Elected officials to discuss sign rules, sheriff’s office expansion

City of Topeka sign rules and the potential construction of more office space for the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office are among topics local elected officials plan to take up this coming week.

The Shawnee County Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Monday in its chambers in Room B-11 of the County Courthouse, 200 S.E. 7th. The Topeka City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in its chambers at 214 S.E. 8th.

Commissioners will consider authorizing Sheriff Brian Hill to seek qualifications information from companies interested in being hired to build additional walls and offices at the sheriff’s office headquarters at the Law Enforcement Center, 320 S. Kansas Ave.

That office needs to add office space and create a secure area for its criminal investigations division, Hill told commissioners in a recent memorandum.