Riley County and RCPD Continue Firing Range Work
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30 VOLUME 26, NUMBER 33 Thursday, January 11, 2018 Bringing you the News in Print, on the internet and on Facebook. Riley County and RCPD Continue Firing Range Work By Leon Hobson, PE, lane rifle range. The first 84 feet of Director of Public Works both ranges will be concrete, then at Riley County 50 yards on the rifle range another 10 BACKGROUND MEMO foot wide concrete slab will be con- The Riley County Police Depart- structed. The rest of the areas will be ment, (RCPD) is currently utilizing a rock or limestone screenings. range near Zeandale for their training An earthen berm (see attached pho- activities. The lease for this range ex- tos) will separate the two ranges to pires on June 30, 2019. Negotiations to eliminate the possibilities of cross fire. renew the lease have been unsuccess- The assumption has been made, the ful, whereby the Commissioners em- Fort will have fill material in close barked on securing a location for a proximity to the proposed range for new range. the earthen berms. A concrete wall Several locations were identified but (130” long) faced with a ballistic rub- partnering with Fort Riley was the ber will be constructed in front of the Commissioners location of choice. The electric targets to protect the target Fort has granted permission to access turning mechanism. the proposed range from the Eureka A 26’ x 40’ portable building is pro- Drive/Wildcat Creek Drive intersec- posed for staging, classroom and An earthen berm will separate the two ranges to eliminate the possibilities of cross fire. tion. The proposed range is currently preparation for training activities. This identified as primitive with the only is the approximate size of building at amenities available being two small the current range. The portable build- sheds, a tower and a privy (no ing option was selected so it could be City Gives Ron Fehr A 6.8% Raise power/water). moved from the site if needed. This By Linda Morse, formed the current review at the City 12% of annual salary. There are no The Fort has agreed to supply power facility will be climate controlled for Mayor of Manhattan Commission Meeting on December other adjustments to the compensation to the site and provide restroom facili- both heat and air conditioning. Elec- Amendment to Employment 19, 2017. package and all other terms of the ties either by improving the privy or tric lines will be buried to the targets Agreement for the City Manager DISCUSSION agreement remain in place. (From the Contract) some other means. Further, they are in and to the portable building. A metal The evaluation of the City Man- agreement to allow Riley County to storage container is also proposed BACKGROUND MEMO ager’s performance has concluded and SECTION 5. Annually, the City Commission a copy of the modified Employment SALARY AND BENEFITS make improvements to the range. near the target line. However, any permanent structure evaluates the performance of the City Agreement is attached for considera- A. Employer agrees to pay Em- An estimation of the probable cost Manager and also considers adjust- tion. It is recommended that the base ployee for his services rendered pur- constructed will become the property is included showing the cost for a con- ments to the contract based on a vari- salary of the City Manager be in- suant hereto an annual base salary of of the Fort if Riley County were to dis- tractor to perform the necessary work ety of factors with an emphasis on the creased to a new base salary of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand One continue the use of this proposed and the probable cost if the County performance of the City Manager in $156,178.46, which is a 3.4% increase, Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and range. All improvements, both perma- performed the work. achievement of goals, other accom- reflecting a 0.8% cost of living and a Forty-Six Cents ($156,178.46), nent and temporary, made to the pro- FISCAL IMPACT plishments, etc. The City Manager’s 2.6% salary adjustment from the cur- payable in installments at the same posed range will require the approval The estimated cost for the project to last review was on March 28, 2017. On rent base salary of $151,043.00. The time as other exempt employees of of the Fort. be bid is approximately $430,000 April 4, 2017, the City Commission percentage increases are commensu- Employer are paid. The RCPD has provided a sketch The estimated cost for the project to approved adjustments to the Employ- rate with approved increases for other B. Employer agrees to provide an ment Agreement consisting of a salary City employees in 2018. In addition, annual vacation benefit to Employee, outlining the desired proposed im- be