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Riley County commissioners approve routine motions, grant application and health-department travel
Summary
The Riley County Commission on May 15 approved a series of routine motions — including a construction change order and tax-roll corrections — and authorized the county to apply for a KDHE solid-waste grant for composting equipment and approved out‑of‑state training and a university MOU for the health department.
Riley County commissioners approved several routine items and a county grant application during their May 15 meeting, voting unanimously on a change order credit, tax-roll corrections, payroll and accounts-payable, a Kansas Department of Health and Environment solid‑waste grant application for composting equipment, out‑of‑state travel for three Riley County Health Department employees, and a memorandum of understanding with Rockhurst University for nursing student internships.
The measures were presented with limited discussion and passed by voice vote. The commission signed the change order that reduced the contract price for the Kitten Creek culvert replacement by $225. Commissioners also approved corrections to the county tax roll and ratified payroll and accounts‑payable. The commission authorized county staff to apply for the 2026 KDHE solid‑waste grant for composting equipment and approved sending three health‑department staff to the 340B University training in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 28, 2025; the only county cost stated was use of a county vehicle. Commissioners also approved an MOU to place two Rockhurst University nursing students in summer internships at the county clinic.
The motions were uncontested and there were no recorded roll-call vote breakdowns in the meeting minutes beyond the commissioners’ “aye” votes. The commission recessed twice to handle Board of Health business and executive‑session personnel items (no binding action reported from executive session).
What passed • Kitten Creek culvert replacement change order: credit of $225; commission signed the change order. • Tax‑roll corrections: motion moved and seconded and approved. • Payroll and accounts‑payable: approved by motion. • Application for 2026 KDHE solid‑waste grant (composting equipment): moved, seconded and approved; chair to sign grant application documents. • Out‑of‑state travel request for three Riley County Health Department employees to attend 340B University (Kansas City, MO) on May 28, 2025: motion moved, seconded and approved; county vehicle use only cost specified. • Memorandum of understanding with Rockhurst University for nursing student internships (two students, summer 2025): approved. • Minutes of the May 12 meeting: approved as presented.
No binding actions were reported from executive sessions during the meeting. Several administrative and departmental budget presentations and program updates were given and continued in the meeting record.
Commissioners and staff who made or seconded motions were not always named in the spoken record for each vote; the meeting transcript records motions, seconds and unanimous “aye” voice votes for the listed items.
