The Geary County Commission has adopted a resolution to change the rural fire board to an advisory council.

Commission Chairman Ben Bennett stated each township will still have a representative on the advisory council, “which will be recommended by the rural fire department. They will go to each township and get a name. They will be presented to the county commission, and then we will appoint that advisory council. ”

In other business from the commission’s weekly meeting, Bennett noted the governing body is asking departments funded by the county to present their proposed budget for 2018 to the commission by April 1st.