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Commissioners adopt outline for county administrator duties; HR to draft job description

Riley County Board of Commissioners · May 5, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners debated the scope of a proposed county administrator role—whether it should be 'chief administrative officer' or a coordinating manager—and voted to adopt an outline of duties. Human Resources will produce a formal job description and org chart updates for a future meeting.

Commissioners discussed and voted to adopt an outline describing the duties of a proposed county administrator at the May 4 meeting.

Elizabeth Ward, the county human resources director (speaker 2), presented draft language and an organizational chart that placed the new administrator reporting directly to the board while coordinating administrative services for most departments. Commissioners debated two models: one aligning…

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