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Brown County holds work sessions on 2027 budget, road maintenance and service-sharing with City of Hiawatha
Summary
Brown County commissioners held work sessions June 30 and July 2 to discuss the 2027 budget, chip-and-seal rotation, microsurfacing, Road and Bridge organizational structure, possible loan of the county Asphalt Zipper to the City of Hiawatha, and dispatch services (City offered $125,000/year); no formal actions were taken.
Brown County commissioners held work sessions June 30 and July 2 to review the 2027 county budget and several road maintenance and equipment-sharing matters.
In the June 30 work session the board discussed the 2027 Brown County budget and the county's road chip-and-seal rotation. The July 2 session broadened topics to include the impounded vehicle sale process, Road and Bridge organizational structure, microsurfacing and work on 195th Street, loaning the county's Asphalt Zipper to the City of Hiawatha, and alternate bridge construction costs. City of Hiawatha Administrator Brad Scott told the board the city would be willing to pay $125,000 annually beginning in 2027 for dispatch services provided by the sheriff’s department; the board took no action on dispatch at the meeting.
No formal votes or policy decisions were made during the work sessions; the meetings were used for staff briefings and to shape upcoming budget and operations decisions. The minutes record that a future regular meeting was scheduled for July 6, 2026, where budget items and procurement matters may return for formal action.
