Monthly Archives: February 2005

February 22, 2005

 The regular meeting of the Barry County Road Commission was called to order at 8:00 A.M. by Chairman Willcutt.

Members present:  Willcutt, Pashby and Managing Director Brad Lamberg.  Dykstra excused.

The agenda for February 22, 2005 was approved.

The minutes of January 25, 2005 was approved as read by the Secretary.

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Willcutt to approve the payroll to be paid.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

CHECK              NAME                                                                            AMOUNT

2/8/05                  Barry County Road Commission                                       $99,957.38

2/22/05                Barry County Road Commission                                       $84,063.09

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Willcutt to approve the bills to be paid.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

   Check               Name                                                                         Amount                  

2/8/05

    17002                 ELAN FINANCIAL SERVICES                                           $67.46

    17003                 CHRIS BEBEAU BCRC                                                     $205.68

    17004                 HUBBARD SUPPLY COMPANY                                        $118.83

    17005                 MARATHON IMAGING SUPPLIES INC                              $174.20

    17006                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $1,203.95

    17007                 NORTH AMERICAN SALT CO                                          $19,494.57

    17008                 BRAD LAMBERG                                                            $1,401.19

    17009                 AFLAC                                                                          $132.00

    17010                 ALEXANDER WALDEN                                                   $224.54

    17011                 ALFRED MARTZ                                                            $149.28

    17012                 BARRY COUNTY LUMBER                                               $571.72

    17013                 BEAVER RESEARCH COMPANY                                       $129.00

    17014                 BERT KEELER                                                                $380.00

    17015                 BESCO WATER TREATMENT INC                                    $96.15

    17016                 BETTY MOORE                                                              $112.28

    17017                 CALLENDER & DORNBOS                                               $2,189.78

    17018                 CHARLES BENEDICT                                                      $298.54

    17019                 CHOICE ONE COMMUNICATIONS                                    $213.00

    17020                 CITY OF HASTINGS                                                        $627.42

    17021                 CUMMINS BRIDGEWAY LLC                                           $127.27

    17022                 DIC CRAVEN                                                                  $298.54

    17023                 DIRECT SAFETY COMPANY                                            $45.22

    17024                 DUTHLER FORD                                                             $8.70

    17025                 EYE & ENT SPECIALISTS                                                 $71.27

    17026                 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS                                                $7,983.04

    17027                 FREEPORT NEWS/GEIGER PRINTERS                                $221.00

    17028                 GAYLORD PENNINGTON                                                 $224.54

    17029                 GERALD CISLER                                                             $425.54

    17030                 GOLDSWORTHY’S MARATHON                                       $62.03

    17031                 GUARDIAN ALARM COMPANY                                      $23.92

    17032                 HASTINGS ACE HARDWARE                                          $20.81

    17033                 HODGES JEWELRY                                                         $70.60

    17034                 HOEKSEMA TOOL SERVICE INC                                       $75.00

    17035                 HOWARD HOSTETLER                                                   $298.54

    17036                 HUGH MCPHERSON                                                        $149.28

    17037                 HWS, INC                                                                      $750.00

    17038                 JACK KINEMAN                                                            $298.54

   Check               Name                                                                         Amount                  

    17039                 JAS NETWORKS INC                                                      $123.45

    17040                 JERRYS TIRE SERVICE                                                     $1,366.59

    17041                 KEITH CROES                                                                $20.00

    17042                 KENNETH HURLESS                                                       $298.54

    17043                 KENNETH PRANSHKA                                                    $224.54

    17044                 KENTWOOD OFFICE FURNITURE                                     $2,216.25

    17045                 KENT OIL COMPANY, INC.                                              $14,943.25

    17046                 KENDALL PRANSHKA                                                    $149.28

    17047                 LARRY MAUPIN                                                            $82.39

    17048                 LISA WEST                                                                    $20.00

    17049                 M&K QUALITY TRUCK CENTER                                      $218.97

    17050                 MANPOWER OF HASTINGS                                            $328.32

    17051                 MICHIGAN CHLORIDE SALES                                          $1,589.70

    17052                 STATE OF MICHIGAN                                                     $52.00

    17053                 MICHIGAN COMPANY INC                                              $187.94

    17054                 MIKA, MEYERS, BECKETT & JONES                                 $92.00

    17055                 MODEL COVERALL SERVICE                                           $33.50

    17056                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $203.94

