25% salary adjustment for non-union employees, and set August 12–14 (with August 19 as backup) for detailed budget review sessions with department heads and appropriation agencies. 0%, suggesting close monitoring of financial performance and potential pressure on balancing the 2027 budget. , SNAP administration, long-term supports, Medicaid conformity) that may intensify planning needs.This environment indicates that Brown County is entering an intensive budget planning cycle where departments will need to prioritize projects, justify capital and technology investments, and potentially identify efficiencies. Financial consulting, performance management, and budgeting software vendors have a window over the next several months to help the Administrator and Finance/Auditor-Treasurer’s Office analyze cost drivers, model scenarios (including mandated program changes), and prepare defensible 2027 budget proposals ahead of the August review sessions and final levy decisions.

Budget planning will incorporate impacts from Medicaid federal conformity, SNAP administration cost shifts, and other 2026 legislative changes described in the Human Services Monthly Update.