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Votes at a glance: Riley County Commission actions Dec. 2, 2024
Summary
A roundup of motions the Riley County Commission approved Dec. 2, including construction contracts, a grant application, travel for the fire chief, executive-session notice and personnel actions.
The Riley County Commission voted on multiple operational items during its Dec. 2 meeting. The following is a summary of motions recorded in the public transcript.
- Consultant services addendum: The board approved an addendum to the consultant services agreement with Shakti Consultant (strategic planning work) to cover a building tour. Commissioners noted the tour was not in the original scope and said it was added after interviews; the commission moved and seconded approval for the chair to sign the addendum.
- Kitten Creek Road culvert replacement contract: The commission approved a contract with Reece Construction Company Inc. for the Kitten Creek Road culvert replacement in the amount of $190,979.78. Commissioners agreed the contractor would delay starting work until after the Christmas holidays, with a tentative start date of Jan. 6 and a planned press release to notify the public.
- Travel request for fire chief: The board authorized travel for Fire Chief Russell Stuckey to evaluate two used fire trucks in Delaware and Canada. The motion was moved and seconded and approved.
- Safe sleep community baby showers grant (CORE SIP/CoreSIPP): HR presented on behalf of the maternal and child health supervisor and requested approval to apply for a state grant to fund the county's annual baby shower focused on safe sleep practices. The commission approved the application; staff said the event is fully grant-funded and that the state opened the application on short notice.
- Personnel actions and minutes: The commission approved separation and new-hire personnel forms in the election and EMS departments and approved minutes from the Nov. 25, 2024 meeting as written.
- County administrative closure Dec. 26, 2024: The board voted to close county offices on Dec. 26, designating the day as administrative leave; employees were to use administrative leave if they took the day off.
- Executive session: The commission recessed into executive session on attorney-client privileged matters regarding potential litigation with county counsel present; the public record later reflected that no binding action was taken during executive session.
Each of the motions was moved and seconded and approved in the public record. The transcript records commissioners' verbal "Aye" votes but does not include a named roll-call tally for each individual motion.
