January 29, 2002 | Barry County Road Commission

Barry County Road Commission

January 29, 2002

The regular meeting of the Barry County Road Commission was called to order by Chairman Willcutt at 9:00 A.M.

Members present: Willcutt, Dykstra, Pashby, and Engineer-Manager Brad Lamberg.

The minutes of January 15, 2002 was accepted as read by the Secretary.

Motion by Commissioner Dykstra seconded by Commissioner Pashby to approve the payroll for payment.

ROLL CALL: Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

Nays, None

Motion Carried

CHECK NAME AMOUNT

2645 Barry County Road Commission 65,404.51

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Dykstra to approve the bills for payment.

ROLL CALL: Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

Nays, None

Motion Carried

CHECK NAME AMOUNT

2644 011571 Kendall Industrial, Inc. 165.42

011572 Lawson Products, Inc. 758.70

011573 Napa Auto Parts 337.80

2647 011574 Action Signs 39.53

011575 AFLAC 89.30

011576 Regions Interstate Bill 54.00

011577 AM-DYN-IC Fluid Power 234.25

011578 Aspen Publishers, Inc. .72

011579 Avaya 2.16

011580 Barry Auto Supply, Inc. 347.72

011581 Barry County Lumber 38.38

011582 Barry County Treasurer 4,997.04

011583 BJ Hydraulics, Inc. 37.34

011584 Blue Cross Blue Shield 40,106.18

011585 Callender & Dornbos 3,054.33

011586 Centurytel 215.28

011587 Choice One Communications 403.14

011588 Coleman Agency 40.00

011589 Consumers Energy 5,638.81

011590 County Road Association of Michigan 28.05

011591 Cummins Michigan Power 1,044.68

011592 D&D Mobile Washing 340.00

011593 Duthler Ford 168.39

011594 Duthler Truck Center 10.60

011595 Engineering Supply Corporation 137.31

011596 Fidelity Investments 5,622.39

011597 Great Lakes Truck Center 213.71

011598 Guardian Alarm Company 21.81

011599 Gun Lake Area Sewer Authority 28.00

011600 Hastings Ace Hardware 480.87

011601 The Hastings Banner 25.00

011602 Hastings City Bank 20,330.00

011603 Hastings Office Supplies 429.06

011604 Ikon Office Supplies 186.10

011605 Jerry’s Tire Service 1,052.85

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CHECK NAME AMOUNT

011606 Kalamazoo Mill Supply Company 52.75

011607 Kendall Industrial, Inc. 547.36

011608 Kent Oil Company, Inc. 5,706.48

011609 Ketchum Machine Company 600.00

011610 LTAP/MTU 80.00

011611 Michigan Cat 200.09

011612 Michigan Company, Inc. 499.23

011613 Michael R. Kluck & Associates 40.50

011614 Midland Contracting Company 1,959.13

011615 Model Coverall Service 21.18

011616 Napa Auto Parts 351.05

011617 Neal’s Truck Parts 522.50

011618 Nextel 277.95

011619 North American Salt Company 3,296.36

011620 Postal Privilege 150.00

011621 Purity Cylinder Gases, Inc. 335.49

011622 Road Equipment Parts 91.98

011623 Rottman Sales, Inc. 517.60

011624 Standard Insurance Company 503.00

011625 Staffmark 877.47

011626 State of Michigan 27.50

011627 Telegration, Inc. 20.88

011628 Thermo King Michigan, Inc. 66.15

011629 Thornapple Printing, Inc. 516.20

011630 Tiremaxx 3,176.76

011631 Truck & Trailer Spec. 1,163.15

011632 State of Michigan 100.00

011633 Vermeer Great Lakes LLC 255.66

011634 Verns Repair 145.64

011635 Vesco Oil Corporation 2,759.40

011636 Yankee Auto Glass 112.87

TOTAL 111,653.25

Motion by Commissioner Dykstra seconded by Commissioner Pashby to accept Hope Township amended resolution.

ROLL CALL: Yeas, Willcutt , Dykstra, & Pashby

Nays, None

Motion Carried

1. Stevens Wooded Acres, 1.45 mi SE side of Wilkinson Lake

Crack Seal $ 4,400.00

Full Slag $12,600.00 $17,000.00

2. Moor Road, .66 mi Stevens Road North to sawmill

Full Seal $ 5,300.00

3. Head Road, 1 mi Guernsey Lake Road to Hine Road

Full Seal $ 8,000.00

4. Kingsbury Road, 3.10 mi M-43 to Orchard

Full Seal $24,800.00

5. Pavement Markings Poor $5,820.00

Average 660.00

New (Keller) 330.00 $ 6,810.00

6. Chloride on gravel roads – one application $20,193.00

7. Gravel $10,000.00

TOTAL $92,103.00

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Motion by Commissioner Dykstra seconded by Commissioner Pashby authorizing Chairman Willcutt to sign the 2002 Certification Maps.

