Q- Who
can have a Bleeker Street boat parking pass, and how do I get one?
A- Anyone
residing in the City of Delafield or the Village of Nashotah can receive
a pass at City Hall. There is a $10 annual fee per permit. The make of the
vehicle and license plate number are required.
Q- When do I have to license my dog?
A- Licenses
are due after January 1 of the current year. Fees are $15.00
per male or female dog and $12.00 per each neutered male
or spayed female dog. Penalties are assesed after April
1 (add $10.00 per dog to the fee).
- Download the dog license application
Q- How do I reserve the
park shelter, baseball diamond, volleyball courts, Council Chambers, and
Chentis/Krueger Senior Center (Fish Hatchery)?
A- Stop
by the City Clerk's offices or call (262) 646-6220 extension 100.
Q- How do I pay my real estate or personal property taxes?
A-
The
Waukesha County Treasurer collects the Tax Roll. Please
return your Tax Statement with your remittance, or forward your tax statement
to your mortgage holder if they are responsible for payment of your taxes. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Waukesha County Treasurer. Please
endorse your escrow checks with all necessary signatures before making your
tax payment. Refund checks, if necessary, will be issued 2-4 weeks after
receipt of payment. Tax payment receipts will be mailed.
Mail
Payments to:
| Waukesha
County Treasurer |
OR |
Town
Bank |
| 1320 Pewaukee Road,
Room 148 |
|
P.O. Box 180620 |
| Waukesha, WI 53188 |
|
Delafield, WI 53018 |
In
Person:
| Waukesha
County Treasurer |
OR |
Town
Bank |
| 1320 Pewaukee Road,
Room 148 |
|
400 Genesee Street,
Delafield, WI |
| Waukesha, WI 53188 |
|
850 W. North Shore
Drive, Hartland, WI |
| Hours: Mon-Fri
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
|
Hours: Mon-Fri
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| |
|
Sat 9:00 a.m. to Noon |
| A depository box
is located near the east side of the building (across from door #35)
for your convenience. |
|
|
Drop
box:
Located outside front entrance of City Hall. Payments deposited in the drop
box are delivered to Town Bank on a daily basis to be receipted.
LOTTERY
CREDIT: If you do not have a lottery credit on your tax bill and believe
you are entitled to a lottery credit, payment of taxes must be made in person
at the Waukesha County Treasurer's office.
PAYMENT
OF TAXES - DUE JANUARY 31
1) Full Payment Method - Taxpayers may pay their Real Estate Taxes
in full (payable to Waukesha County Treasurer) on or before January 31 without penalty or interest.
2) Installment Method - Real Estate Taxes can be paid in two installments. The first installment must be paid on or before January 31 to qualify
for the installment payment plan. All special assessments are included in
the first installment. The second installment must be paid on or before
July 31. Both installments are payable to Waukesha County Treasurer.
Personal
Property Taxes are due in full on or before January 31.
3) Late Payments - A payment becomes delinquent the day immediately
following the due date (January 31) if unpaid. Once an installment payment
is delinquent, the entire unpaid amount of the tax bill becomes due with
interest and a penalty of 1-1/2% per month beginning February 1st. Late
real estate tax payments must be paid to the Waukesha County Treasurer.
Q- Where can I find tax and assessment information?
A- Tax
and assessment information may be obtained from Waukesha County Treasurer's
Office website at:
http://www.waukeshacounty.gov/departments/register/DwTaxListing.htm or by contacting the Waukesha County Treasurer's Office at (262)548-7029.
Current
assessment information may also be obtained from Accurate Appraisal, LLC
on their
website at:
http://www.affordablewebsitepublishing.com/accurateappraisal/recordsearch.php?id=9 or by contacting their office at 1-800-770-3927.
Q- Why is the equalized
value on my home different than the assessed value on my tax bill?
A-
Assessed
Value :
This is the dollar value placed on a parcel of property by the City Assessor.
It is computed by analyzing thousands of individual sale transactions,
thousands of inspections and a thorough study of all Delafield neighborhoods.
It is the assessor's estimate of market value. It is important for maintaining
equity between and among all taxpayers in the city.
Equalized
Value : Is calculated by dividing the property's total assessed
valued by the average assessment ratio. This ratio is applied to all property,
including personal property, regardless of type or location of the property.
In theory, this should approximate the current market value of the property.
This value estimate is determined by the Department of Revenue (DOR).
It is used to apportion tax levies among municipalities and is used in
the distribution of shared revenues.
History : Back in the early 1980's, when the legislature passed the law
that this be included on all tax bills, was a time across Wisconsin when
assessors for the over 1800 municipalities were not required to assess property
at market value during any time interval. As a "truth in taxation"
measure, the legislature thought it was important for their constituents
to know what in terms of value their assessment actually meant. Because
the DOR already prepared municipal "equalized values," the legislature
thought that these estimates made at the municipal level should be provided
at the property level. This was an easy answer to their problem. Remember,
the intent was to show whether the assessment on a property was at all accurate.
It was never meant to actually be your individual property estimate.
But, at least from the taxpayer's standpoint, it meant more than the assessment--at
that time. For instance if the assessor was assessing property in your
municipality at 10% of fair market value (and you had no idea of that fact)
and your tax bill showed an assessment of $10,000 you might think "boy
am I getting a good deal--I know my house is worth at least $60,000."
However, if you realized that the $10,000 actually equated to approximately
$100,000; you might not be so happy. (Since 1986, after this was enacted,
the legislature tightened the law and we now are required to assess within
10% of market value at least once in every four year period.)
The
reason DOR equates all municipalities to an estimate of fair market value
(equalized value) each year is to ensure the uniform distribution of shared
taxes across municipalities. The assessor, on the other hand, assesses
each property to make sure that each property pays their fair share of tax
on an individual level.
The
equalized value on the tax bill is a less reliable estimate than that prepared
by the assessor. The DOR has never inspected any property in the City
of Delafield. It is only to be used as a tool to check your assessment.
The
important thing to point out is that ALL property in Delafield had that
same factor applied to it to determine its estimated fair market value (the
"assessment ratio"). Also, it is important that you know that
it is the assessed value, in all cases, used to calculate your property
taxes. If we used the "equalized value" the taxes would not
change.
State
law requires assessors be within 10% (higher or lower) of the state's equalized
value ratio at least once in every 4 year period. Delafield is not, nor
ever has been, out of compliance with this requirement. The Department
of Revenue allows this leeway because appraisal is not an exact science,
and to allow for the different standards used by them versus a municipality.
Remember, the "equalized value" is an "estimate" and
is only "approximate".
