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Manitowoc County board overrides five partial vetoes, restores sheriff technology funding and full highway borrowing
Summary
The Manitowoc County Board of Supervisors voted to override five partial vetoes to the proposed 2026 budget, restoring a 1% wage increase funded by $370,000 borrowing, $32,000 for Axon AI, $243,000 for Axon body cameras (and a matching tax‑levy line), and full $3 million highway borrowing (reversed from a $2.8M reduction).
The Manitowoc County Board of Supervisors voted to override five partial vetoes to the proposed 2026 county budget, restoring employee pay and a package of sheriff technology and highway borrowing that the county executive had removed.
County Executive (named in the transcript as 'Sugar Bauer') told supervisors he believed the five partial vetoes “improved the 2026 Manitowoc County budget for the good of Manitowoc County and not with limited special interest” and said he stood ready to work with the board. Supervisors across the chamber disagreed, debating the budget’s priorities before voting to reinstate the contested line items.
Why it matters: The board’s overrides restore $370,000 in borrowing to fund a 1% employee wage increase, $32,000 from the IT fund for a one‑year Axon artificial‑intelligence add‑on to speed sheriff reporting, a $243,000 body‑camera line in the sheriff’s…
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