Brown County approves $57,001.90 payroll transfer from judge's office to elections office

Summary

Officials approved a budget adjustment moving $57,001.90 — described as the remainder of ‘Stephanie’s’ salary in the county judge’s office — into the elections office, to take effect for the current month's payroll; the transcript records the amount and the vote but not individual roll-call tallies.

Brown County officials approved a budget adjustment to transfer $57,001.90 — described in the meeting as the remainder of an employee named Stephanie’s salary — from the county judge’s office to the elections office.

Speaker 1 introduced the adjustment and stated, “The total amount of $57,001.90.” When asked whether the change would affect payroll this month or next, Speaker 1 replied: “This month.” Speaker 1 then moved to approve the budget adjustment; Speaker 2 asked whether there was discussion and a second was recorded. The transcript indicates the motion was approved as the body moved on to other agenda items. The record does not include a roll-call tally.

The transcript does not specify Stephanie’s last name or other payroll details beyond the stated dollar amount and that the funds were the remainder of her salary line in the county judge’s budget. The officials did not attach a budget document or line-item reference in the recorded exchange. The adjustment was said to take effect for the current payroll cycle.