As part of its 2027 budget process, Jefferson County’s Finance Committee will hold public budget hearings on September 14-17. Residents are welcome to attend these meetings in person or via Microsoft Teams virtual meeting.
Following a kickoff session on September 14, each Jefferson County department will have a 20-minute hearing on their proposed 2027 budget with the Jefferson County Finance Committee. Residents will be able to listen to all budget presentations, but there is no public comment on the proposed budgets during these hearings.
After each department’s budget is approved, the County Administrator will present the budget to the full Board of Supervisors on October 13. The Board will hold a special meeting on October 27 for the purpose of a public hearing on the proposed budget.
Finance Committee budget presentations will follow this schedule:
Monday, September 14 (8:30 a.m.)
- Budget Overview
- Sheriff
- Register of Deeds
- Facilities
Tuesday, September 15 (8:30 a.m.)
- County Clerk
- Management Information Systems (MIS)
- Planning and Development
- County Board
- District Attorney
- Land and Water Conservation
- Emergency Management
- Health Department
- Parks
- Highway
- Treasurer
- Court Support Services
Wednesday, September 16 (8:30 a.m.)
- Library Service
- Child Support
- Administration
- Clerk of Courts
- Human Resources
- Medical Examiner
- Human Services
- Corporation Counsel
- UW Extension
- Fair Park
- Veterans Service
Thursday, September 17 (8:30 a.m.)
- Economic Development Consortium
- Finance
- Outstanding Department Budgets
- 2027 Capital and 5-Year Capital Plan
- General Revenues; General Expenditures (Contingency)
- Fee Schedule
- Fund Balance Policy
- Debt Service
- Set Tax Levy
For information about attending a meeting in person or virtually, go to https://apps.jeffersoncountywi.gov/jc/meetings and click the agenda for the applicable meeting date.
For more about Jefferson County: jeffersoncountywi.gov
