The Riley County Commission on Nov. 10 approved several routine agenda items, including a construction low bid for Station 116, tax-roll corrections, and a grant agreement with the City of Manhattan for recovery court funding.

A motion to "accept the low bids submitted by Wobeman/Bowman contracting for Station 116 improvements, including Alternate 1 in the amount of $37,181.44" was moved and seconded; the chair called for the vote and the motion carried. Commissioners then moved to approve listed tax-roll corrections and approved a grant agreement with the City of Manhattan for recovery court funding; commissioners were asked to sign the grant documents.

Other motions approved included adopting the minutes from the Nov. 6 Riley County Commission meeting and authorizing public-works staff to advertise a Custodial Worker I position after a pending retirement. The custodial hire request was introduced by John Ellerman, public works, and later approved by motion and second.

Quotes from the meeting capture the procedural nature of the votes. Speaker 5 moved to accept the bid: "I would move to accept the, low bids submitted by Wobeman contracting for Station 116" (transcript). The commission routinely handled these items without extended debate.

Next steps: Staff will complete contract paperwork for the Station 116 project, finalize signatures on the recovery-court grant, and post the custodial position as authorized by the commission.