychen
District 4    Jason Jandt
District 5    Wallace Habhegger
District 6    David Kuderer
District 7    Toni Wissestad
District 8    Zachariah Zebell
District 9    Todd R. Sparks
District 10  Mary J. Cook
District 11  Adam Balz
District 12  Eric Devine
District 13  Remy Gomez
District 14  James B. Kuhn
District 15  Joey Esterline
District 16  Doug Rogalla

Information concerning county supervisory district boundaries
may be obtained from the Monroe County Clerk, 202 South K
Street, RM l, Sparta, wl 54656 or by calling at 608-269-8705
or visiting www.co.monroe.wi. us

 

Municipal Judge
A Municipal Judge, serving more than one municipality, for a
term of two years, to succeed the present incumbent listed,
whose term of office will expire on April 30, 2024:
Village of Kendall, Village of Union Center, Village of
Wonewoc, City of Elroy,,Village of Ontario and the City
of Hillsboro Richard E. Tyler
A Municipal Judge, serving more than one municipality, for a
term of four years, to succeed the present incumbent listed,
whose term of office will expire on April 30, 2024:
Village of Cashton in Monroe County, Village of La Farge
and the Cities of Viroqua and Westby in Vernon County
Nikki C. Swayne
Information concerning multi-j urisdictional municipal judge
district boundaries may be obtained from the Monroe County
Clerk, 202 South K Street, RM 1, Sparta, WI 54656 or by
calling at 608-269-8705 or visiting www.co.monroe.wi.us.

For Candidates
The first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1,
2023, and the final day for filing nomination papers is 5:00 p.m.
on Tuesduy, January 2,2024. Candidates for Court of Appeals
Judge and Circuit Court Judge file with the Wisconsin E,lections
Commission.

Primary Election
If a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday,
February 20,2024.
Additional Information
Acceptable Photo ID will be required to vote at this election. If
you do not have a photo ID, you may obtain a free ID for voting
from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
DONE in the City of Sparta on November 1 I ,2023.
Shelley Bohl
Monroe County Clerk
Please visit myvote.wi.gov for election information