    17057                 NBT SCREEN PRINTING                                                   $67.00

    17058                 NORTH AMERICAN SALT CO                                          $21,773.33

    17059                 NORM ASPINALL                                                           $2,106.00

    17060                 NORMAN JACK LENZ                                                     $388.54

    17061                 NORTHERN SAFETY CO. INC                                           $21.56

    17062                 PATRICIA WOLF                                                            $328.44

    17063                 PAUL PRANSHKA                                                          $298.54

    17064                 PENNOCK HOSPITAL                                                      $302.00

    17065                 PURITY CYLINDER GASES INC                                         $378.85

    17066                 QUALITY STAFFING SOLUTION                                      $1,104.46

    17067                 QUILL CORPORATION                                                    $291.33

    17068                 RICHARD RAYMOND                                                     $298.54

    17069                 ROAD EQUIPMENT PARTS                                              $1,107.17

    17070                 ROBERT BAINES                                                            $298.54

    17071                 ROBERT NAGEL                                                             $604.71

    17072                 ROBERT RUSSELL                                                          $298.54

    17073                 ROBERT SLOCUM                                                          $82.39

    17074                 ROSS GRIFFITH                                                              $40.00

    17075                 SCOTT BUSTANCE                                                         $294.56

    17076                 SOUTHERN MI RD COMM CLERK ASSOC                         $20.00

    17077                 STANDARD INSURANCE CO.                                          $1,175.24

    17078                 STATE WIRE & TERMINAL                                             $73.26

    17079                 TRUCK & TRAILER SPECIALTIES                                     $266.90

    17080                 VALLEY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INC                             $289.33

    17081                 VESCO OIL CORPORATION                                              $3,419.43

    17082                 WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MI                                        $124.50

    17083                 WAYNE ROUSH                                                             $298.54

    17084                 WEINGARTZ CUSTOM BUILDER                                      $2,000.00

    17085                 WYKSTRA OIL COMPANY                                              $148.50

    17086                 HUBBARD SUPPLY COMPANY                                        $179.63

    17087                 LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC                                               $506.10

    17088                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $243.32

2/22/05

    17091                 ALLTEL                                                                         $214.10

    17092                 ARCH WIRELESS                                                            $21.56

    17093                 ARISTOCHEM, INC                                                         $1,027.96

    17094                 ASPEN PUBLISHERS, INC                                                $23.10

    17095                 BARRY COUNTY LUMBER                                               $264.02

    17096                 BARRY COUNTY TREASURER                                         $26.78

    17097                 BEAVER RESEARCH COMPANY                                       $171.00

    17098                 BESCO WATER TREATMENT INC                                    $25.35

    17099                 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD                                              $1,134.54

    17100                 BRIAN HEATH                                                               $105.96

    17101                 BURKEY SALES & SERVICE                                             $877.92

    17102                 COGITATE INC                                                               $25.00

    17103                 CONSUMERS ENERGY                                                     $9,958.07

    17104                 COUNTY RD ASSOCIATION SELF INS FUND                      $11,005.00

    17105                 CULLIGAN WATER CONDITIONING                                 $6.19

    17106                 DUTHLER TRUCK CENTER                                              $41.26

    17107                 EAGLE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INC                             $242.50

    17108                 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS                                                $6,223.22

    17109                 FITZPATRICK’S                                                              $175.00

   Check               Name                                                                         Amount                  

    17110                 FREEPORT NEWS/GEIGER PRINTERS                                $26.60

    17111                 CHRIS BEBEAU BCRC                                                     $248.84

    17112                 HASTINGS ACE HARDWARE                                          $208.71

    17113                 HUBBARD SUPPLY COMPANY                                        $39.89

    17114                 INDEPENDENT FUELING NETWORK                                 $60.01

    17115                 JDE EQUIPMENT COMPANY                                            $99.48

    17116                 JERRYS TIRE SERVICE                                                     $719.00

    17117                 KENT OIL COMPANY, INC.                                              $13,191.37

    17118                 LAWRENCE CZARNOWSKI                                             $35.00

    17119                 THE LOCKSHOP                                                             $105.00

    17120                 M&K QUALITY TRUCK CENTER                                      $595.21

    17121                 MANPOWER OF HASTINGS                                            $808.64

    17122                 MICHIGAN CAT                                                             $1,186.76

    17123                 MODEL COVERALL SERVICE                                           $36.00

    17124                 MTSS, LLC                                                                     $619.30

    17125                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $136.12

