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Commissioners approve short-term contract with Lloyd Group for budget assistance, fund from commissioners’ budget
Summary
Brown County will pay the Lloyd Group from the commissioners’ budget to provide budget planning assistance after commissioners said they need outside help to manage complex budgeting tasks.
Brown County commissioners voted to engage the Lloyd Group to advise on county budgeting and to pay for the service from the commissioners’ budget.
Commissioners and staff discussed the county’s constrained finances and the complexity of preparing a multi-year budget. One commissioner said the county lacks in-house capacity to build long-range financial plans and that the Lloyd Group had provided helpful assistance to other counties. The board debated which fund should cover the cost and whether department heads might contribute; commissioners concluded they had sufficient room in the commissioners’ budget to cover the contract in the short term.
A motion to retain the Lloyd Group and to pay the firm’s fees from the commissioners’ budget was moved and seconded; the board approved the motion by voice vote. County staff said they would provide paperwork and next steps at a subsequent meeting.
Ending: Commissioners authorized payment from the commissioners’ budget and asked staff to work with department heads on possible departmental contributions or capital funds in the longer term.
