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property assessment policy

How property values get checked, who does it, and how to appeal.

What to Watch
Whether the city chooses a revaluation date before 2029 and how the next assessor contract/RFP (with the current contract ending in 2026) sets expectations for timing and oversight.
Coming Up

Typically discussed at City Council. Check back when the next agenda is published.

The Story

Council voted 8-0 to put a property assessment policy into the city code, right after a plain-English rundown of how assessments work. Days later, the finance committee heard staff say 2025 assessments are at 86% of full value and talked through whether to revalue sooner than the 2029 deadline. The real-life impact is who pays more or less of the same overall tax bill when values get updated.

Key Decisions
  1. passed 8-0 City Council · Feb 2, 2026

    26-014 Ordinance Adopting a Property Assessment Policy for the City of Two Rivers and Adding Chapter 2-7-16 to the City Code

    Motion to waive reading and approve the Ordinance Adopting a Property Assessment Policy for the City of Two Rivers and Adding Chapter 2-7-16 to the City Code

    Doug Brandt Yes
    Shannon Derby Yes
    Bill LeClair Yes
    Darla LeClair Yes
    Tim Petri Yes
    Bonnie Shimulunas Yes
    Scott Stechmesser Yes
    Adam Wachowski Yes
  2. tabled 9-0 City Council · Jan 19, 2026

    26-014 Ordinance Adopting a Property Assessment Policy for the City of Two Rivers and Adding Chapter 2-7-16 to the City Code

    Motion made by Shimulunas, seconded by D. LeClair to table this item to a future agenda.

    Mark Bittner Yes
    Doug Brandt Yes
    Shannon Derby Yes
    Bill LeClair Yes
    Darla LeClair Yes
    Tim Petri Yes
    Bonnie Shimulunas Yes
    Scott Stechmesser Yes
    Adam Wachowski Yes
Record

  1. The city attorney gave an informational presentation on Wisconsin’s property assessment system and the city’s role; no vote was taken on the presentation.

    City Council

  2. Council adopted Ordinance 26-014, adding Chapter 2-7-16 to the city code to establish a formal property assessment policy.

    City Council

  3. The ordinance passed on an 8-0 vote.

    City Council

  4. Staff reported the city’s 2025 property assessments are at 86% of full value and said this is outside the required compliance range.

    Personnel and Finance Committee

  5. Staff said a full revaluation is required by 2029 and noted the current assessor contract ends in 2026 with an RFP expected.

    Personnel and Finance Committee

  6. The committee discussed whether to conduct a market revaluation sooner or wait until the 2029 deadline.

    Personnel and Finance Committee

  7. Staff emphasized that assessment shifts do not change the total levy by themselves, but can change how the tax bill is divided among properties.

    Personnel and Finance Committee
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