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Brown County commissioners approve routine minutes, bills, a $275 transfer and two property replats
Summary
The Brown County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the previous meeting’s minutes and bills, authorized a $275 internal transfer into health insurance premiums, and approved two property replats — an agricultural easement in Union Township and a consolidation replat in Perry Township (Lake Lorelei).
The Brown County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on April 22, 2026, and unanimously approved a slate of routine actions including the minutes of the prior meeting, payment of bills and two land replats.
Commissioner Barry L. Woodruff moved to approve the minutes of the previous regular meeting and dispense with oral reading; Commissioner Gordon Ellis seconded and the board voted unanimously in favor. The record shows all subsequent motions carried with the same roll-call result: Woodruff, Ellis and President Tony Applegate voting yea.
During the meeting the commissioners approved payment of departmental bills covering offices including the auditor, building department, clerk of courts, sheriff and treasurer. The clerk’s record lists itemized expenditures and a grand total of $226,086.97 supporting the bill-approval motion.
Assistant Clerk Sarah Keller requested an internal transfer of funds: $275 moved from account 2007-1000-53012 (Wellness Grant Transfer Out) into 6208-9998-40547 (Health Insurance Premiums Transfer In). Commissioner Woodruff moved approval, Commissioner Ellis seconded, and the board approved the transfer by unanimous roll call.
On land-use matters the board approved an agricultural easement replat in Union Township for property identified as PPN 39-080748-0000 and 39-080748-0300; Commissioner Ellis moved the action, Woodruff seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The commissioners also approved a consolidation replat in Perry Township to combine lots 113 and 114 within the Lake Lorelei Resort Development following a motion by Commissioner Woodruff and a second from Commissioner Ellis.
The minutes record that no members of the public were in attendance during the public-comment portion of the meeting. The session concluded when Commissioner Woodruff moved to adjourn; the motion passed on a unanimous roll call.
County Administrator Sarah Beath and Recorder Mariah Votel were noted in the journal: the record shows commissioners met with Recorder Votel on April 22 to discuss IT operations of her office. The journal also records Commissioner Gordon Ellis’ attendance at a Planning Commission meeting and Commissioner Tony Applegate’s attendance at an ABCAP Board meeting on April 21.
No ordinances, resolutions, contested votes, or public objections appear in the record. The commissioners signed off on these routine administrative and land-use items and adjourned the meeting.