Brown County Government

1. Board of Commissioners-Brown County 2009-2010 -D.Kent, M.Fouch, B.Austin (B.Austin author with contributions from others) Brown County Government

2. Goals • Fix Problems • Economic Development • Pay it forward • Assist with county improvements for ancestral reasons

3. Issues • Ones that were obvious (to Bill) • Tekoa Ranch • Story zoning • Appointments • Lawsuits over harassment • Delayed tax billing • Fire district

4. Issues • Not so obvious • Purchasing from non-authorized sources • Signing unreviewed contracts • Making appointments without talking to candidates • No continuity or research on many matters • Lack of teamwork in offices, elected officials and appointees

5. Underlying causes • Connection to the public • Lack of recognition of public positions • Lack of championship • No processes in dealing with work • No uniformity in approach • Fairness • Questionable legality • No chain of command • Lack of priorities

6. olutions • New Personnel • Highway Superintendent • County Attorney • Board appointments • VA • EMA • Support for Commissioners

7. olutions • New ideas from people • Grated bridges • Emergency communications • Planning • Grants • Needed funding source

8. olutions • Resource Manager • Creates and manages processes • Focal point for objective information • Paid for by savings

9. Longer range • Treating paths for information as seriously as roads • Serious integration of citizen groups with government committees • Zoning driven by needs and a vision • “The best in class” government

10. Changes in County Government Summary

11. Development

12. Economic Development

13. Emergency Services

14. Transparency & Control

15. Infrastructure

17. Personnel

19. Processes

20. Public Issues

21. Future

22. End