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Brown County commissioners approve $100,000 jail grant appropriation, replat and proclamation; hear developer on small modular reactor
Summary
At their April 13 meeting the Brown County Board of Commissioners approved a $100,000 supplemental appropriation to jail grant accounts, approved a replat for Cloverlick Overlook Subdivision Lot 1R and adopted a proclamation honoring telecommunicators; they also heard a presentation from Geene X about a proposed small modular nuclear reactor.
The Brown County Board of Commissioners on April 13 approved a series of routine motions, including a $100,000 supplemental appropriation for jail grant accounts, a land replat in Clark Township and a proclamation recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Commissioner Gordon Ellis moved to approve a supplemental appropriation requested by Rita Henize, recorded in the meeting as "BCSO," of $100,000 from Fund 2205 (Jail Grants Fund). The board recorded the allocation as $10,000 to Jail Grant Equipment (2205-2000-52199) and $90,000 to Jail Grant Other Expenses (2205-2000-52116). Commissioner Barry L. Woodruff seconded the motion; Roll-call vote was recorded as Woodruff, Ellis and President Tony Applegate voting yea and the appropriation was approved.
The board also approved a replat for Cloverlick Overlook Subdivision, Lot 1R (PPN 03-004088-0101 and 325506.001) after a motion by Commissioner Woodruff, seconded by Commissioner Ellis; roll-call votes were recorded as yea for Woodruff, Ellis and Applegate.
Commissioner Ellis moved to adopt a proclamation declaring April 12–18, 2026, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in recognition of the Brown County Communications Center; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Woodruff and the proclamation was adopted.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of previous meeting minutes: moved by Tony Applegate, seconded by Gordon Ellis; roll call: Woodruff, Ellis, Applegate — all yea. - Supplemental appropriation — Jail Grants Fund (2205): moved by Gordon Ellis, seconded by Barry L. Woodruff; allocation $10,000 to equipment (2205-2000-52199) and $90,000 to other expenses (2205-2000-52116); roll call: Woodruff, Ellis, Applegate — all yea. - Replat — Cloverlick Overlook Subdivision Lot 1R (PPN 03-004088-0101; 325506.001): moved by Barry L. Woodruff, seconded by Gordon Ellis; roll call: Woodruff, Ellis, Applegate — all yea. - Proclamation — National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 12–18, 2026): moved by Gordon Ellis, seconded by Barry L. Woodruff; adopted. - Adjournment: moved by Gordon Ellis, seconded by Tony Applegate; roll call recorded Woodruff absent, Ellis yea, Applegate yea.
The meeting record shows Commissioner Barry L. Woodruff exited the meeting at 3:15 p.m.; subsequent roll call for adjournment notes his absence. No contested votes or amendments were recorded in the minutes provided. The board also reviewed routine departmental reports and appointments later in the record; no formal action on those items was recorded in the transcript extract.
Next steps: The journal entry records the approvals and the proclamation as final actions of the April 13 session; no follow-up motions or referrals tied to these items are recorded in the provided excerpt.
