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Riley County health director warns KDHE childcare licensing subsidy unsustainable; county to stop covering other counties by contract end
Summary
Riley County’s health director told commissioners Aug. 11 the county is subsidizing KDHE childcare licensing work for four neighboring counties and faces a $133,346 shortfall, and that Riley will stop covering those counties after the current contract term.
Riley County Health Director Diane Creek told commissioners on Aug. 11 that the county is subsidizing state childcare licensing services it provides for neighboring counties and that the shortfall is unsustainable.
Creek said Riley County has provided KDHE childcare licensing for Geary, Clay, Dickinson and Pottawatomie counties in addition to Riley County since 2016–2020 under a state arrangement meant to fund two additional staff. She told the commission that KDHE payments no longer cover the cost: Riley County is carrying a projected deficit of $133,346 for those outsourced licensing services.
Creek presented fee collections for the past year by county: Riley County $5,912, Geary $1,385, Clay $905, Dickinson $2,415 and Pottawatomie $3,265 (total…
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