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Votes at a glance: Riley County Commission approves proclamations, personnel fills and adjourns
Summary
At the April 13 meeting the Riley County Commission approved proclamations for Child Abuse Prevention Month and Week of the Young Child, approved minutes, authorized several personnel fills and position descriptions, recessed to and returned from executive session, and adjourned.
The Riley County Commission met April 13 and took several formal actions summarized below.
Proclamations and minutes - Approved a proclamation designating April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month (motion passed unanimously). - Approved a proclamation recognizing the 2026 Week of the Young Child (motion passed unanimously). - Approved the minutes from the April 9, 2026 commission meeting (motion passed unanimously).
Personnel and position actions - Approved revised position descriptions for the Emergency Services division chief of fire, deputy chief of fire and Administrative Assistant No. 2, as part of a consolidation of fire, emergency management, 911 and EMS into a single Emergency Services Department (motion passed). - Authorized Public Works to fill a vacant part‑time customer service representative position at the transfer station (20 hours/week) after a retirement (motion passed). - Authorized Public Works to hire three to four seasonal parks positions for the summer season (motion passed).
Executive session - The board recessed into executive session under the attorney‑client consultation exception to the Kansas Open Meetings Act; the board later returned and recorded that action shall be taken consistent with the consensus reached in executive session (details not specified on the public record).
Adjournment - The board moved, seconded and approved adjournment of the meeting.
Each motion passed by the commissioners present; the meeting record includes requests that signed proclamations be returned to staff for posting and that authorized hires be processed by Public Works and HR.
