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Votes at a glance: Brown County commission actions — hires, equipment, roads and utilities
Summary
The commission approved a series of routine actions including a parks hire, destruction/salvage of obsolete election equipment, ice‑machine replacement, a paving bid, a private-line permit, adoption of an insurance plan, and authorization of an HRA contract.
At the meeting commissioners moved and voted on multiple routine administrative items. Key outcomes include:
- Parks hire: Approved hiring a part-time parks employee; the candidate named in discussion was Mike Ramone (precinct 3). Motion moved and seconded; vote passed.
- Election equipment disposition: Authorized dismantling/destruction of non-usable VOTEC/GoTech units and salvage of usable peripherals after IT review. Motion passed.
- Ice machine replacement: Approved replacement of a broken precinct ice machine at a cost presented as $7,200. Motion seconded and approved unanimously.
- Paving bid (County Road 334): Approved a chip-seal paving bid from Blackhawk Services for approximately 11,800 square feet. The packet/meeting contained two close figures ($14,570 presented in the packet; a later in-meeting figure of $14,750 was referenced). Commissioner Treywig was recorded as abstaining; the motion otherwise passed.
- Private line (County Road 306): Approved a permit/application by Zephyr WSC to install a private line on County Road 306. Motion passed.
- Insurance and HRA: Adopted a higher-deductible insurance plan for FY 26–27 and authorized the county judge to pursue and sign an HRA contract consistent with the outline presented (county contribution $1,200/employee/year; new hires pro-rated). Both motions passed.
Where votes were recorded, the meeting used show-of-hands/voice votes; formal roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript for most items. In the paving bid item a named commissioner abstained; other items were recorded as passing.