    17126                 NEAL’S TRUCK PARTS                                                    $230.86

    17127                 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS                                          $286.13

    17128                 PRECISION AUTO BODY REPAIR INC                                $63.00

    17129                 PRIORITY HEALTH                                                         $17,902.59

    17130                 PROFESSIONAL BENEFITS SERVICES                                $5,103.00

    17131                 PURITY CYLINDER GASES INC                                         $91.45

    17132                 QUALITY STAFFING SOLUTION                                      $1,534.59

    17133                 QUILL CORPORATION                                                    $63.96

    17134                 ROAD EQUIPMENT PARTS                                              $1,817.84

    17135                 STATE SPRING ALIGNMENT & BRAKE                             $736.40

    17136                 TERRY CAPPON                                                             $142.00

    17137                 TIRES 2000                                                                     $82.50

    17138                 TRUCK & TRAILER SPECIALTIES                                     $204.41

    17139                 VALLEY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INC                             $163.76

    17140                 VERNS REPAIR & SPORT                                                 $209.40

                            Grand Total:                                                                                                       $178,239.69

County Commissioner Tom Wing discussed finances with the Board.

Motion by Commissioner Willcutt seconded by Commissioner Pashby to designate Mike Norton and Scott Bond as primary weighmasters and Bill Johnston as backup.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

CRAM voting ballots was completed.

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Willcutt to authorize Donald Willcutt as voting delegate for policies at the CRAM conference on March 17, 2005.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Willcutt to set the 2005 Material/Construction bids for April 19, 2005 at 10:00 A.M.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Willcutt to change the Priority Health POS Plan for active employees and qualifying non-Medicare retirees to $500/$1000 deductible, 20%/40% co-insurance office, office co-pay $30/$40, prescription co-pay $15/$50, out-of-pocket maximum to $800/$3000 for plan year March 1, 2005 to February 28, 2005.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Willcutt seconded by Commissioner Pashby to accept the Hope Township Resolution.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

At the February 14, 2005 Hope Township regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, the members voted to approve the following 2005 Hope Township Road projects at this time.

1.  Three chloride applications (26%) with request that the Township be notified before the 3rd application to determine if it is warranted.                                                                    $25,443.00

2.  Seal Cedar Creek Road (Brogan to Cook)                                                              $24,854.00

3.  Seal Cedar Creek Road (Dowling to Brogan)                                                          $0

4.  Seal Schultz Road                                                                                                    $30,875.00

5.  Seal Harrington Road                                                                                              $  3,655.00

6.  Seal Walldorff Road                                                                                                $  4,836.00

7.  Pavement Markings                                                                                     $  4,340.00

In the approximate amount of $94,003 with all three chloride applications.

Gravel road approval will be done after the gravel road tour.  We will also consider the Otis Lake Road and Cloverdale Road work on or before our March 21, 2005 meeting and let you know the results.

Please use past practices of 1-pass and some 2-pass roads using the 26% chloride.  Apply the 1st application as soon as possible.

Bruce Gee and Mrs. Hasty talked with the Board on the removal of trees on Yeckley Road.  The Road Commission will give the Hasty’s 60 days to provide the Road Commission with a satisfactory solution.  If this is not accomplished the Road Commission will proceed with the plans to cut the trees giving the Hasty’s a ten day notice.

Motion by Commissioner Willcutt seconded by Commissioner Pashby authorizing the signing of the Title sheet for the FAS Guardrail Rehabilitation and Installation Program.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Willcutt that the Road Commission pays the administrative fees for the Flexible Spending Account for plan year March 1, 2005 through February 28, 2006.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Meeting adjourned at 12:05 P.M.

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Chairman                                                                      Secretary