NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village Board of Hawkins, Rusk County, Wisconsin, will hold a Public Hearing of the 2026 proposed budget on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 5:30 p.m, at the Hawkins Community Center, 509 Main St. A detailed budget is on file for review at the Village of Hawkins office Monday, Thursday, Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
| General Fund | |||
| REVENUES | Current Year 2025 Budget | Proposed 2026 Budget | Increase/Decrease Percentage |
| Taxes | $67,640.00 | $67,036.00 | -0.9% |
| Intergovernmental | $225,797.00 | $236,499.00 | 4.7% |
| Licenses and permits | $1,455.00 | $1,755.00 | 20.6% |
| Public charges for services | $19,025.00 | $20,600.00 | 8.3% |
| Micellaneous | $5,550.00 | $5,200.00 | -6.3% |
| Intergovernmental Charges | $10,000.00 | $21,000.00 | 110.0% |
| TOTAL REVENUES | $329,467.00 | $352,090.00 | 6.90% |
| EXPENDITURES | |||
| General Government | $130,200.00 | $126,464.65 | -2.9% |
| Debt Service | $11,500.00 | $15,400.00 | 33.9% |
| Public safety | $52,880.50 | $66,216.00 | 25.2% |
| Public works | $87,941.49 | $86,000.00 | -2.2% |
| Sanitation | $9,480.00 | $10,020.00 | 5.7% |
| Health & Human Services | $2,600.00 | $2,500.00 | -3.8% |
| Culture, Recreation & Education | $29,865.01 | $40,489.35 | 35.6% |
| Capital outlay | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | 0.0% |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $329,467.00 | $352,090.00 | 6.9% |
| Water-Sewer Department | ||||
| REVENUES | Current Year 2025 Budget | Proposed 2026 Budget | Increase/Decrease Percentage | |
| Water/sewer Revenues | 189,548.00 | 169,975.00 | -10.3% | |
| Other revenues | 25,960.00 | 20,460.00 | -21.2% | |
| Public fire | 27,703.00 | 35,725.00 | 29.0% | |
| TOTAL REVENUES | 243,211.00 | 226,160.00 | -7.0% | |
| EXPENDITURES | ||||
| Water operating expense | 80,290.00 | 85,150.00 | 6.1% | |
| Debt Service | 10,875.00 | 26,825.00 | 146.7% | |
| Sewer operating expense | 76,094.00 | 99,285.00 | 30.5% | |
| General Fund Repayment | 20,000.00 | 14,900.00 | -25.5% | |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | 187,259.00 | 226,160.00 | 20.8% | |
| Fund Balance | Balance 1/1/2025 |
| NonSpendable | $61,401.00 |
| Restricted | $216,210.00 |
| Assigned | $5,457.00 |
| Unassigned | $241,289.00 |
| Total fund balances | $524,357.00 |