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Riley County commissioners approve bids for fire-station repairs, mental-health contract and multiple hiring requests
Summary
At its Sept. 11 meeting the Riley County Board of Commissioners voted to advertise repairs for RCFD Station 116 with $50,000 in district funds, approved a contract with Vonage Mental Health and cleared several county hiring requests, including public-works positions.
Riley County commissioners on Sept. 11 approved a set of routine procurement and personnel actions, including a motion to solicit formal bids for repairs at RCFD Station 116, approval of a mental-health services contract and authorization to fill several county positions.
The board voted to advertise for formal bids to repair RCFD (Riley County Fire District) Station 116, with funds to come from RCFD No. 1 fund 184 in the amount of $50,000. The motion to advertise was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote.
The commission also approved a contract “as presented” with Vonage Mental Health; the motion was moved and seconded and the board voted in favor.
Public-works requests won approval: John Ellerman, public works director, asked the board to fill a utility technician position responsible for water sampling, monthly water-meter reads, lift-station and lagoon maintenance for sewer districts. Commissioners approved filling that position.
Ellerman additionally asked to fill a recently vacated facility and grounds technician position in the parks department; the board approved advertising to fill one or two positions depending on candidate qualifications after the recent hire resigned within weeks.
Separately, the board approved routine minutes from the Sept. 8 meeting and took the procedural steps necessary to recess and reconvene as appropriate during the agenda.
Why it matters: the measures preserve funding and staffing for emergency services, maintenance of county infrastructure and delivery of behavioral-health services under an executed contract.
Meeting context and votes: many of the items were short, procedural votes with limited debate; commissioners framed the measures as maintenance of services rather than new policy changes. Several items (personnel fills, procurement advertising) were approved unanimously or by voice vote.
What’s next: staff will advertise the Station 116 repairs and return bids for later consideration; public works will proceed with hiring and parks staffing; the mental-health contract will be executed per its terms.
