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Brown County Register of Deeds announces retirement; treasurer presents wage‑scale proposal
Summary
Register of Deeds Nellie Brockhoff submitted a retirement letter with a last day of Feb. 27, 2026; Treasurer Betty Spiker presented a proposed departmental restructure and revised wage scale and requested an executive session to discuss non‑elected personnel compensation. Two short executive‑session recesses were held; no binding actions were recorded.
Register of Deeds Nellie Brockhoff submitted her retirement letter to the Board of Commissioners at the Jan. 20 meeting and informed the board that her last day will be Feb. 27, 2026. The minutes note that Republican Chairman Chris Kroll was notified. Brockhoff has served as Brown County Register of Deeds since October 2006.
Brown County Treasurer Betty Spiker presented a proposed department restructure and a revised wage scale for consideration. Treasurer Spiker then requested a 10‑minute executive session to discuss non‑elected employee compensation. The board recessed twice for short executive sessions — once on a motion by Chairman Lucas Heinen with County Clerk Nicole Lee present and later on a motion that included Treasurer Spiker in the session — in both cases the minutes state "Motion carried" and "No binding action was taken."
The meeting record does not show final decisions on the proposed restructure or wage scale, and commissioners did not take binding action during the executive sessions. The county clerk and commissioners will handle necessary administrative steps relating to the Register of Deeds vacancy and any future personnel actions arising from the treasurer’s proposals.
