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Brown County sheriff asks commission to restore raise, seeks $24,000 coroner compensation amid dispute over hiring decision
Summary
Sheriff David Lunsman told the Brown County Commission he believes commissioners withheld his 2025 raise because he hired his wife; he requested $12,000 for himself and $12,000 for his chief deputy to cover coroner duties and described ongoing tensions over oversight, training and jail decisions.
Sheriff David Lunsman told the Brown County Commission he was informed the panel would not grant him a 2025 raise because he hired his wife to assist with corrections duties and said he wants the commission to reconsider.
Lunsman told commissioners at the meeting that he and his chief deputy perform coroner duties in addition to their regular work and that those duties now consume more time than when he assumed the sheriff—s office. He formally requested compensation of $12,000 a year for himself and $12,000 a year for his chief deputy to cover coroner-related responsibilities, a total of $24,000 annually. "I take on extra duties and... we're the only two that do the paperwork to the state just so that it's consistent…
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