(KNZA)--Brown County commissioners have adopted an $18.1 million 2027 budget that remains revenue neutral.

The budget passed Monday on a 2-to-1 vote, with Commissioner Bill Pollock voting against it.

Three county residents attended the public hearing and thanked commissioners for keeping the budget revenue neutral, while urging them to continue looking for ways to reduce the tax burden.

Pollock proposed moving industrial development funds into the commissioners’ budget to give them more oversight of how the money is used.

Pollock said the funds should be available to any group or individual with a valid plan to increase industry and economic growth in Brown County, rather than being designated specifically for the Hiawatha Foundation for Economic Development or Horton Industrial Development Corporation.

No action was taken on the proposal. Commissioners Lucas Heinen and Richard Tesoriero said they were open to discussing the idea further.

The budget sets the property tax rate at 40-point-329 mills, the revenue-neutral rate, and calls for the county to collect nearly $9.3 million in property tax revenue.