Brownwood News – Brown County Commissioners met briefly Monday morning.  All business was taken care of in 10 minutes.  All were present and County Judge, Dr. Paul Lilly, presided.

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Highlights from the meeting are as follows:

• The Burn Ban remains off at this time
• Commissioners gave approval for Precinct 2 Commissioner, Joel Kelton, to hire a full-time road hand on a temporary basis for the summer months.  The wage is $14 hourly.
• Commissioners approved a request, from Sheriff Vance Hill, to accept a grant of $4,436.80 from the National Rifle Association.  Sheriff Hill called this a “great help” as the money will be used toward the purchase of ammunition.  Sheriff Hill said his department spends about $10,000 annually on ammo.
• Commissioners voted to accept the latest round of donations for the SWAT vehicle, $40.72, from t-shirt sales.