Town of Horicon (population 1389)
Name of service/government operation: Assesor
Form of sharing: Shared Assesing District for two towns
Services affected: All assessing
Year started: 2000+or-
Partners: Town of Horicon and Chester
Primary goal(s)/motivation(s): The two towns make up the bulk of the North Warren School District and to have a stable tax rate we needed to be a consolidated taxing district.
What planning process preceded the sharing? Dont know
What governance structures and/or agreements are required to maintain this agreement? An mou is in place until one party wants out.
Challenges: None
Benefits: It saves us Money and works great with the school district.
Impact on budget: This saves the two towns in the neighborhood of $25,000 a year.
Impact on labor: saves
Impact on service: Provides better service than 2 assessors.
Key contact: Paul Maniacek