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Votes at a glance: Riley County commissioners approve depositories, tax-roll corrections, REDAP change, and KDHE LOI; executive-session discipline action upheld
Summary
At the Jan. 27 meeting commissioners took several formal actions: approving the county's official depositories list, tax roll corrections, minutes, Resolution 012725 (REDAP membership change), an OPEI letter of intent for KDHE funding, and a disciplinary-action review following executive session.
Riley County commissioners recorded several formal votes during the Jan. 27 meeting. The items below summarize motions, outcomes and any procedural notes made on the record.
Approve 2025 official depositories - Motion: Approve the county’s list of official depositories for Riley County funds for 2025. - Mover/Second: Not specified on the record. - Vote: Motion passed (voice vote; commissioners responded "Aye"). - Notes: Presenter said the list contained the same mix of banks located in the county.
Approve tax roll corrections - Motion: Approve tax roll corrections as presented (discussion noted a Board of Tax Appeals decision that affected exemptions). - Mover/Second: Not specified. - Vote: Motion passed (voice vote; "Aye"). - Notes: Staff referenced a Board of Tax Appeals determination and said the board’s hands were tied by that decision; a commissioner requested a copy of the Board of Tax Appeals decision.
Approve minutes of Jan. 23, 2025 meeting - Motion: Approve the minutes as presented. - Mover/Second: Not specified. - Vote: Motion passed (voice vote; "Aye").
Approve Resolution No. 012725 (REDAP membership change) - Motion: Approve Resolution No. 012725 to replace the K-State Extension director seat on REDAP with the Riley County planning director and sign the appointment letter. - Mover/Second: Not specified. - Vote: Motion passed (voice vote; "Aye").
KDHE OPEI letter of intent and contract renewal (Maternal and Child Health) - Motion: Authorize the commission chair to sign the OPEI letter of intent and proceed with contract renewal for maternal-child services. - Mover/Second: Not specified. - Vote: Motion passed (voice vote; "Aye"). - Notes: Staff described KDHE funding and the county match; commissioners were told the county had historically covered portions of the program’s match.
Executive session and disciplinary-action review - Motion to recess into executive session: Commissioners recessed into executive session to consider an appeal of a disciplinary action and to discuss performance/disciplinary matters of non-elected personnel with counsel present; time certain to reconvene was stated on the record. - Motion to reconvene: The commission reconvened and then moved that the record reflect an action consistent with the consensus reached in executive session. - Motion: Approve the disciplinary action review as discussed in executive session and direct the county counselor to notify the parties. - Mover/Second: Not specified. - Vote: Motion passed (voice vote; "Aye"). - Notes: The commission cited confidentiality and Kansas Open Meetings Act exceptions for personnel matters during the session; the approved action is to be implemented by the county counselor.
Procedural and consent items such as personnel forms for volunteer firefighters and routine administrative recesses or Board of Health conversions were announced and handled as part of the meeting’s consent processes or by separate motions where noted.
