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Riley County approves Public Works reorganization, creates assistant operations and crew chief roles
Summary
Commissioners approved a reorganization to add an assistant operations/fleet manager and a traffic-control crew chief; presenters said the changes prepare the department for upcoming retirements, shift daily supervision responsibilities and reduce the 2026 budget request by about $6,000.
Commissioners approved a reorganization of the county public works field operations that adds an assistant operations/fleet manager and a traffic-control crew chief.
A Public Works presenter told the commission the assistant position is intended to work closely with the operations manager and to provide a succession and training pathway as the current operations manager nears retirement. The change also reclassifies a traffic-control supervisor into an assistant manager role and creates a crew chief lead position to handle daily direction and inventory tracking.
The presenter said the department eliminated one Operator 2 position as part of the reorganization and estimated the changes "will decrease the '26 request by about 6,000." The presenter said some of the duties the new crew chief will assume had already been informally carried out by existing staff.
The full commission moved and seconded the measure and voted in favor. No specific vote-by-name tally was recorded in the transcript.
Commissioners and staff framed the reorganization as an operational change intended to keep field supervision in place, provide on-the-job leadership development, and yield a small budgetary reduction in the next fiscal request.
