Joan Strickler
Riley County Commission May 27, 2010
All Commissioners present, Kearns presiding.
During public comment, Commissioner Kearns mentioned one issue to be resolved concerning planning for NBAF--who is responsible for law enforcement issues at the facility, the local or federal government?
County Attorney Barry Wilkerson reported his office currently is fully staffed. The cases they are dealing with generally involve aggravated assaults, robberies, sexual assaults and drugs. A couple of cases involve homicides. In regard to a local police officer accused of criminal behavior, that case will be investigated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by the Attorney General.
State hospitals currently are not accepting voluntary commitments, only involuntary. With lack of treatment options many persons with mental illness wind up in the jails. Medical expenses at the jail in general are growing. The Law Enforcement Center has expressed a need to have a nurse on staff to deal with medications management. It was agreed that a letter be sent to the Law Board asking for details about medical issues needs with cost estimates.
Assistant Public Works Director Rod Meredith described a newly developed scoring system for determining the status of roads – county or township. The Commissioners agreed to remove from the Riley County township road system a portion of township road West 69th, which is experiencing increasing traffic due to the K-State Equestrian Center and use by Manhattan Technical Training students.
Representatives of the Kansas Public Transit Project reported on progress in setting up the transportation system to serve the seven counties surrounding Ft. Riley. While there are about 100 transportation providers in the State, eighteen counties remain unserved. The local area system is expected to get underway this summer. The Kansas Department of Transportation will fund 100% of the project the first year and 70% thereafter.
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