City Clerk /Treasurer Office
Clerk / Treasurer's Office Responsibilities
The Clerk/Treasurer's office provides administrative assistance to the City Administrator, the Mayor and the Common Council. Manages and supervises assigned operations to achieve goals within available resources; plans and organizes workloads and staff assignments; trains, motivates and evaluates staff and reviews progress as needed. Financial information to all of the various City divisions and departments. Responsible for the overall fiscal activities of the City's operations, which includes accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll processing, investment of idle funds and budget preparation. The Accounting Department has been active in the process of acquiring short-term and long-term funding for the City operating and capital improvement projects through the securing of promissory note and bond issues.
Election Information
Click here for Election information.
Information for Candidates for Municipal Office
Prior to announcing your candidacy for office or circulating nomination papers, the candidate must file a Campaign Registration Statement in the City Clerk’s Office. The number of signatures required for Alderperson is not less than 20 nor more than 40. The number of signatures required for the position of Mayor is not less than 50 signatures nor more than 100. Click here to download the candidacy forms.
Tax Payment Information
City of Milton tax bills will be mailed by December 21st of this year. The first installment or the full payment is due by January 31st at Milton City Hall. City Hall is open Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Milton City Hall will be open Thursday, December 31st from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.
The second installment is due July 31st. The second installment must be paid at the Rock County Treasurer's Office at the Courthouse, 51 S. Main Street Janesville.
You may obtain a tax receipt by visiting the Rock County Treasurer's office website. By entering your address or parcel number, you can view the assessed value and tax payment history for any property in Rock County.
Budget
Click here to view the budget documents and information for this year as well as prior years.
Annual Financial Report
In May of every year the City is presented with an Annual Financial Report for the prior year. This report is completed by the City's independent auditing firm. Click here to view the financial reports available on-line. Remember, the most recent report may actually be for a year or two prior to the current year.
Dog & Cat Licenses
The 2012 dog and cate licenses are available at City Hall. Please remember to provide proof of current vaccinations for your dog and/or cat. All dogs and cats over the age of 6 months, are required to be licensed in the City of Milton. $8.00 for spayed and neutered and $15.00 for un-spayed or un-neutered. Proof of rabies must be presented when purchasing the license.
**Any License not obtained by April 1, 2012 will be charged a $10.00 late fee in addition to the license fee per animal.**
Operator License / Bartender License
In order to obtain an operator license in the City of Milton, you have to take the Responsible Beverage Server course. The course if offered online and at Blackhawk Technical College and Madison Area Technical College. Operator licenses are renewed annually at the cost of $30.00. The operator license is good for any liquor serving establishment in the City of Milton.
- Operator License Application - New and Renewal $30.00
- Provisional License - $15.00
- Temporary Operator License - $15.00
- Publication Fee (Alcohol Licenses) - $40.00 (at time of renewal)
- Publication Fee (Alcohol Licenses) - $50.00 (initial application or late renewal)
Operator/Bartender License Application
Responsible Beverage Server Courses
Learn 2 Serve Online Course
Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville and Monroe
Madison Area Technical College, Madison and Fort Atkinson
Business License
Businesses in the City of Milton are required to obtain a business license. Please stop in City Hall and inquire on the procedure. The fee is $25.00.
Public Records Request - Open Records Law
Description of Organization: The Office of the City Clerk- City of Milton, Wisconsin
Information may be obtained from the Records Custodian at the office of the City Clerk, 430 E. High St, Milton Wisconsin between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Records stored at the other location(s) will be available within 48 hours after a notice of intent to inspect or copy a record is made.
Copies of records may be obtained by payment of the following fee(s):
| RECORD |
FEE |
Agreements/Leases
Bonding/Borrowing Records
Council/Committee Minutes
Common Council Records
Deeds/Abstracts
Meeting Notices |
Oaths of Office
Ordinance/Resolution Records
Publication Records
Voter/Election Records
Other Records relating to
City Clerk's Office functions |
$.25 per page for photocopying plus cost of location or mailing if applicable. |
Records Custodian:
Nancy J. Zastrow
City Clerk/Treasurer |
Designee:
Michelle Ebbert
Deputy Clerk/Treasurer |
Note: For limitations upon access and withholding of information, see State Statute 19.36
Mayor, City of Milton Wisconsin
(Authorizing Authority)
Current Year City Ordinances
Ordinances are updated annually on the Muni-Code website. You may view the entire City of Milton Code of Ordinances by visiting this site. Click here to view the current year City Ordinances.
Recently adopted ordinances are also available by clicking here.
Notary Public
Notary Publics are available at City Hall. Please provide photo identification for verification. There is no charge for this service.
Interesting Links
Wisconsin State Elections Board
Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association
Municipal Treasurers Association of Wisconsin
Rock County, Wisconsin
State of Wisconsin