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Brown County Commission approves consent calendar and honors retiring legal assistant
Summary
The commission approved routine consent items — minutes, claims, payroll, vehicle transfers and plats — recognized legal assistant Penny Hart on her recent retirement and recessed to an executive session for personnel and legal matters before adjourning.
The Brown County Commission approved its consent calendar, including approval of the March 17 meeting minutes, claims and payroll, transfer of a 2018 Ford Explorer from the sheriff’s office to the Department of Equalization, and the surplus of several sheriff’s vehicles. The board also approved multiple final plats and other routine items by voice vote.
During the HR report the chair acknowledged and thanked Penny Hart, a legal assistant in the state’s attorney’s office, for many years of service and noted her retirement was effective the previous day. “We wish her the best in her next venture and sincerely thank her for her many years of hard work and dedication,” the chair said; the board approved the recognition by voice vote.
At the meeting’s close commissioners moved into executive session for personnel and legal matters and returned with no action taken. The commission then adjourned by voice vote.
Why it matters: routine consent approvals keep county administrative functions and records current; public recognition of long-serving staff underscores personnel transitions within the county.
