The Brown County commission met with Scot Loyd of Galva-based Loyd Group, LLC. via Zoom call to discuss the 2026 budget during Monday morning’s meeting. Members of the Hiawatha Foundation for Economic Development were also present during the meeting.
Citizens from Hiawatha and the rest of Brown County attended two meetings in person hosted by the Brown County commission.
The commissioners discussed more about exceeding the revenue neutral rate (RNR) and the budget hearing taking place on Monday, Aug. 25 during Monday morning’s meeting.
The Brown County commission voted for the county to be a member of the Kansas Natural Resource Coalition during Monday morning’s meeting.
The Brown County commissioners--William Pollock and Richard Lehmkuhl--held a short meeting on Monday morning. Commissioner Lucas Heinen was not present during the meeting.
The Brown County commission stated that it passed a financial test by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment during Thursday morning’s meeting.
The Brown County commission approved the 2026 district court budget during Monday morning’s meeting.
The commissioners held a discussion and confirmed to hold a revenue neutral rate hearing in the Brown County District Courtroom on Monday, Aug. 25.
The Brown County commission unanimously approved selling a piece of land adjacent to the Brown County Landfill during Monday’s meeting.
Brown County Information Techology (IT) Director Dallas Johnson and IT Support Specialist Donnie Wooddell spoke with the county commission about upgrades needed for the courthouse during Monday morning’s county meeting.