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Riley County commissioners approve equipment purchase, personnel hires and a transportation grant application
Summary
At its March 27 meeting the Riley County Commission approved purchase of a hydraulic dovetail trailer, authorized a KDA cost-share grant application for a local road project, approved a higher pay rate for a building maintenance hire and authorized recruitment for EMS paramedic positions. All formal motions passed unanimously.
Riley County commissioners on March 27 approved a set of routine but consequential actions: the purchase of a hydraulic dovetail trailer for county operations, authorization to apply for a Kansas Department of Transportation (KDA) cost-share grant for a local road project, approval of a pay rate above the usual mid-range for a building maintenance hire and authorization to fill one full-time and two PRN paramedic positions in county EMS.
Those votes, taken during the regular commission meeting in the County Commission Chamber, bundle several personnel, procurement and grant decisions that county staff said are needed to maintain services and advance ongoing public‑works projects.
Public works director John Alderman told the commission the KDA cost-share program supports transportation projects that improve safety and access and that the county…
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