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Human Resources

The Human Resources Department serves the County in three broad functional areas:

  • Direct support to the County Commission.
  • Personnel support services to employees.
  • Support services to departments.

Support to the County Commission involves such activities as ongoing maintenance of the classification system and pay scale, position control, reduction of potential EEO and affirmative action liabilities, research and recommendations regarding issues that affect personnel, and maintaining comprehensive personnel records.

Highway

The Brown County Highway Department, subject to the approval of the County Commission, is responsible for constructing, maintaining and repairing all of the County-owned roads and bridges. This includes the removal of snow and ice.

Commission

 

Commissioners:

  • Duane Sutton - Chair - Phone: 605-216-0804
  • Mike Gage - Vice-Chair - Phone: 605-228-2956
  • Drew Dennert - Phone: 605-252-1008
  • Kyler Dinger - Phone: 605-228-6536
  • Mike Wiese - Phone: 605-228-1237

 

Responsibilities:

Often scrutinized and seldom recognized is the important role of the men and women who shoulder the responsibility of county government through service as a County Commissioner. Brown County has a board of 5 Commissioners who are elected to staggered terms of 4 years.

Jail

Hours of Operation: 24 hours/7 days a week

 

VISITATION

We offer remote video visitations from home using your computer, mobile phone, or tablet device. To schedule a remote visit please visit www.reliancetelephone.com If you need help or assistance with remote visits, please contact Reliance support on there website HERE or 1.800.896.3201 For more information, view the Reliance flyer and information here!

 

Veterans Service Office

The Brown County Veterans Service acts as an advocate and provides assistance to military veterans and their dependents in determining eligibility and applying for various federal and state benefits, such as service-connected compensation, non-service connected pension, outpatient and hospital medical treatment, guaranteed home loan certificates, education and on-the-job training benefits, burial benefits, survivor benefits, referral information, as well as many others.
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