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Riley County departments present a slate of new and expanded staffing requests for 2026 budget
Summary
Multiple department heads asked commissioners to approve new or expanded positions for 2026, including museum as-needed hours, juvenile intake hours, network security analyst, clinic billing/coding, and custodial support for new EMS facilities.
Department directors presented a package of proposed new or expanded positions May 19 as the county begins building its 2026 budget. Commissioners heard requests from the historical museum, community corrections, IT/GIS, public health clinic, and public works.
Catherine Hensler, museum director, requested a $10,509 increase to the museum’s as-needed staff budget, raising the line from $21,450 to $31,200 to provide more trained assistants to process a collections backlog and to provide consistent front-desk coverage. Hensler said trained volunteers were not reliably available and that curatorial staff were currently pulled away from professional duties to cover front desk and tours when as-needed assistants were not present.
Megan Lewis, director of community…
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