The budget for Gilman, Wisconsin in 2021 has been set, and the revenues are set as $543,020, balanced with expenditures. What comes in, must go out. What goes out, helps with local maintenance and upkeep, per taxes.

At any rate though, the village named for Lawrence Gilman (L.G.) Moon per the volume “Place Names of Wisconsin” at the Western Taylor County Public Library—the said Village of Gilman has set its 2021 budget, and the numbers for income and expenses match. These are those numbers.

Starting with revenues, the net mill rate was set at $27.20 per village resolution, decreasing $1.96 from an initial $29.16 after the “state school credit” is factored in. Said mill rate is set for the general area and may include payments to multiple other governments adjacent to or overlapping with the Gilman municipal area.

As to the totals for revenue, the local levy is set for $187,892, a rise of $1,510 from the year previous. Alongside this, an additional $35,500 is slated to be raised from “other taxes,” a $2,000 drop from the year previous. For public charges for services, meanwhile, Gilman has budgeted $8,600 for the 2021 budget year, a $12,000 decrease from 2020. For intergovernmental revenues (payments from other governments), Gilman has budgeted to receive $241,603, a $6,433 or 2.59 percent decrease from the year previous. For “_nes, forfeitures, and penalties,” the _gure to match in 2021 is $300, identical to 2020 and $50 more than 2019. Intergovernmental charges, meanwhile, are due to be $8,000, identical to 2020 but $5,000 more than in 2019. For licenses and permits the _gure is $1,800, and for “miscellaneous revenues $49,325 is being taken in by the village government, a $2,116 or 4.43 percent increase over 2020. With “other funding sources” set to do down by $23,500 to come out at 2021 with $10,000, the total village revenues are set at $543,020. What of expenditures?

Starting out the expense side of the ledger balance, “general government” is due to eat 20.92 percent of the overall village budget with $113,640 in total cost, while public safety is due to take just under this with $103,970 in expenditures, while public works is set to come out above this at $130,089. Culture, recreation and education is set to take the next big chunk with $132,917 in budgeted expenditures, while from there the costs diminish. With $30,296 going to debt service, a further $19,813 will go to conservation/economic development cost, with $1,000 to health and human services and $11,295 to “other expenditures/Capital.” Those wishing to learn more about Gilman and the workings of its government can do so by traveling to www.gilmanwi.com, where more information is available.