completed by County forces is ap- provements for the new range. They increase of 3.5%, reflecting a 1.5% the employer’s contribution to the em- computed pursuant to the personnel proximately $285,000 cost of living and a 2.0% salary adjust- ployee’s ICMA-RC retirement plan is policies in effect and applicable for ex- consist of a 15 lane handgun and a 15 ment. The City Commission per- recommended to increase from 11% to See Ron Fehr page 3 University’s chief of staff, community relations director to retire KSU News Service Beach Museum of Art. She serves as McCain Auditorium and the Beach ness and media leaders, including MANHATTAN — Jackie Hartman, liaison between the president’s office Museum of Art, the relationships she Supreme Court Justice Sonia So- Kansas State University’s chief of staff and the Kansas State University Foun- built in the community and at the uni- tomayor, Sen. Alan Simpson, Dr. and its first director of community re- dation, K-State Athletics and K-State versity, her leadership with Landon Mehmood Khan and political pundits lations, has announced her retirement, Alumni Association. McCain Audito- Lectures, or in a multitude of other John Avlon and Margaret Hoover. effective Feb. 1. rium and the Beach Museum of Art roles, her professionalism was beyond Before joining K-State, Hartman Appointed by President Kirk Schulz also report to Hartman. reproach and she always represented was a faculty member at Colorado in 2010 as director of community rela- In addition, Hartman coordinates us well.” State University — where she earned tions and assistant to the president, special projects, working with the Under Hartman’s leadership, Mc- her doctorate in human resource devel- Hartman was later named chief of president and provost. She was chair Cain expanded its performance sched- opment with an emphasis on organiza- staff. She currently reports directly to of the university’s sesquicentennial ule, bringing increased opportunities tional communication — from President Richard Myers and serves as celebration in 2013, and most recently for students, faculty, staff and the com- 1987-2010. a member of the cabinet. She leads and helped organize KSUnite, a successful munity to experience first-rate Broad- When Hartman came to K-State in coordinates community affairs for the unity event in November 2017 for stu- way performances and some of the 2010, she was returning home. She university, representing the president’s dents, faculty, staff and community nation’s top performers. She led the earned both her bachelor’s and mas- office on issues related to the city of members to reaffirm who we are as a search for a new director for the Beach ter’s degrees from K-State, and served Manhattan. university community, what we value Museum of Art in 2011, and her lead- as an instructor of management at the Hartman’s efforts as community re- and what we stand for as the K-State ership was vital to the museum’s ex- university from 1981-1986. Her Wild- lations director have helped K-State family. pansion of programming that connects cat roots run deep as she is the daugh- earn national recognition. The 2018 Jackie Hartman “I want to thank Jackie for her ded- regional art, culture and interests with ter of Pat and Jack Hartman, the Princeton Review ranks the university for the university’s prestigious Landon icated service to Kansas State Univer- the larger world. legendary basketball coach who led K- as No. 1 in the nation for town-gown Lecture Series. She is involved with sity,” said President Myers. “She has As chair of the Landon Lecture Se- State to three Big Eight titles, two Big relations. fundraising initiatives with McCain truly made a difference for the univer- ries, Hartman helped arrange lectures Eight Tourney titles and nine postsea- Hartman also provides leadership Auditorium and the Marianna Kistler sity. Whether through her work with by several notable government, busi- son appearances. Briggs Briggs New Cars Used Cars 785-565-5530 CityCity AgendaAgenda Manhattan Free Press Thursday, January 11, 2018 22 AGENDA MANHATTAN City Clerk to execute a modi- the amount of $79,108.00 issuance of general obligation SPECIAL CITY COM- fied Employment Agreement (Base Bid in the amount of bonds to finance for the project. Flint Hills Regional Council for Peterson to the Downtown MISSION MEETING MON- between the City of Manhattan $64,790.00 and Alternate No. the City’s annual membership Business Improvement District DAY, JANUARY 8, 2018 and City Manager Ronald R. 1 in the amount of $14,318.00) G. Juliette Avenue, Laramie contribution from the Industrial Advisory Board; and 7:00 P.M. Fehr, effective with the first with Cheney Construction, Inc., Street to Osage Street, Brick Promotion Fund. 3. Appointment of Mary Beth The City Commission Meet- pay period of 2018.