Local Wiki
Jackson County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 5, 2026- County Board meets
- 5:30 PM, 3rd Monday of each month, except no meeting in February or July, per County Board Rules Chapter 2.01(C).
- Meeting location
- Jackson County Courthouse, County Board Room, 307 Main Street, Black River Falls, WI 54615.
- County Clerk
- Cindy Altman · 715-284-0268
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.co.jackson.wi.us/index.asp?SEC=39E8105F-A01C-4517-BB34-BFFC6522A251
- County Board Chair & Administrative Coordinator (combined with HR Director)
- County Board Chair plus an Administrative Coordinator role, currently held on an interim basis by the HR Director — a real leadership transition. Board Chair: Ron Carney, who succeeded longtime chair Jeffrey Amo, retired March 2026 after 22 years. 1st Vice Chair: Ed Chamberlain. 2nd Vice Chair: Max Hart. Interim Administrative Coordinator: Jessica McDonald (HR Director), appointed effective March 21, 2026 per Resolution 10-03-2026 following the prior Coordinator's resignation.
Sources
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Alma Center School District · School District
- Black River Falls School District · School District
- Melrose-Mindoro School District · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Alma Center (official website, opens in a new tab) · Village
- Black River Falls (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Hixton (official website, opens in a new tab) · Village
- Melrose (official website, opens in a new tab) · Village
- Merrillan (official website, opens in a new tab) · Village
- Taylor (official website, opens in a new tab) · Village
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026