After executive session the commission approves disciplinary action and several advisory-board appointments

Riley County commissioners recessed into executive session during the Dec. 30 meeting to hear an appeal of a disciplinary action for nonelected personnel under an exception to the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The motion to enter executive session listed attendees for the record: Vice Chairman Lester McKinley; a commissioner referenced as Cokie; Brian Parker, county counselor; Jacob Hanson, deputy county counselor; Rich Margo, county clerk; and Elizabeth Ward, human resource manager.

Upon returning to open session, a commissioner moved that the record reflect the commission would take action consistent with the consensus reached in executive session. The board approved the disciplinary action reviewed in executive session and directed county counsel to notify the parties.

Separately, commissioners approved a set of advisory-board appointments under resolution number 123024 and made several individual appointments during the meeting. The commission approved appointments to the Armed Forces Memorial Board (Mike Riley, Adena Weiser, Greg Burnett) and to the Council on Aging (Evelyn Jasper, Bill Preston). Commissioners also moved and approved a motion replacing a resident law-board appointment: the nomination of Gary Olds was replaced by Orville Moppin and the change was approved by voice vote.

The meeting record shows approvals by voice vote and includes staff directions to finalize paperwork and signatures; the transcript does not record detailed personnel findings discussed in executive session because those deliberations were held in closed session.