Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Waunakee is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, with about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the village and the county. The village keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Waunakee offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 village office pages for Waunakee, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Village Clerk, Village Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where Waunakee records are kept
- Kept by the Village of Waunakee: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the village's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Dane County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not village records; they are in the Dane County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Waunakee Village Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Village Clerk keeps the official records of the village government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the village's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Waunakee.
- Website: waunakee.gov/67/Clerks-Department (page title: Clerk's Department | Waunakee, WI)
- Phone: 608-850-2174
- Address: 500 W Main Street Waunakee, WI 53597
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Waunakee Village Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the village's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The village's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: waunakee.gov/654/Connect-with-Us (page title: Connect with Us | Waunakee, WI)
- Phone: 608-850-8500
- Address: 500 W. Main Street, Waunakee, WI 53597
- Hours: Monday through Thursday: 7 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Waunakee
Wisconsin public records law applies to the village government of Waunakee. The village runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: waunakee.gov/254/Records (page title: Records | Waunakee, WI)
- Phone: (608) 849-4523
- Hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Dane County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Dane County. The Dane County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Waunakee website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Waunakee offices listed above, and the village's own website is waunakee.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Waunakee village board minutes and ordinances?
From the Village Clerk at waunakee.gov/67/Clerks-Department, phone 608-850-2174. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Waunakee?
Waunakee cases are heard by the courts that serve Dane County, and people arrested in Waunakee are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Dane County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Waunakee?
Through the village's records request page at waunakee.gov/254/Records, phone (608) 849-4523. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.