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Seven months after the Pottawatomie County Public Works Administrator job became vacant, the county commission is still struggling to find the right fit. The commission voted 2-1 Monday to advertise a full salary range for the position. In the past, the county administrator only had authority to offer pay at the starting wage ($70,000) and up to 25 percent above that ($88,000). Commission Chair Greg Riat says that has handicapped the county’s ability to find the right fit. 0802-Riat 1 0802-Weixelman 1 By comparison, Riley County’s assistant public works director position was advertised at a salary range of $92,000 to $110,000, which is well above what Pottawatomie County had been advertising. ....
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Former Pottawatomie County Courthouse (KMAN file photo) Pottawatomie County commissioners voted 2-1 Monday to allow a local group interested in preserving the courthouse in Westmoreland the opportunity to tour the building. Commission Vice Chair Pat Weixelman, who supported the measure, says he recently met with the group and suggested a walk-through might be beneficial to get to some resolution for the future of the property. “I also said that if this happened, there would have to be somebody available from the county to guide it and I would like an agenda who is going to be present with maybe a total of 15 or 20 people, not 150 people walking through,” he said. ....
Pottawatomie County Commission punts on designating official county newspaper The Sunflower Room, location of the Pottawatomie County Public Works and KSU Extension offices in Westmoreland. (KMAN file photo) Pottawatomie County commissioners have delayed designating an official county newspaper for the publishing of meeting agendas and minutes. In the past, the county rotated between some of the county’s small publications but has since used the Wamego Times as its designated paper. A motion by Commission Chair Greg Riat during Monday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting, to go back to a rotation failed. It would have designated the Onaga Herald as the official county paper in 2021, rotating back to the Times in 2022. ....