Brown County commissioners accepted a resignation and approved several routine administrative actions during a meeting that included a short prayer and procedural items.

The commission received a resignation letter from Andy Clark effective the last day of this year and moved to fill the unexpired county-treasurer term. "David Bechtold is the acting, county treasurer," said Speaker 4 during discussion of the appointment, and after a motion, a second and a vote the panel offered Speaker 4's congratulatory comment, "Congratulations, David." Commission members also discussed making the appointment effective Jan. 1, 2026 and whether certain oath paperwork should wait until that date.

The meeting included a budget item to transfer a county-judge-office salary to the elections office. Speaker 1 stated the amount: "The total amount of $57,001.90." Commissioners confirmed the payroll timing would be "this month," and Speaker 3 moved to approve the budget adjustment; the chair called for votes and the motion passed.

On a separate procedural motion about local fire restrictions, a member moved, "I'll make a motion to just turn the van for a week," and the chair directed members to indicate assent by raising hands. The chair summarized the result: "The burn ban is liquid for a week at least at the moment," and said a formal order to remove (or change) the ban would be prepared for next week.

Commissioners also discussed bills and contract-signing procedures. The group confirmed the process for routing the Tyler invoices and agreed to pay the bills after the vote. The commission set its next meeting for Dec. 1 and asked members to submit agenda items by 3 p.m. the day before because of the holidays.

The meeting record shows discussion about paperwork and signatures for both the treasurer appointment and routine financial controls; commissioners asked staff to prepare the necessary order and minutes language to reflect the decisions made at the meeting.

The commission adjourned after completing the listed items; the transcript ends amid brief logistical remarks about the burn ban and scheduling.