Joan Strickler, observer
All
Commissioners present, Johnson presiding.
The
dedication of the Alvan Johnson Law Enforcement Center will be held at 2:00
p.m. on December 7 at the Center.
Shelly
Williams, Community Corrections Director, described juvenile detention
visitation policies and practices at the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile
Detention Facility. Only parents and
guardians are allowed to visit incarcerated family members. An issue has been raised about the rights of
grandparents and siblings to visit as well.
Another question involves personal property of the juveniles. Usually parents take their child’s property
home for safe keeping but, occasionally, a situation arises when no family or
guardian is available. Staff at the
Center does not want to be held responsible for storing the property and no
storage space is available in the facility for that purpose.
The
Commissioners generally agreed that some of the restrictions appeared overly harsh. Commissioner Lewis and Ms. Williams will meet
with NCKRJDF officials to address concerns.
Mary Jo
Harbour said she will no longer be representing the Riley County Council on
Aging and introduced John Allard, the incoming president. A major activity of the organization at the
present time is getting out information and help to seniors now making
decisions about which drug insurance plan to select. Ms. Harbour expressed concerns about efforts
by a private business to get the City to sell a parking lot adjacent to the
Senior Center. Apparently the lot actually
assigned to the Center has only 20 parking spaces and the additional space is
necessary to accommodate persons using the Center. Ms. Harbour said many such individuals would
find it difficult, if not impossible, to park and walk a distance. There are reports that some Manhattan City
Commissioners seem to be in favor of the sale.
Cheryl
Collins, director of the Riley County Historical Museum, encouraged people to
view the temporary exhibit “Forces” at the Flint Hills Discovery Center. The exhibit will run through January 13,
2013. A website containing information
about the exhibit may be found at www.rileycountyks.gov/museum.
A tax
foreclosure auction will be held in mid January. A subdivision located in Riley may be part of
that sale. The lots are ready for
building but currently no houses have been constructed.
Leon Hobson,
Public Works Director/County Engineer and Cindy Volanti, Human Resource
Manager/Deputy Clerk, presented their recommendations about filling the
position(s) of Assistant Public Works Director/ Parks Director. The Commissioners appeared to favor having
both positions under Public Works and have both a public works manager and a
parks manager. Volanti will check with McGrath
consultants about setting salaries and compensation for those positions. A second recommendation, to eliminate two
nine month seasonal positions to create a permanent facilities and grounds
technician position, will be delayed until the new commissioners are on board
in January
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