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Riley County commissioners approve contracts, bylaws and schedule Dec. 15 budget hearing
Summary
At its Nov. 20 meeting, Riley County commissioners approved multiple contracts and personnel actions, adopted Local Emergency Planning Committee bylaws and set a Dec. 15 public hearing for 2025 budget amendments. A separate vote extended a health‑department software contract through next June.
Riley County commissioners approved a series of contracts, personnel forms and procedural items at their Nov. 20 meeting, and scheduled a public hearing on proposed 2025 budget amendments for Dec. 15 at 9 a.m.
The board approved engagement agreements needed for upcoming bond work. Commissioners voted to hire bond counsel Mary Carson of Spencer Fane LLP and to engage a municipal financial adviser for issuance of the Series 2025 temporary notes tied to projects including Peterson Ranch. Discussion at the dais cited market size and the potential benefit of grouping smaller issues to attract better bids.
The board also approved routine personnel actions, described in the meeting as county employee action forms covering new hires, separations and status changes for county staff, and moved to adopt the Local Emergency Planning Committee bylaws after a staff presentation describing the bylaws as an EPA‑template adaptation with membership support.
Commissioners authorized Commissioner McKinley to electronically sign the KDHE Local Environmental Protection Plan grant contract to accept a $50,000 allocation to help low‑ to moderate‑income property owners with wastewater repairs and replacements, and they voted to publish the 2025 budget‑amendment hearing for Dec. 15, noting that the amendments do not increase ad valorem taxes.
Votes at a glance
- Motion: Approve municipal adviser engagement (Series 2025 notes) — moved/seconded; approved (voice vote). - Motion: Approve bond counsel engagement (Mary Carson, Spencer Fane LLP) — moved/seconded; approved (voice vote). - Motion: Approve Raleigh County employee action forms — moved/seconded; approved (voice vote). - Motion: Adopt LEPC bylaws — moved/seconded; approved (voice vote). - Motion: Authorize Commissioner McKinley to sign KDHE LEPP grant contract ($50,000) — moved/seconded; approved (voice vote). - Motion: Publish 2025 budget amendment hearing (Dec. 15, 2025, 9 a.m.) — moved/seconded; approved (voice vote).
The meeting record shows these actions passed by voice votes with no recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript. The board did not adopt any ordinances or resolutions during this session.
