Brown County agrees to sign landfill assignment letters after attorney review
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Summary
Brown County commissioners approved signing two assignment letters transferring landfill contracts to a new owner after the county attorney concluded the change does not alter the county's obligations. The board required attorney review before signing and carried a motion to execute the letters.
Brown County commissioners voted to accept two short assignment letters notifying the county that the landfill owner has changed hands and to sign documents assigning the county's existing contract to the new owner.
The board first discussed the two letters, which staff described as short notices acknowledging the ownership change but leaving the county's original contract terms intact. A county attorney review was requested before any signature; after the attorney reviewed the letters, a county official said the correspondence "acknowledges that we're not in breach, that the contract's gonna stay in place." Speaker 3 moved to sign both the trailer interchange and transport assignment letters dated 12/10/2025; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor.
Why it matters: The assignment preserves the county's contract rights and continuity of landfill operations while transferring counterparty obligations to the purchaser. Commissioners said the language was brief, that it did not materially change county obligations and that the letters would become null if the sale fails.
What the board directed next: Staff will sign the documents per the motion carried at the meeting and monitor whether the sale is completed; if the sale does not go through, the letters will be void. The board also asked staff to keep the county attorney involved for future contract actions.
The commission addressed the item during the regular meeting and the motion to sign the letters was made and carried during the session.