Guide to Government 2014

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Federal Elected Officials

President Barack Obama

Web: www.whitehouse.gov/contact

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Email: comments@whitehouse.gov
Phone: (202) 456-1111
FAX: (202) 456-2461

TTY/TDD Comments: (202) 456-6213

U.S. Senate

Find contact information and websites for U.S. Senators at: www.senate.gov

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran

Web: http://moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/

Email Senator Moran through his website

Washington, DC Office

354 Russell Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC  20510
Phone: (202) 224-6521
Fax: (202) 228-6966

Manhattan Office: (785) 539-8973

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts

Web: http://roberts.senate.gov/index.cfm

Email Senator Roberts through his website

Washington, DC Office

109 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC   20510-1605

Phone:  (202) 224-4774
Fax: (202) 224-3514

Topeka Office: (785) 295-2745

U.S. House of Representatives

Find contact information and websites for U.S. Representative at: ww.house.gov/Welcome.shtml

Representative Tim Huelskamp ● 1^st District

Web: http://huelskamp.house.gov

Email Rep. Huelskamp through his website

Washington, DC Office
129 Cannon HOB

Washington, DC  20515

Phone: (202) 225-2715

Fax: (202) 225-5124

Manhattan: (785) 309-0572

State Elected Officials

Governor Sam Brownback

Web: https://governor.ks.gov/home

Email Governor Brownback through the website.

Capitol, 300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 212S
Topeka, KS 66612-1590

Phone: 1-877-KSWORKS (1-877-579-6757)
Local: 785-296-3232

For the Hearing Impaired: 1-800-766-3777

Kansas Senate

Find district maps and websites for all senators and representatives at: www.kslegislature.org

Tom Hawk

District 22

2600 Woodhaven Ct
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: (785) 537-8000
Topeka Phone: (785) 296-7360

Email: hawk@senate.state.ks.us

Ron Highland

District 51

27487 Wells Creek Rd.
Wamego, KS 66547
Phone: (785) 456-9799
Topeka Phone: (785) 296-7310

Email: highland@senate.state.ks.us

KS House of Representatives

Find district map and web sites for all Senators and Representatives at: www.kslegislature.org

Sydney Carlin

District 66

1650 Sunny Slope Lane
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: (785) 539-6612
Topeka Phone: (785) 296-7657

Email: carlin@house.state.ks.us

Tom Phillips

District 67

1530 Barrington Drive
Manhattan, KS 66503
Phone: (785) 537-2194

Topeka Phone: (785) 296-6014
Email: phillips@house.state.ks.us

Riley County Officials

http://www.rileycountyks.gov

County commission meetings are open to the public and are held every Monday and Thursday. Contact all the commissioners by email at bocc@rileycountyks.gov

County Commissioners (Term ends)

 

Dave (Lewis) Guthals (January 2015)

District 1
Cell: (785) 313-0781
Business: (785) 565-6214

Email: dlewis@rileycountyks.gov

Robert Boyd (January 2017)

District 2
Cell:  (785) 341-6977
Business: 537-6357

Email: rboyd@rileycountyks.gov

Ron Wells (January 2017)

District 3
Home: (785) 537-1001
Business: 565-6213

Email: rwells@rileycountyks.gov

Clerk:               Rich Vargo – 537-6301

Treasurer:       (Formerly Eileen King)  – 537-6320

Attorney:         Barry Wilkerson – 537-6390

Appraiser:       Greg McHenry – 537-6310

Health Dept:    Brenda Nickel – 776-4779

RCPD:              Brad Schoen – 537-2112

Crime Stoppers:                       539-7777

To Register to Vote You Must

·   Be a U.S. citizen and a resident of Kansas.

·   Be at least age 18 before the next election.

·   Have received final discharge from imprisonment, parole, or conditional release if convicted of a felony.

·   Have abandoned your former residence and/or name.

·   Present an acceptable form of identification.

Applications are available from the County Clerk, 110 Courthouse Plaza, Manhattan, KS, 66502, or from the KS Secretary of State website: www.kssos.org. Completed forms must be received by the County Clerk at least 15-days prior to the election.

City Of Manhattan

www.cityofmhk.com

The City Commission’s legislative meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month beginning at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 1101 Poyntz Ave. They are broadcast live on Channel 3 and webcast on the City’s website. Agendas, minutes, & other news can be found on the website.  You can also sign up for e-mail notifications. Contact city commissioners directly or through the City Manager's Office.

Current Commissioners (Term Ends)

John Matta, Mayor (2015)
matta@cityofmhk.com
Home: (785) 410-8648
Work: (785) 761-3410

Wynn Butler, Mayor Pro Tem (2015)
butlerw@cityofmhk.com
Home: (785) 539-1979
Work: (785) 877-620-6606 ext. 717

Karen McCulloh (2017)
mcculloh@cityofmhk.com
Home: (785) 776-6854

Usha Reddi (2017)
reddi@cityofmhk.com
Home: (785) 587-0798
Work: (785) 587-2080

Rich Jankovich (2013)
jankovich@cityofmhk.com
Home: (785) 537-6822
Work: (785) 587-1556

City Manager – Ron Fehr
fehr@cityofmhk.com
City of Manhattan
1101 Poyntz Ave.
Manhattan, Kansas 66502
Work: (785) 587-2404

Planning & Zoning: Eric Cattell – 587-2412 

Code Services: Brad Claussen - 587-4506

Landlord/Tenant Info: 587-2443

Development: Karen Davis – 587-2412

Finance: Bernie Hayen – 587-2465

Public Works: Rob Ott – 587-2415

Parks & Rec: 587-2757

Utilities: 587-4530  After hours: 587-4550

Housing Authority: 776-8588

Animal Shelter: 587-2783

USD 383 Board of Education

www.usd383.org           

The Board of Education meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Robinson Education Center, 2031 Poyntz Ave. Meetings start at 6:30 p.m. Public comment is invited at the beginning of each meeting. You must complete a form in order to speak.  Board of Education meetings are televised on local cable channel 20.

Current Board Members (Term Ends)

Curt Herman, President (2015)
770-8613 • mailme@curtherman.com

Leah Fliter, Vice President (2015)
587-9438 • leahfliter50@gmail.com

David Colburn (2015)
537-0485 • nelsoncolburn@yahoo.com

Darell Edie (2015)
539-1904 • darellje4@gmail.com

Aaron Estabrook (2017)
341-7591 • aaron.estabrook@yahoo.com

Pat Hudgins (2017)
587-9242 • usd383.hudgins@gmail.com

Marcia Rozell (2017)
537-3030 • mrozell383@gmail.com


Email all board members at: boe@manhattan.k12.ks.us

Superintendent: Bob Shannon – 587-2000

Board Clerk: Helen Petrik – 587-2000

Maintenance: Keith Noll – 587-2180

Transportation: Doug Messer – 587-2190

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Printed February 2014