Riley County commissioners approve construction bid, permits and routine fiscal items

Riley County Commissioners approved several routine and project-related items during their July 24 meeting, including accepting a contractor bid for a utility extension, granting a highway use permit for a residential water line and approving tax-roll corrections for properties in the Manhattan Marketplace.

The actions were taken by voice vote with commissioners saying “aye” on each item; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript.

The board approved a motion to accept a bid from Lakeside Construction LLC for a utility extension, with the motion recording the award sum as $93,820 and a tentative start date of Sept. 14. An earlier agenda line listed a different figure ($90,850); the motion on the floor set the amount at $93,820 and the commission approved the motion.

The commission also approved a highway use permit granting Stephen Keating permission to install a water line across Lee Lane for residential construction as described in the permit application. Separately, the board approved tax-roll corrections tied to multiple appeals filed under the Manhattan Marketplace property group, and it approved routine fiscal items including payroll/accounts-payable and the minutes from the July 21 meeting.

On the personnel and training front, the commission voted to commit to registering up to five participants from county departments for a leadership academy (see HR item) so the county could use the lower per-person rate offered with a five-spot commitment.

Votes at a glance - Accept proposed bid, Lakeside Construction LLC — Motion recorded at $93,820; tentative start Sept. 14; outcome: approved by voice vote. - Highway use permit, Stephen Keating — Permit to install residential water line across Lee Lane; outcome: approved by voice vote. - Tax roll corrections, Manhattan Marketplace properties — Motion to approve corrections as presented; outcome: approved by voice vote. - Payroll and accounts payable — Motion to approve payroll/accounts-payable; outcome: approved by voice vote. - Minutes — Motion to approve minutes of the July 21 meeting; outcome: approved by voice vote. - NACO leadership commitment — Motion to commit to registering up to five participants in the leadership academy within the next 12 months (to secure the discounted $1,000-per-person rate); outcome: approved by voice vote.

Several motions were moved and seconded during the meeting; the public record in the transcript records hands and 'aye' votes but does not list individual vote tallies or named votes for each commissioner. The board asked staff to prepare any missing paperwork for signature.

Ending: The items approved are routine day-to-day business for the county and will be reflected in the signed minutes and in departmental follow-up; staff were instructed to complete and circulate the relevant documents and schedules (contract start dates, permit files, updated tax-roll records and training registrations).