Board approves annual contract with Waukesha County for property-tax billing; cost $1.99 per parcel

The village board approved its annual contract with Waukesha County to prepare, print and mail property tax bills and provide database access needed for property-tax administration.

The cost discussed at the meeting is $1.99 per property bill mailed; staff said the county mailed about 3,720 parcels under the contract in the prior year. Village staff and board members said the contract is the most efficient option compared with hiring additional in-house staff to perform the tax-billing functions.

Why it matters: Contracting with the county centralizes tax-billing technical work and avoids the need to hire and train new staff; the per-bill charge covers printing and mailing services.

The motion to approve the contract passed unanimously. Board members asked clarifying questions about the $1.99 per-property line item and were told the line represents the county’s per-bill creation and mailing charge rather than a tax-rate change.

What happens next: The county will continue to prepare and mail tax bills for the village under the terms of the contract for the coming tax cycle.