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Brown County commissioners accept $66,000 parks donation, award service contracts and move to rescind livestreaming plan
Summary
At their March 11, 2026 meeting, the Brown County Board of Commissioners approved payment of $293,560.66 in bills, accepted a $66,000 donation earmarked for parks from the Stivers' Estate and authorized transfers and contracts; commissioners also moved to rescind a prior livestreaming motion and appointed a 2026 apiary inspector.
Brown County commissioners on March 11, 2026 approved routine bills, accepted a $66,000 donation for parks and took multiple procurement and personnel actions, minutes of the meeting show.
The Board of County Commissioners — Barry L. Woodruff, Gordon Ellis and President Tony Applegate — approved a set of department bills and expenditures totaling $293,560.66. Gordon Ellis moved to approve the bills; Mr. Woodruff seconded and the minutes record a unanimous roll-call vote in favor.
At the request of County Administrator Sarah Beath, the board approved a supplemental appropriation and an associated transfer to move $66,000 received from the Stivers' Estate into the Parks and Recreation account (fund 2026-1000-40547). Mr. Woodruff moved the appropriation; Mr. Ellis seconded the transfer motion. The appropriation and transfer are recorded in the minutes as actions prompted by the administrator; where a roll-call tally is recorded it shows the commissioners voting yea.
The board also…
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