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Council approves $50,000 for clerk to cover election-board legal fees
Summary
Brown County Council approved a $50,000 appropriation requested by the county clerk to cover legal fees for the election board; county legal counsel and two board attorneys declined a special meeting while litigation is pending.
Brown County Council approved a $50,000 supplemental appropriation to the county clerk for the election board's legal expenses.
The clerk asked for the additional funds during the meeting; a council member said a special meeting had been requested by a commissioner so the county attorney could speak to the issue, but the county legal counsel and two attorneys from the election board "respectfully decline[d]" to attend because "it's still in litigation," describing attendance as potentially "tasteless." The council nonetheless moved and approved the clerk's request for $50,000 to cover the legal fees.
Council members confirmed the appropriation and completed a roll call of affirmations before moving on to new business.
