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Riley County commissioners approve water and grant measures, adopt multiple budget items
Summary
At their March 10 meeting, the Riley County Board of Commissioners approved a water supply contract and a water-tower easement, and voted to adopt several community corrections plans and appropriation requests. Multiple routine items including minutes and employee actions were also approved.
Riley County commissioners approved a set of motions at their March 10 meeting, including a water supply contract with Rural Water District No. 1, an easement for a Rural Water District water tower on county property, fiscal-year community corrections plans and related grant applications, and a 2026 appropriation request contingent on an anticipated 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).
The actions were grouped with routine consent items and individual motions during the business portion of the meeting. Commissioners voted "Aye" on each motion where a roll call was not recorded on the transcript.
Motions approved include: the water supply contract between Rural Water District No. 1 and the Board of County Commissioners acting as the governing body of the University Park Water Benefit District; the county's employee action forms (new hires and separations); correction of taxable items as presented; approval of minutes from the March 6 meeting; the fiscal year 2026 adult services comprehensive plan; the fiscal year 2026 juvenile services comprehensive plan; the juvenile reinvestment grant application for fiscal years 2026 and 2027; the 2026 appropriation request (conditioned on a 2.7% COLA); and an agreement and easement allowing Rural Water District No. 1 to install a water tower on county property at Public Works.
The meeting transcript records motions being moved and seconded; when recorded, commissioners indicated approval by voice vote. The transcript does not include a full roll-call tally for each motion.
Votes at a glance (motion text as recorded / outcome): - "Approve the water supply contract between Rural Water District No. 1 and the Board of County Commissioners acting as the governing body of the University Park Water Benefit District." — Approved. - "Approve the taxable corrections as written." — Approved. - "Approve employee action forms for Kimberly Durbin (new hire, clerk's office human resource clerical assistant), Mackenzie Doubler (separation, volunteer firefighter), and Riley Perrin (new hire, volunteer firefighter)." — Approved. - "Approve the minutes of the March 6 meeting as presented." — Approved. - "Approve the fiscal year 2026 adult services comprehensive plan as presented." — Approved. - "Approve the fiscal year 2026 juvenile services comprehensive plan." — Approved. - "Approve the fiscal year 2026 and 2027 juvenile reinvestment grant application." — Approved. - "Approve the 2026 appropriation request, contingent on COLA being 2.7%." — Approved. - "Approve the agreement and easement for Rural Water District No. 1 to install a water tower on county property at Public Works." — Approved.
Notes: Several items were presented by staff (see related topical articles). Where the transcript did not record names tied to each motion, the record shows motions were moved and seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript also contains additional routine and procedural items that the commission approved as part of its agenda.
