Votes at a glance: Riley County Commission actions, Jan. 12
Summary
The commission approved routine contracts, easements, personnel actions and authorized the annual tax foreclosure filing during the Jan. 12 meeting. This roundup lists motions and formal actions taken.
At their Jan. 12 meeting the Riley County Commission approved several motions and took formal actions. Listed below are the primary actions recorded during the public session. The commission used voice votes; the transcript records ‘Aye’ responses but no roll-call tallies.
- Approved extension of the county grounds maintenance contract with Rothwell Landscape for 2026 (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote).
- Approved New First Concrete Companies' quote for the 2026 reinforced concrete box replacement project (West 62nd Avenue/Stockdale Park Road) for $69,329.06 (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote).
- Approved temporary construction permits and permanent sanitary sewer easements for the University Park wastewater treatment project (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote).
- Authorized staff to sign a letter and approved a resolution appointing Kirk Kirkpatrick to the Rural Economic Development Advisory Board (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote). Resolution number referenced during discussion: 01126 (as read in the meeting).
- Approved a tax roll correction as presented (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote).
- Approved an employee action form to open a full-time paramedic position and a PRN paramedic position in emergency services (motion moved and seconded; approved; staff to bring a position action form at the next business meeting).
- Approved an out-of-state travel request for public-works staff to attend the National Association of County Engineers conference in Arlington, Texas (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote).
- Authorized the filing of the annual real-estate tax foreclosure sale and approved a resolution authorizing the filing (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote). Staff noted a slightly higher-than-usual number of properties to include in the filing.
These items were recorded by voice vote in the public transcript. If the commission requires roll-call recording for any of these items, the clerk will record and publish a certified vote tally in the formal minutes.
