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Brown County commissioners approve grant advances, hire maintenance director and adopt victims' rights proclamation
Summary
At a unanimous April 20, 2026 meeting, the Brown County Board of Commissioners approved a $200,000 transfer to reimburse child-welfare costs, advanced $187,500 for an Appalachian technical-assistance grant that will be distributed to Southern Hills Career and Technical Center, approved supplemental maintenance payroll funding, hired Jarrod Moran as Director of Maintenance and adopted a proclamation designating April 19–25 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
The Brown County Board of County Commissioners on April 20, 2026 unanimously approved several financial and personnel actions, including a $200,000 transfer to reimburse child-welfare costs, a $187,500 advance for an Appalachian Community Technical Assistance grant and the hiring of a new director of maintenance.
The measures were taken during the board's regular session with Commissioner Barry L. Woodruff, Commissioner Gordon Ellis and President Tony Applegate present and Sarah Beath attending as county administrator. All recorded motions passed on roll-call votes with each commissioner voting yea.
Sheri Tabor, identified in the minutes as JFS director, requested a $200,000 transfer from account 2551-5000-52133 (PCSA Transfer Out) to 2550-5000-40547 (Transfer In) to reimburse the PA Account for Child Welfare Cost Pool expenses; Commissioner Gordon Ellis moved the transfer and Commissioner Woodruff seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
The board approved a supplemental appropriation of $53,780 from the county general fund (1000 CGF) into maintenance accounts to cover payroll and benefits: $46,080 for maintenance salary/hourly, $7,000 for PERS, $450 for workers' compensation and $250 for Medicare.…
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