Brown County Budget (2023)

── Brown County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $15.5M County population: 15,606 Per-capita spending: $996/resident Poverty: 1,199 residents (8%) Median household income: $79K General: $9.3M [60%] ($598/resident) County Commissioners: $2.6M → Employee Benefits $1.1M, Salaries and Wages $545K, Insurance $336K ⚠ $217K in unitemized 'Other' categories County Sheriff: $1.5M → Salaries and Wages $1.0M, Employee Benefits $404K, Repair and Maintenance Supplies $39K ⚠ $56K in unitemized 'Other' categories No Department: $1.5M → Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund $1.4M, Professional Services $94K, Employee Benefits $826 ⚠ $4,691 in unitemized 'Other' categories Jail: $882K → Salaries and Wages $632K, Operating Supplies $63K, Repair and Maintenance Supplies $27K ⚠ $127K in unitemized 'Other' categories Circuit Court: $335K → Salaries and Wages $270K, Professional Services $20K, Office Supplies $9,223 ⚠ $28K in unitemized 'Other' categories County Auditor: $308K → Salaries and Wages $206K, Professional Services $90K, Office Supplies $5,512 ⚠ $2,840 in unitemized 'Other' categories Health: $3.2M [21%] ($206/resident) • Insurance: $2.0M • Other Services and Charges: $479K • Salaries and Wages: $409K • Employee Benefits: $250K Roads & Bridges: $2.3M [15%] ($147/resident) Maintenance & Repair: $1.4M → Professional Services $407K, Salaries and Wages $226K, Repair and Maintenance Supplies $217K ⚠ $284K in unitemized 'Other' categories General & Undistributed Expense: $292K → Employee Benefits $21K, Salaries and Wages $14K, Repairs and Maintenance $7,493 ⚠ $249K in unitemized 'Other' categories Highway Administration: $193K → Salaries and Wages $115K, Employee Benefits $42K, Insurance $24K ⚠ $255 in unitemized 'Other' categories Law Enforcement: $574K [4%] ($37/resident) • Payments on Bonds and Other Debt Principal: $567K • Salaries and Wages: $4,077 • Other Services and Charges: $3,200 • Employee Benefits: $1 Assessment: $102K [1%] ($7/resident) • Other Services and Charges: $90K • Books and Other Media: $8,100 • Salaries and Wages: $3,494 • Other Personal Services: $600 Courts & Justice: $35K [0%] ($2/resident) • Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles: $25K • Salaries and Wages: $9,201 • Employee Benefits: $880 • Professional Services: $350 County Council District 4 compensation: $5,427/yr ⚠ $1.1M (7% of budget) in 'Other' categories — no vendor detail published by Gateway Source: Indiana Gateway for Local Government Annual Financial Report — Disbursements by Department, 2023 Note: County vendor/payee detail not published. Township data includes vendors. Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020-2024)