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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 City of River Falls collects the first installment of real estate taxes, due January 31st of each year. Payments may be mailed to: City of River Falls, 222 Lewis Street, River Falls, WI 54022 and must be postmarked no later than January 31st to be considered timely. Payments will also be accepted at City Hall during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. Official Payments Corporation (www.officialpayments.com) will accept property tax payments made by credit card after December 1st of each year, however there is a fee for this service.
The second installment of property tax is due by July 31st to the county treasurer, at one of the following addresses:
- 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 and includes the first installment payments.
Property and land information is available at the the follow websites:
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
Rita Griffey - Benefits and Compensation Administrator
eMail: rgriffey@rfcity.org | Phone: (715) 426-3417