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Brown County commissioners hold short executive session on personnel; counselor lists dispatch and right-of-way updates
Summary
The board recessed into a 10-minute executive session Feb. 2 to discuss duties and compensation of non-elected personnel; County Counselor Austin Parker provided updates on a permanent right-of-way agreement, a Kickapoo Tribe dispatch MOU, a draft inmate release form involving the sheriff and Amberwell Hospital, and other procedural items.
The Brown County Board of Commissioners recessed briefly into a 10-minute executive session during its Feb. 2, 2026, meeting to discuss duties and compensation of non-elected personnel. Chairman Lucas Heinen moved for the closed session, which was seconded by Commissioner Richard Tesoriero; the open meeting was set to reconvene at 1:23 p.m. The minutes state no binding action was taken during the executive session.
After the executive session, County Counselor Austin Parker updated the board on several legal and intergovernmental matters. Parker told the board staff were finalizing a permanent right-of-way agreement and were awaiting a revised Memorandum of Understanding from the Kickapoo Tribe concerning dispatch services. Parker also reported an ongoing vacate road process and said he planned a meeting with Sheriff Merchant about drafting an inmate release form with Amberwell Hospital. He noted an alternative-bridge meeting was scheduled for Thursday and that the county was arranging a discussion with the City of Hiawatha about dispatch services.
Commissioner William Pollock moved to approve the Jan. 30, 2026 minutes; the motion was seconded by Chairman Lucas Heinen and carried. Emergency Manager Don Pounds attended to discuss the duties of the Brown County Emergency Management Coordinator; the record does not include further details from that discussion. Chairman Heinen later moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Tesoriero and carried. The meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Feb. 17, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. The transcript records these points but does not specify deadlines, budget amounts, or contractual terms for the items Parker described; those details were not provided in the minutes.
