New Online Payment Portal Coming Soon!!

Good morning,

The City of Brandon has switched to a new accounting software system. This change is for many reasons. This new program will save us 75% on our annual bill, has an ease-of-use surprising to me after using gWorks these past years, and has so much better support (no more waiting days, weeks, or even months for support to reach out to me, this is instant support!).

With this change in our software, there will also be a change in your online payment portal. The same high-level security that you have grown to expect from us will not change; however, the new portal will be more user-friendly – providing more ways to manage your account(s) and improve the overall payment experience with features that include:

· Easy enrollment in Auto Pay, Ebilling and Text N Pay options

· Historical bill and payment data

· Capability to update your account

· Multilingual capabilities

· One-view multi-property access

We understand that this means you will need to set up a new online account with the new portal, and we apologize for that inconvenience. However, after that initial setup, you will be set to go! There are still a couple of things to be worked out, but the new online portal will be available for you very soon.

More to come soon, including an FAQ Page with information on creating a portal account and enrolling in these new features so paying your bills is easy to do!

New Payments Portal

If you have any questions, please contact 319-474-2335.

Fire Department Addition

About Brandon

Brandon is located in Buchanan County in Northeast Iowa, just a short drive off Interstate 380 and a quick jaunt off the Cedar Valley Nature Trail. Our small but mighty town, population of 341 (2020 census), sits roughly 20 mins south of Independence, 25 minutes southeast of Waterloo, and 30 minutes northwest of Cedar Rapids.

We are the home of Iowa's Largest Fryin' Pan, built in 2004 by locals for our annual Cowboy Breakfast at our Community Center.

"A little town we're proud to call home!"

Government

Community Center

The Brandon Area Community Club is a non-profit community-based organization that opened in 2007. They sponsor the majority of our community events but their building is also available to rent for wedding receptions, graduations, reunions, showers, meetings, events, auctions, etc.

To rent the Brandon Area Community Center or for more information, please see their Facebook page or contact Phyllis Clark at 319-474-2317 or 319-327-0520.

Brandon Area Community Center
802 Main St.
Brandon, IA 52210

Events

Iowa's Largest Fryin' Pan

The Fryin' Pan was built in 2004 by several local men to promote Brandon’s Cowboy Breakfast. It took over forty volunteer hours to construct the pan out of donated scrap steel from local farmers. It is modeled (to scale) after a 10-inch cast iron frying pan and measures in with an 8’ base and a max width of 9’ 3” at the rim. Including the 5’ handle the pan is a total length of 14’ 3” and weighs 1,020 pounds!

The frying pan is calculated to hold 88 times as much as a 10-inch frying pan.

528 eggs (44 dozen)
352 half-pound pork chops (176 pounds)
88 pounds of bacon
440 half-pound hamburgers (220 pounds)

The now annual Cowboy Breakfast is held on the third Saturday in September from 8 am-1 pm. The first breakfast was held in 2000 and was initially held semi-annually until 2010. They serve an average of 1000 people each year. Breakfast includes scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, pancakes, fried potatoes, sausage gravy, and baking powder biscuits cooked outside over open fires in cast iron frying pans and Dutch ovens. The profits from the Cowboy Breakfast are used for construction, maintenance, and updates for the Brandon Area Community Center.

Be sure to check in at Iowa's Largest Frying Pan on Facebook and leave your photo when you come to visit!