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Brown County approves several 2027 budget supplements, unassigns funds for jail and highway needs
Summary
The board approved unassigning $992,872.07 from jail‑assigned funds to supplement a new jail maintenance budget, unassigned $256,404.02 from a fairgrounds/highway fund to supplement highway infrastructure, and authorized the provisional 2027 budget hearing and advertising; commissioners noted the provisional budget is roughly $53 million.
On July 28 the Brown County Board approved multiple budget actions as part of the 2027 provisional budget process, including sizable reallocations to address maintenance and infrastructure needs.
The board voted to unassign $992,872.07 from previously assigned jail funds to supplement the maintenance budget for a new jail, and to unassign $256,404.02 from the Fairgrounds Highway Road Fund to supplement county highway infrastructure expenses. Motions to unassign and supplement were moved and seconded and carried without recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript.
County staff walked commissioners through the provisional budget totals, noting a preliminary 2027 figure of about $53,000,000 — roughly $3,000,000 less than last year’s adopted budget. Staff also reviewed how the two legislative changes (the county sales tax option and the sunset of a 0.3‑cent sales tax that shifts to school levies) together could affect county and school levies over the next 12 months.
A county official noted timing for reductions: residents should see statutory adjustments start next year, and some reductions could appear on bills as early as January depending on how state and local adjustments are processed. The board approved the 2027 provisional budget hearing date and authorized advertising.
