Town of Harmony
Rock County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Harmony is a jurisdiction in Rock County, Wisconsin, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- 608-563-4477
- townclerk@townofharmony.com
- Department Site
- Town Clerk (Tim "Tolly" Tollefson) (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
General Engineering Company (D. Geraths, possible contact)608-697-7776 / dgeraths@generalengineering.net
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
IMPORTANT: This is the Rock County Town of Harmony (town hall address 440 N US Hwy 14, Janesville, WI 53546) — unrelated to the Town of Harmony in Vernon County or the Town of Harmony in Price County (both also in this batch); researched independently, confirmed via the town's own official site (townofharmonyrc.gov, 'rc' = Rock County). DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities list confirms Delegated status (DOA code 53014) with matching clerk phone/email. Building Inspector is General Engineering Company; the online portal is General Engineering Co.'s 'GEC Online Building Permit Application.' A phone/email combination of 608-697-7776 / dgeraths@generalengineering.net (D. Geraths) was associated with this town in search results but not independently confirmed on the town's own page — included as a hedge.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Town of Harmony's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
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