Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Riley County Commission March 17, 2014

BOCC March 17
All present
The commission discussed SB10 which establishes increased charges for copies of records under the open records act.  The previous charge was a flat $.25 per page.  SB10 adds a sliding scale based on number of pages and the time required to provide the copies.  As part of open records, public entities must keep minutes, and the bill added this:
         It would be the duty of the presiding officer of the meeting to ensure that minutes are kept at each meeting.
The Secretary of State would determine the format of the minutes.!!

Mike Kearns and Dave Ekart of the Armed Forces Memorial committee reported on the memorial tiles.  They also asked for an increase of county support  for their committee's many activities from $500 to $1000.  The BOCC agreed.

Gina Scruggs from Downtown Manhattan talked about the progress on Poyntz Ave. Only a few items remain including some paving repairs, new urns with plantings and landscaping.  The alleys downtown are the next projects.

Clancy Holeman led a discussion of proposed legislation. Mortgage registration fees could be reduced resulting in significant financial loss to counties.  SB10 was discussed some more.

Airport road upgrades and improvements on the sledding hill at Cico were discussed

Julie Merklin, observer

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