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Riley County commissioners approve fire-station change order, grant application and routine business
Summary
At their Nov. 24 meeting, Riley County commissioners approved a change order reducing the University Park Fire Station project cost to $92,630, authorized an application for FY2026 specialty court funding, and completed routine payroll, tax-roll and personnel approvals after an executive session on personnel.
Riley County commissioners on Nov. 24 approved a change order that reduced the University Park Fire Station project total to $92,630, voted to authorize an application for a FY2026 specialty court grant, and handled routine administrative business including payroll and tax-roll corrections.
The actions came after the board recessed into an executive session to discuss nonelected personnel matters under the Kansas Open Meetings Act; when the meeting resumed commissioners moved that “the record reflect action shall be taken consistent with the consensus reached in executive session,” and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The most consequential budget action was approval of a change order for the University Park Fire Station project. A county official presented the change order to reduce the project total to $92,630; commissioners approved the motion by voice vote. The prior project figure cited in the meeting was about $98,003.70 before the reduction.
The board also approved a motion to allow county staff to apply for the Office of Judicial Administration FY2026 specialty court funding opportunity. Jesse Hefford of Raleigh County Community Corrections told commissioners the maximum award is $30,000 and that an earlier $30,000 recovery-court grant from the Manhattan City Council will support the county’s recovery-court work. The commission approved the application by motion and second.
Other routine items approved included payroll and accounts payable, tax-roll corrections presented to the board, and employee action forms — including confirmation of a seasonal nurse rehire previously approved through Jan. 30. Minutes from the Nov. 20 meeting were also approved.
Several motions were recorded as passing by voice vote; commissioners present and named in the meeting included Chairman McKinley, Vice Chair Fotley and Commissioner Ford. In several instances the board’s action was recorded as “all in favor? Aye.”
What’s next: staff will proceed with the approved procurement and grant-application steps and return with any required follow-up for formal acceptance of grants or further contract documents.
