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Commissioners hear multi‑year budget plan; consultant urges five‑to‑seven‑year recovery to rebuild reserves
Summary
County counselor/consultant outlined budget challenges and recommended a five‑to‑seven‑year plan to rebuild reserves, explore grant opportunities, and consider alternative health‑insurance approaches to stabilize premiums; commissioners agreed on multi‑year capital planning and follow‑up steps.
During an extended discussion, county counsel/consultant (Austin Parker) and commissioners addressed Brown County’s budget outlook, reserve levels, and steps to improve fiscal stability over several years.
Parker said the county lacks the level of general-fund reserves recommended for operational stability and urged a multi‑year strategy: identify department…
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