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1. What is the Town of Windsor’s fiscal year?

The Town’s budgetary or fiscal year is from January 1st through December 31st.

2. What is the current mill levy for the Town of Windsor?

Town officials have made a conscious effort to reduce and maintain the property tax mill levy, reducing the levy from 15.1 mills in 1996 to the current 12.03 mills, where it has remained steady.

3. When is the Budget adopted?

The 2023 Budget is scheduled for a public hearing and Town Board adoption on November 14, 2022.

4. What are the Town Funds?

Governmental Funds: General, Park Improvement, Conservation Trust, Community Recreation Center, Capital Improvement, Economic Development Incentive, and Community Recreation Center Expansion Funds.

Proprietary Funds: Water, Sewer, and Storm Drainage, with the Internal Service funds of Fleet Management, Information Technology, Facility Services and Windsor Building Authority Fund.

The Town has no Fiduciary Funds.

5. How is the Budget adopted?

Budget Preparation Schedule: 

June-July: Finance prepares revenue projections - Board and Service Area Directors meet to plan Capital Improvement Plan 

June-July: Windsor Finance prepares historical data and distributes to Service Area Directors August: Town Board and Service Area Directors review Strategic Plan and confirm goals 

August-September: Prepare, submit and review initial requests with Finance and Town Manager 

October: Budget reviews with Town Board 

November: Balance and prepare recommended Budget 

November-December: Budget Hearing, adoption and distribution

6. How is the Budget amended?

In amending the budget, the Town Board may add or increase programs or amounts, or may delete or decrease programs or amounts except those expenditures required by law or for debt service or for estimated cash deficit. The amendment ultimately cannot increase the total expenditures for the overall budget as presented at the public hearing. If the amendment does increase the total expenditures, then another public hearing must be held prior to the adoption of the budget.

7. How are supplements to the Budget handled?

Every effort is made to forecast revenue and expenditures for the coming year, limiting the need for supplemental budgets. If required, supplemental budgets are adopted at one of the last Town Board meetings of the year. Supplemental items are kept as a “running total” by the Director of Finance throughout the course of the year and adopted in one supplemental resolution as described.

8. Where can I locate the current audit report?

The audit is contained in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR) (PDF) Both current and historical reports are available.