Brownsburg board approves budget amendment, adopts conduct policy and tables owner-rep contract for new fire station

At a meeting of the Town of Brownsburg board, members approved a 2026 budget modification, adopted an employee conduct policy change, approved an EMS precepting affiliation and voted to table the Kramer contractor services agreement until September while staff clarifies inspection fees and contract details.

The board’s actions followed public comments about a July 9 apparatus accident, questions about a Hazmat unit, and several agenda items related to the fire department’s budget and equipment. Jim Murphy, 10726 North State Road 267, Brownsburg, asked the board for “more information” on the accident investigation and on “the contract with the Kramer” and whether inspection costs are additional to monthly fees. David Lyon, PO Box 513, Brownsburg, questioned a nearly 30% increase in a budget line and details about camera systems for new trucks.

Why it matters: the votes affect fire-department operations, vehicle recording systems and a consultant contract tied to building a new fire station; the contractor matter was deferred to allow the board to confirm whether inspection fees are included and to clarify other terms before authorizing a signature.

Board discussion and staff responses

Chief Alcorn (Fire Chief) responded to questions about the department’s camera system and the accident investigation. On the cameras, Alcorn said the current system relied on SIM cards and did not notify staff when a camera was offline; the new subscription service will use Wi‑Fi, store recordings locally if Wi‑Fi is unavailable and upload to the cloud when a connection is restored. “It’s recording all the time. It stores all the data in the cloud,” Alcorn said. He added the…