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Votes at a glance: staffing, grants and routine approvals — Aug. 7 Riley County meeting
Summary
Commission votes included approval of DEC/opioid staffing consolidation, opening an assistant county counselor requisition, submission of two special-alcohol fund grant applications, and routine minutes and payroll approvals.
The Riley County Board of Commissioners recorded several formal actions on Aug. 7. Key votes and outcomes:
- DEC and opioid staffing plan: Motion to combine the Drug Endangered Children (DEC) and opioid response positions into a single part‑time role (30 hours/week until 09/11/2026, then 22.5 hours/week unless new funding found) — Approved (recorded as “all agree”).
- Assistant county counselor requisition: Motion to open and post an Assistant County Counselor position and follow the proposed hiring timeline — Approved (recorded as unanimous).
- Adult services Special Alcohol Fund application: Motion to approve and submit the 2026 adult services special alcohol grant application to the City of Manhattan (requested amount $27,250) — Approved.
- Juvenile services Special Alcohol Fund application: Motion to approve and submit the 2026 juvenile services special alcohol grant application to the City of Manhattan (requested amount $4,008.75) — Approved.
- Payroll/accounts payable and minutes: Motions to accept payroll/accounts-payable and to approve minutes of the Aug. 4 meeting were moved, seconded and recorded as approved.
- Recess and board housekeeping votes: The commission recessed and reconvened as noted on the agenda; motions were moved and seconded and recorded as approved.
Where the transcript recorded only ‘‘all in favor’’ without individual roll-call votes, the county clerk recorded the motions as approved. The transcript does not supply the names of movers and seconders for each routine motion in all cases; where the meeting recorded a named mover/second it is indicated below.
