Notice of Board of Review Two Hour Meeting: Notice of Board of Review Two-Hour Meeting STATE OF WISCONSIN Town of Geneva, Walworth County  Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the (Town) of Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on August 14, 2025, from 4-6 p.m., at N3496 Como Rd, Lake Geneva, WI 53147. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board of Review: After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board of Review’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact or provide information to a member of the Board of Review about the person’s objection, except at a session of the Board of Open book shall occur no less than 7 days prior to the Board of Review. The Board of Review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours (August 12, 2025) before the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the Board of Review Clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the Board of Review shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, and the Board of Review may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session, or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days, with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the Board of Review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the Board of Review Clerk within the first 2 hours of the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the Board of Review may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session, or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 The Board of Review may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, and the Board of Review shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the Board of Review in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the Board of Review, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the Board. When appearing before the Board of Review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information used to arrive at that No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review by telephone, or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless no later than 7 days before the first meeting of the Board of Review, the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses that the assessor requests, as specified in the Assessor’s Manual  under    Stat.  §  73.03(2a).  The  (Town)  of Geneva has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of a court. The information that is provided in this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Wis. State § 19.35(1). The Board of Review shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under wis. Stat § 441.16(2) that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the Board of Review, in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board of Review, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under Stat. § 70.47(3)(a), that person provides notice to the Board of Review Clerk as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the Board of Review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take. No person shall be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to enter onto property to conduct an exterior view of the real or personal property being assessed. Notice is hereby given this 30th day of July, 2025, by:   Michelle Baumeister, Clerk/Treasurer

Town Board

The Town of Geneva Board consists of a Chairman and four Supervisors elected at large for two year terms. Elections for the Chairman and Supervisor 1 and 2 positions are held on the odd numbered years and the Supervisor 3 and 4 positions are elected on the even numbered years.

The Town of Geneva Board consists of:

Chairman

JOSEPH F. KOPECKY

Work Phone: (262) 740-9175
Home Phone: (262) 248-9610

Supervisor #1

JEFF MONROE

Home Phone: (262) 249-9845

Supervisor #3

STEVE OTTEN

Cell Phone: (815) 341-5905

Supervisor #2

SCOTT WILLIAMS

Cell Phone: (262) 617-3023

Supervisor #4

MARK SCERBA

Cell Phone: (262) 949-6275

Clerk/Treasurer

DEBRA L. KIRCH

Work Phone: (262) 248-8497
Fax (262) 249-8873

Planning Commission

The Town of Geneva Planning Commission serves our residents as an advisory body to the Town Board. The Town Planning Commission contains seven members being Chaired by Joseph F. Kopecky and additionally composed of citizen members Jim Anton, Gary Cocroft, Pauline Malsch, Vice-Chair Phyllis Olson, Jim Thometz and Dave Van Lue.

The Planning Commission hears matters of lot division, property rezone, conditional use and variance, property condemnation, tree removal, et cetera at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Typically a sign is then posted on the property involved to notify the public that an issue is being considered regarding a change in use relative to the posted property. The Commission then holds a public hearing on the request at the next regularly scheduled monthly meeting and entertains motions and votes on a recommendation relative to the request which is then forwarded to the Town Board for action. The Town Board would then consider the Planning Commission recommendation on the request at the next regularly scheduled Town Board meeting and votes on their own motion relative to the request which would then typically be forwarded to either the County Zoning Agency or one of the two Extra-Territorial Zoning Boards for further action as appropriate.

Applicants must appear in person before the Town Planning Commission and Town Board with their request. Please contact Planning Commission Secretary, Mary Van Lue (262) 248-9513, at least two weeks prior to the Planning Commission Monthly Meeting to be included on the Agenda for discussion.

Professional Building Inspections

Building Inspector

JOE MESLER

Geneva Town Hall
N3496 Como Rd.
Lake Geneva, WI 53147

Phone: (262) 215-3711
Fax: (262) 249-8873

Office Hours:  Mondays ONLY
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Police Department

Chief of Police

ANTHONY MICELI

Work Phone: (262) 248-9926
After Hours: (262) 723-3700

Municipal Court

Municipal Judge

SCOTT LETTENEY

Work Phone: (262) 248-3885
Fax: (262) 249-8601

Municipal Court Clerk

MARLA WALSH

Work Phone: (262) 248-3885
Fax: (262) 249-8601