Riley County
Commission June 26, 2014
Commissioners
Wells and Lewis present, Wells presiding.
Commissioner Boyd was absent.
The Riley County
employees are conducting a food drive to help families needing food assistance
over the summer months.
Dawn Shoffner,
Interim IT/GIS Director/Assistant Technology Director said the loss of a GIS
technician has caused delays in implementing the geographic information
system. Imagery, however, has been
received and is now being processed in house.
Businesses that use the site regularly are providing feedback prior to
going live with the system.
Clancy
Holeman, Counselor/Director of Administrative Services reviewed the provisions
of H.B. 2578, the “Open Carry” bill passed this last session in the Kansas
Legislature. The law becomes effective
this July 1. Holeman said concealed carry currently is prohibited for both the
public and employees in only three County owned buildings: the Riley County Courthouse, the Carnegie
Building, and Pawnee Mental Health.
According to
Holeman the Commission may simply leave the existing “concealed carry” signage
in place for those three buildings.
Currently only five additional County buildings have concealed carry
prohibitions. An additional 39 buildings
have no such signage. Commissioners
would, however, have the option of placing signs prohibiting “open carry” on
buildings other than the three listed.
Violations
of the law are not criminal offenses. Lesser
charges, such as trespassing, might be filed.
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