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Brown Co awarded COVID-19 relief funds

By Greg Bebermeyer

06/29/2021

Brown County Courthouse

(KNZA)--Brown County has been awarded nearly $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds through the American Rescue Plan Act.

County Emergency Mangement Director Don Pounds suggested to the Brown County Commission on Monday that an advisory committee be appointed to recommend how the funds should be spent.

Pounds said the county has until the end of 2024 to spend the funds.

County Attorney Kevin Hill suggested holding off on appointing the advisory committee until the county secures a CPA firm to handle the funds.

Commissioners voted to allow County Clerk Dawn Boyles to seek out a CPA firm.

In other business, Boyles presented to Commissioners three bids to finance the three-year lease-purchase of a new backhoe for the District 3 Road and Bridge Department.

The Commission voted to accept a bid from Citizen's State Bank and Trust, of Hiawatha, with an interest rate of .95 percent.

It was among three bids received.

The Commission at their June 14 meeting accepted bid from Victor L. Phillips, of Topeka, in the amount of nearly $123,000 for the new Case backhoe.

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