Finance Department
The Finance Department is responsible for the management of financial operations of the city. This includes budgeting, financial reporting, payroll and benefits, purchasing and accounts payable, annual audit and tax collection.
Property Tax Collections
The counties will be collecting the first and second installments of the property taxes beginning with the 2010 tax year. Payments should be made to the county addresses below. The first installment is due by January 31st.
- St. Croix County Treasurer, 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, WI 54016
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OR
- Pierce County Treasurer, P.O. Box 87, Ellsworth, WI 54011
Tax information for properties within the City limits is available at the following sites:
The mill rate for the City of River Falls is set by the end of November each year.
The following is a history of mill rates for properties within the City of River Falls.
Historical summary of mill rates for the City
Fiscal Year (1) |
City of River Falls |
State of Wisconsin |
Pierce County (2) |
River Falls School District |
Chippewa Valley Tech. College |
Gross Tax Rate |
State Credits |
Net Tax Rate |
2009 |
5.10 |
0.17 |
4.26 |
8.33 |
1.56 |
19.42 |
1.55 |
17.87 |
2008 |
5.01 |
0.17 |
4.27 |
8.60 |
1.54 |
19.59 |
1.45 |
18.14 |
2007 | 5.02 | 0.17 | 3.94 | 8.25 | 1.54 | 18.92 | 1.32 | 17.60 |
2006 | 6.26 | 0.23 | 5.24 | 10.85 | 1.99 | 24.57 | 1.40 | 23.17 |
2005 | 6.21 | 0.23 | 5.23 | 10.91 | 1.89 | 24.27 | 1.41 | 23.06 |
2004 | 5.97 | 0.22 | 5.46 | 10.48 | 1.90 | 24.03 | 1.41 | 22.62 |
2003 | 5.94 | 0.21 | 5.78 | 10.81 | 1.89 | 24.63 | 1.37 | 23.26 |
2002 | 5.98 | 0.20 | 5.47 | 9.99 | 1.80 | 23.44 | 1.29 | 22.15 |
2001 | 7.51 | 0.26 | 7.12 | 12.99 | 2.25 | 30.13 | 1.71 | 28.42 |
2000 | 7.13 | 0.23 | 6.48 | 11.46 | 2.04 | 27.34 | 1.72 | 25.62 |
1999 | 6.65 | 0.22 | 5.90 | 10.48 | 1.91 | 25.16 | 1.85 | 23.31 |
(1) Fiscal year is the year of collection
(2) The City of River Falls is in both Pierce and St. Croix counties. As the majority of the City is located in Pierce County, St. Croix is not shown.
Finance Staff
Julie Bergstrom - Finance Director/Treasurer
eMail: jbergstrom@rfcity.org | Phone: (715) 426-3416
Kayla Burt - Deputy Treasurer
eMail: kburt@rfcity.org | Phone: (715) 426-3418
Bridget Hieb - Deputy Clerk/Account Clerk
eMail: bhieb@rfcity.org | Phone: (715) 426-3419
Michelle Heinze - Benefits and Compensation Administrator
eMail: mheinze@rfcity.org | Phone: (715) 426-3417