ROLL CALL: Yeas, Willcutt , Dykstra, & Pashby

Nays, None

Motion Carried

Chairman Willcutt appointed himself to the Parks and Recreation Board.

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Dykstra to set material bids date, March 26, 2002 at 10:00 A.M.

ROLL CALL: Yeas, Willcutt , Dykstra, & Pashby

Nays, None

Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Dykstra seconded by Commissioner Pashby authorizing TCO #P 08-88-01 to be signed. Tillotson Lake Road, Hope Township, Barry County, no parking at anytime within the right-of-way from a point five thousand two hundred fifty feet easterly of M-43 to a point six thousand seven hundred fifty feet north easterly of M-43.

ROLL CALL: Yeas, Willcutt , Dykstra, & Pashby

Nays, None

Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Dykstra seconded by Commissioner Pashby to rescind motion awarding the Whitneyville Road clearing bid to Dave’s Tree Service and award the bid to Kevin Brenner.

ROLL CALL: Yeas, Willcutt , Dykstra, & Pashby

Nays, None

Motion Carried

Mike Norton talked with the Board on the eyeglass policy.

Motion by Commissioner Willcutt seconded by Commissioner Pashby to accept the eyeglass policy with amendments to be effective February 12, 2002.

ROLL CALL: Yeas, Willcutt , Dykstra, & Pashby

Nays, None

Motion Carried

Eye Protection Written Program Purpose The Purpose of this program is to establish procedures for the wearing of eye protection at the Barry County Road Commission. This program supports compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Eye Protection Standard as found in 29 CFR 1910.133. This program applies to all company employees who work in areas that contain eye hazards. This program will also apply to any and all vendors, delivery personnel, and all outside contracted labor that is doing work on and or in any and all property that belongs to the Barry County Road Commission. Definitions Optician: A skilled technician who, when given a prescription, is qualified to make, fit and dispense eyeglasses and contact lenses, either in an optical laboratory or for retail sale to the public. Opticians do not examine patients or actually write prescriptions.

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Ophthalmologist: A physician and surgeon who specialized in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the eye. Optometrist: A licensed primary eye care provider who performs eye examinations, prescribes and dispenses eyeglasses and contact lenses, and perform some diagnostic work such as screening for glaucoma or cataracts. Plãno: A common term for basic safety glasses. Responsibilities The Program Administrator Michael E Norton, Safety Supervisor This person is responsible for: · Issuing and administering this program and making sure that the program satisfies the requirements of all applicable Federal, State or Local eye protection requirements.· Managing venders who have been scheduled to provide prescription and nonprescription eyewear.· Providing initial and annual training of employees on eye protection use.· Maintaining the training records of all employees included in the training sessions.· Maintaining a facility map which indicates where eye protection is required.· Performing workplace hazard assessments, certifying that all hazards have been evaluated and recommending appropriate equipment. Managers and Supervisors Whose Departments Are Required To Wear Eye Protection These people are responsible for: · Wearing eye protection.· Knowing the eye hazards in their areas.· Ensuring that safe operations are maintained to prevent eye injuries within their departments.· Enforcing the wearing of eye protection in areas where it is required . Employees Who Are Required To Wear Eye Protection These people are responsible for: · Wearing eye protection.· Properly maintaining their eye protection equipment. Vendors, Delivery Personnel, And Outside Contracted Labor Required To Wear Eye Protection These people are responsible for: · Wearing Barry County Road Commission Office of Safety approved eye protection in all areas while on the property of the Barry County Road Commission. Program Activities General · Eye hazards will be assessed within the facility and appropriate protection will be provided for all affected employees.· Employees are required to wear eye protection wherever eye hazards exist.

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General Cont. · Nonprescription eyewear will be available from the Barry County Road Commission, Safety Supervisors Office.· Eye protection will be replaced when damaged or worn out.· All safety glasses worn by people on Barry County Road Commission Property will be of an OSHA approved material. Prescription Eyewear · Employees will receive eye exams from a licensed Optometrist.· Employees will obtain prescription eyewear from an Ophthalmologist or Optician at RX Optical or Northland Optical and it is the employee’s responsibility to advise the Optician that the prescription eyewear will be used for Safety Glasses and the lenses must meet current OSHA standards (pick up required forms from the Safety Supervisor).· The Barry County Road Commission will replace one pair of prescription eyewear meeting current safety standards every two years.· Before replacing prescription eyewear, the employee must have a recent eye exam (less than two year old).· Employees will choose from select styles that meet current standards as made available as part of this policy.· Prescription eyeglasses will be replaced when damaged at work, provided employee has followed current Safety Policy procedures. · Safety Supervisor will be notified prior to employees going to Rx Optical or Northland Optical. Attachments Record Keeping · Eye Protection Hazard Assessment Form· Eye Protection Requirement Map

· Eye Protection Training Record

Meeting adjourned at 10:30 A.M.

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Chairman Secretary