Jefferson County Veterans Services and the Veterans Service Commission

Jefferson County Veterans Services is at 311 S. Center Avenue, Jefferson - Room C2120 on the county's site, Room 207 in the state directory; the county site governs - phone (920) 674-7240, appointments Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to noon. "All services are free." The CVSO is Brandie Hanson, appointed January 2026, with assistant CVSO Shawn Flyte and benefits specialists Russ Toeller and Laura Thomas - all four veterans. The commission. Five veteran members (White, Seidl, Naylor, Anhalt, Salas) are codified at county code section 2-218 - the code's only veteran provision - appointed by the county administrator and confirmed by the board to staggered three-year terms, with duties under the ch. 45 framework. Its recorded aid under the 45.86 levy totals $5,008.74 for 2019, with annual "Aid Granted" reviews on later agendas; 2026 amounts await posted minutes. The Jefferson County Veterans Foundation, a separate nonprofit, voted to dissolve on May 21, 2026, and the commission's September 2026 agenda carries "County-Acquired Funds Following the Dissolution of the JCVF" - the funds are consolidating into county channels. The free veterans van runs to VA hospitals and clinics Monday to Thursday (no post-2 p.m. appointments), booked through the Transportation Department at (920) 674-8104, with volunteer drivers recruited through the VSO. The office also signs applications for Operation Christmas Angel holiday gifts for veteran families. The board accepted a $3,000 NACVSO grant by Resolution 2026-02 on April 21, 2026 for conference attendance. The register of deeds (Staci Hoffman, (920) 674-7235) publishes a flat $30 recording fee and never mentions discharges; the free-recording statute is section 45.05, and a Jefferson veteran should bring it. No veterans treatment court serves the county; it runs TAD-funded alcohol and drug treatment courts.