Brown County commissioners approve routine minutes and payroll, authorize trash bid solicitation and hire Lloyd Group for 2027 budget help

Brown County commissioners met in regular session and approved routine administrative items, authorized a procurement step for trash collection, and accepted consulting help for next year’s budget.

The board moved to approve the minutes from Feb. 17 and the payroll for Feb. 18 after brief questions about a payroll line labeled “SW pay” for $350 and clarification requests about fractional-hours rounding and overtime. Commissioners followed with approval of the landfill tonnage report; the board heard that about two-thirds of recent construction and demolition material (C&D) reported as arriving at the site came from out of state and that current projections estimate roughly 50 years of remaining capacity at present disposal rates.

On procurement, the commission unanimously authorized staff to seek bids for the county’s trash/solid-waste contract, directing the road/solid-waste manager to post a solicitation and to consult previous bidders. The board also approved an annual occupational license for the local casino establishment; commissioners characterized the matter as a routine, annual formality.

The commission approved an engagement letter with the Lloyd Group, the firm that assisted the county last year with budget work. Commissioners asked whether costs would rise from last year’s $25,000 estimate, discussed the firm’s information requests and coordination with elected department heads, and agreed to proceed with the engagement for the 2027 budget process.

On township reporting, the board reviewed annual township reports and voted to accept them as presented while acknowledging one missing page of a township’s general fund expenditures will be provided to staff for the record. Commissioners noted a red flag on Washington Township’s form where expenditures exceeded budget authority and agreed staff would follow up to confirm the township’s books.

Votes at a glance:
- Minutes (Feb. 17): motion to approve by Commissioner (speaker 2); seconded; outcome: approved (unanimous “aye”).
- Payroll (Feb. 18): motion to approve; outcome: approved (unanimous “aye”).
- Tonnage report (landfill): moved and approved (unanimous “aye”).
- Authorize solicitation for trash bids: moved and approved (unanimous “aye”).
- Occupational license (casino): moved and approved (unanimous “aye”).
- Lloyd Group engagement letter (2027 budget assistance): moved and approved (unanimous “aye”).
- Township reports (annual): moved and approved with acceptance of a pending missing page (unanimous “aye”).

The commission later recessed into a 15-minute executive session to discuss non-elected personnel duties, compensation and negotiations; the motion specified participants to include three commissioners, the accounting clerk, the road/bridge foreman, the county attorney and the county counselor.