Government
Who runs the Town
Northfield is governed by a Town Board of three elected members, with an elected Clerk and Treasurer. Several other roles are filled by appointment or by contract.
Town Board
The Board sets the annual budget, approves bills, maintains town roads, and takes action on town business at its open meetings. All three members are elected by the town's voters.
| Office | Name | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Town Chairman | Nate Graham | (608) 769-7507 |
| Supervisor I | Ed Johnson | (715) 984-2346 |
| Supervisor II | Ben Kissinger | (715) 533-4495 |
The Town Chairman, both Supervisors, the Clerk, and the Treasurer are all elected together to two-year terms at the spring election in odd-numbered years. The last town election was April 1, 2025. The next one is Tuesday, April 6, 2027.
A person appointed to fill a vacancy serves out the remainder of the unexpired term.
Elected officers
| Office | Name | What this office handles |
|---|---|---|
| Town Clerk | Jess Lind (301) 752-0774 northfieldtownclerk@gmail.com |
Records, meeting notices and minutes, elections, licenses, financial reporting, and public records requests. |
| Town Treasurer | Lori Greenwold (715) 533-4012 |
Receives and deposits town money, collects property taxes during the collection period, and settles with the county. |
Appointed and contracted officials
| Role | Who | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Assessor | Eric Kleven, contract assessor | (715) 529-1032 |
| County zoning, sanitary, and land use | Jackson County Zoning & Land Information | (715) 284-0220 307 Main St., Suite B03, Black River Falls |
| UDC building inspector | General Engineering Co. — Kent Erickson | (608) 697-7774 Cert. #685918 |
| Town Patrolman | Donald W. Hart | (715) 896-9109 — call him directly about road problems |
Annual town meeting
Once a year the town's electors meet directly, not as a board, to act on town business the statutes reserve to them. Under Wis. Stat. § 60.11, the annual town meeting is held on the third Tuesday in April, or within the ten days that follow, at a time the electors set.
Northfield holds its annual town meeting on the third Tuesday in April at the Town Hall. The 2026 annual town meeting was held Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
Actions adopted at the 2026 annual town meeting
The electors adopted the following at the meeting held April 21, 2026:
- Approved the minutes of the April 15, 2025 annual town meeting.
- Approved the 2025 Annual Report, with the road work and Sanitary District No. 1 breakdown to be reviewed and clarified before finalization.
- Eliminated Town snow plowing of private driveways.
- Continued sanding of private driveways at $40 per occurrence, provided the driveway has already been plowed.
- Kept the bounty rate at $2.00 per tail.
- Kept the Town Hall rental rate at $50.00.
- Kept current license fees, and asked the Town Board to review comparable fees in Jackson County and similar municipalities.
- Required that any road improvement project where the Town's portion exceeds $300,000 be brought to a town vote before approval.
The full minutes of the annual town meeting are on file in the office of the Town Clerk and are available for public inspection on request.
Board of Review
The Board of Review hears objections to property assessments. It meets after the assessment roll is open for examination, and the date is published and posted in advance. If you want to object to your assessment you generally must file written or oral notice with the Clerk before the Board meets, and you should talk to the assessor first during Open Book.
For 2026, Open Book was held June 15, 2026 and the Board of Review was held June 22, 2026. Dates for the next assessment year are set each spring and posted here and at the Town Hall.
The Board of Review hears evidence about assessed value only. It cannot act on a complaint that taxes are too high, and it cannot decide whether a property is exempt.
For how the assessment is set, what evidence works, and the steps for objecting, see If you disagree with your assessment.
Sanitary districts are separate governments. Northfield Sanitary District No. 1 and Northfield Sanitary District No. 2 are separate legal entities with their own commissions, budgets, and bank accounts. They are not departments of the Town. See Sanitary Districts.