Chairman Solmes called the regular meeting of the Barry County Road Commission to order at the Road Commission’s Board Room at 7:30 A.M.
Members present: Solmes, Fiala, James, and Managing Director Jake Welch.
The agenda for September 3, 2024 was approved.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Fiala and seconded to approve the following consent items:
- Minutes of Previous Board Meeting – August 20, 2024
- Payroll
- Bills
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, Fiala, & James
Nays, None
Motion Carried
CHECK NAME AMOUNT
8/29/24 Barry County Road Commission Payroll $147,640.27
Bills:
8/29/24
| Check Number | Vendor Name | Check Amount |
| 46556 | Barbara Sue Hanneman | $200.00 |
| 46557 | Bit Mat Products of Indiana | $10,488.78 |
| 46558 | Black Gold Holdings LLC | $5,151.54 |
| 46559 | C Stoddard & Sons Inc. | $1,615.00 |
| 46560 | C2 Excavating, LLC | $40,000.00 |
| 46563 | Capital One Bank | $15,583.68 |
| 46564 | Carrier & Gable, Inc. | $9,125.03 |
| 46565 | Consumers Energy | $324.98 |
| 46566 | Corby Energy Services, Inc. | $97,467.60 |
| 46567 | Corewell Health Occupational | $118.00 |
| 46568 | Culligan Water Conditioning | $69.00 |
| 46569 | D & K Truck Company | $4,704.92 |
| 46570 | Delta Dental | $52.52 |
| 46571 | Fox Chevrolet Buick | $351.75 |
| 46572 | Frontline Maintenance & Serv. | $20,951.25 |
| 46573 | Great Lakes Cleaning Systems | $9,487.45 |
| 46574 | Hall’s Septic | $380.00 |
| 46575 | Hastings Ace Hardware | $167.98 |
| 46576 | J-Ad Graphics, Inc. | $116.62 |
| 46577 | John Deere Financial | $91.34 |
| 46578 | Jonathan Norris | $610.34 |
| 46579 | Ketchum Machine Co | $1,339.00 |
| 46580 | Kimball Midwest | $522.72 |
| 46581 | Lakeland Asphalt Corp | $93,343.07 |
| 46582 | Michigan Department Of | $75.00 |
| 46583 | Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones | $741.00 |
| 46584 | Mugen Construction, Inc. | $34,627.50 |
| 46585 | Priority Health | $19,168.50 |
| 46586 | Purity Cylinder Gases Inc | $481.15 |
| 46587 | Rex Ferris | $63.60 |
| 46588 | Ridderman Oil | $25,709.85 |
| 46589 | S & M Liquid Tirefill Inc | $37,067.38 |
| 46590 | Scott Civil Engineering Co | $4,130.00 |
| Check Number | Vendor Name | Check Amount |
| 46592 | Truck & Trailer Specialties | $3,548.48 |
| 46593 | UniFirst Corporation | $565.50 |
| 46594 | Unum | $787.50 |
| 46595 | Valley Truck Parts, Inc | $2,912.13 |
| 46596 | Welton’s Heating & Cooling | $3,304.35 |
| 46597 | Sean Satterly | $150.00 |
| $445,594.51 |
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Managing Director Jake Welch spoke to the Board about upcoming retirements in the Road Workers and the timetable in hiring.
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There was a discussion on the server for the computer and the SQL program needed to run the Precision Accounting software. BCRC currently has a partial SQL program and are in need of a full SQL program in order to continue running the Precision Accounting software. The current server is 8 years old and cannot hold a full SQL program. BCRC contacted the IT department and was quoted an estimate of $11,097.37 for a new server, $14,433.98 for the licensing for Windows and SQL, and $750 for IT costs.
Motion was made by Commissioner Fiala and seconded to have the Barry County IT Department purchase a new computer server with the appropriate Windows and SQL programs and licensing for an estimate cost of $26,281.35 for the BCRC.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, Fiala, & James
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Managing Director Jake Welch spoke to the Board about the HSIP FY2026 Application for Guardrail. The application was denied.
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Managing Director Jake Welch gave the Board a debriefing on the RAISE Grant application we had submitted. BCRC did not receive the grant. There were 1,048 applications this year. BCRC received three High ratings, two Medium ratings, and three Low ratings. The previous year BCRC had received five High ratings, three Medium ratings, and two Low ratings. There was a discussion on the merits of applying for the grant and all agreed to not submit in future years.
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Meeting adjourned at 8:02 A.M.
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Secretary Chairman
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