The following River Falls Town Meetings will meet on Monday, May 6, 2024, beginning at 6:30 P.M. at the River Falls Town Hall, W9015 770th Ave.

6:30 P.M. – Plan Commission Agenda: Plan Commission Agenda: Minutes; Comments & Requests; Zoning Administrator Report; Discussion on Extra Territorial Zoning Districts; Discussion on Demolition Permit; Discussion on Town Code Chapter 17.13 and Lamar sign; Discussion on Town Code Chapter 17.07 and 17.08; Update on Comprehensive Plan Review Process; Land Use Permits Review; A quorum of Town Board members may be present.

8:00 P.M. – Regular Board Meeting

AGENDA

Call to order

Consider for approval or other action:

1. Approve Agenda
2. Minutes from April 15, 2024, Regular Board Meeting
3. Financial/Fire Call Report
4. Public Comments and Requests
5. Zoning Administrator Report
6. Plan Commission Recommendations
7. Update on Town Road Review Tour
8. Discuss and Take Action on Financial Software Purchase
9. Discuss and Take Action on Contract for Town Hall Maintenance
10. Board and Staff Communications
11. Future Agenda Items
12. Audit and Pay Bills
13. Closed Session to Discuss Roads Department Hiring. The Board will immediately move to go into Closed Session under State Statute 85(1)(c) consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation, data of any employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. The Board will immediately return to open session for additional matters related to the closed session.
14. Adjourn

Action may be taken on any agenda item. This agenda is subject to change. Some agenda items may be taken up earlier in the meeting, or in a different order than listed. The posted notice at the Town Hall is the primary notice. Meeting notice posted on the Town’s website www.riverfallstown.com, at the River Falls Town Hall, W9015 770^th Avenue, River Falls, WI and at the River Falls Town Shop, N7750 State Road 65, River Falls, WI. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting who requires special accommodation because of a disability should contact the Clerk’s office, at 715-629-8240 or email [email protected], at least 72 hours before the meeting begins so that appropriate accommodations can be made.

Sarah Meyer, Clerk

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Town of River Falls, Pierce County

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on May 16, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the River Falls Town Hall. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the board of review and procedural requirements if appearing before the board:

1. After the first meeting of the board of review and before the board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact or provide information to a member of the board about the person’s objection, except at a session of the board. Open book shall occur no less than 7 days prior to the board of review.
2. The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the board of review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.
3. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review within the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the board, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the Board.
4. When appearing before the board of review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.
5. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless no later than 7 days before the first meeting of the board of review the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor’s manual under s. 73.03 (2a), Wis. stats., that the assessor requests. The Town of River Falls has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines before the first meeting of the board of review that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1), Wis. Stats.
6. The Board of Review shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board of Review a letter from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the Board, in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement.
7. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the board, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under s.70.47 (3) (a), Wis. stats., that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the board of review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take.
8. No person will be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone, or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to enter onto property to conduct an exterior view of such property being assessed.

Notice is hereby given this 25^th day of April 2024.

TOWN OF RIVER FALLS OPEN BOOK

The Town of River Falls will hold its Open Book on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. You are not required to talk to the assessor, however if you have questions regarding your property value, please contact the assessor for an Open Book appointment. To schedule an appointment, please call Associated Appraisal at (920) 749-1995 during regular business hours (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM).  

Notice is hereby given on this 11^th day of April 2024.

Submitted by: Sarah Meyer, Town Clerk

Burn permits are available at the Town Recycling Center during center hours—Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m year-round. From April through September, the recycling center is open on Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m.. Permits are also available from the Town Board and staff members by appointment.

Election Details

There will be an election to be held in the Town of River Falls, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed:

      Office                                                                                  Incumbent

      Town Board Supervisor III                                              Joe Mahoney

      Town Board Supervisor IV                                              Brad Mogen

Office Terms

All terms are for two years beginning on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Caucus for Candidates

Between December 1^st, 2023, and January 1^st, 2024, a date for the town caucus will be scheduled to nominate candidates to appear on the spring election ballot for the above listed offices. The caucus will be held between January 2^nd and January 21^st. Notice of the scheduled date of the caucus will be given at least five (5) days before the caucus.

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.