Chairman Solmes called the regular meeting of the Barry County Road Commission to order at the Road Commission’s Board Room at 6:30 A.M.
Members present: Solmes, James, Knight, and Managing Director Jake Welch.
The agenda for August 5, 2025 was approved.
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Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to approve the following consent items:
- Minutes of Previous Board Meeting – July 15, 2025
- Payroll
- Bills
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
CHECK NAME AMOUNT
7/17/25 Barry County Road Commission Payroll $167,401.41
7/31/25 Barry County Road Commission Payroll $182,031.46
Bills:
7/17/25
| Check Number | Vendor Number | Vendor Name |
| 47704 | Bauer Built Tire | $16,081.55 |
| 47705 | Black Gold Holdings LLC | $1,727.07 |
| 47706 | Bronson HelpNet | $283.50 |
| 47708 | Capital One Bank | $26,297.74 |
| 47709 | City Of Hastings | $874.54 |
| 47710 | Consumers Energy | $2,902.21 |
| 47711 | Culligan Water Conditioning | $58.50 |
| 47712 | D & B Heat Transfer Products | $910.00 |
| 47713 | D & K Truck Company | $3,343.32 |
| 47714 | Foremost Graphics | $2,161.66 |
| 47715 | Frontline Maintenance & Serv. | $115,055.00 |
| 47716 | Granger | $191.29 |
| 47717 | Hall’s Septic | $285.00 |
| 47718 | Halliday Sand & Gravel | $748,251.75 |
| 47719 | Hastings Ace Hardware | $57.97 |
| 47720 | J & H Oil Company | $1,260.52 |
| 47721 | Key Cleaning Services, Inc. | $681.00 |
| 47722 | Kimball Midwest | $674.87 |
| 47723 | Lakeland Asphalt Corp | $211,634.54 |
| 47724 | MCRCSIP | $25.00 |
| 47725 | Michigan Pavement Markings LLC | $58,555.17 |
| 47726 | Michigan Sidewalls | $890.00 |
| 47727 | Miller Financial Services LLC | $3,000.00 |
| 47728 | Parts and Service Financing | $187.33 |
| 47729 | Reed & Hoppes, Inc. | $1,000.00 |
| 47730 | Ridderman Oil | $26,594.35 |
| 47731 | S & M Liquid Tirefill Inc | $36,466.55 |
| 47732 | Sherwin Industries Inc | $28,147.50 |
| 47733 | Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge | $720.00 |
| 47734 | The Huntington National Bank | $561,000.00 |
| 47735 | Todd Wenzel Buick GMC | $67,584.00 |
| 47736 | Tom Boulter | $119.50 |
| 47737 | Tractor Supply Company | $1,320.00 |
| 47738 | UniFirst Corporation | $130.90 |
| 47739 | Van’t Hof Door & Gate Systems | $43,991.30 |
| 47740 | Varipro Benefit Administrators | $275.95 |
| 47741 | Verizon | $1,263.05 |
| Sub-Total | $1,964,002.63 | |
| 07/31/2025 | ||
| Check Number | Vendor Name | Check Amount |
| 47742 | Advantage Plumbing & Drain LLC | $1,575.00 |
| 47743 | Bauer Built Tire | $1,752.78 |
| 47744 | Behrens LTD | $59.00 |
| 47745 | Black Gold Holdings LLC | $14,838.45 |
| 47746 | Brian Heath | $148.36 |
| 47748 | Capital One Bank | $25,642.46 |
| 47749 | Cody Metzger | $565.60 |
| 47750 | Coleman Agency | $55.00 |
| 47751 | Complete Auto Glass | $200.00 |
| 47752 | Consumers Energy | $489.44 |
| 47753 | Culligan Water Conditioning | $121.00 |
| 47755 | D & K Truck Company | $8,319.76 |
| 47756 | Dell Marketing L.P. | $1,963.76 |
| 47757 | Delta Dental | $57.66 |
| 47758 | Foremost Graphics | $159.15 |
| 47759 | Fox Chevrolet Buick | $331.71 |
| 47760 | Frontline Maintenance & Serv. | $23,062.50 |
| 47761 | Hall’s Septic | $95.00 |
| 47762 | Hastings Ace Hardware | $174.04 |
| 47763 | Johnnie Stayton Jr. | $150.80 |
| 47764 | Key Cleaning Services, Inc. | $981.00 |
| 47765 | Kimball Midwest | $248.49 |
| 47766 | Lakeland Asphalt Corp | $1,887.95 |
| 47767 | Lincoln National Life Ins | $598.53 |
| 47768 | MCRCSIP | $20.00 |
| 47769 | Overhead Door Co | $682.38 |
| 47770 | Parts and Service Financing | $2,165.08 |
| 47771 | Priority Health | $22,125.07 |
| 47772 | Purity Cylinder Gases Inc | $69.35 |
| 47773 | Ridderman Oil | $25,049.94 |
| 47774 | S & M Liquid Tirefill Inc | $33,996.63 |
| 47775 | Scott Civil Engineering Co | $8,810.00 |
| 47776 | Sherriff-Goslin Company | $60,000.00 |
| 47777 | Sherwin Industries Inc | $120.60 |
| 47778 | SME Inc. | $5,151.68 |
| 47779 | Stephan Satterly | $200.00 |
| 47780 | UniFirst Corporation | $261.80 |
| Sub-Total | $242,129.97 | |
| Total | $2,206,132.60 |
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Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to purchase a 2025 Sullair 185 DLQ Air Compressor from MacAllister Equipment through the MiDeal program for $27,250.00
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded authorizing Managing Director Jake Welch to sign the service agreement with Land & Resource Engineering (LRE) to provide Civil Engineering Services for the Augusta Creek Crossing Replacement Project at Hickory Road for a total not to exceed $42,500.00.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
Bids for Concrete Shop Floors were opened on July 16, 2025 at 11:00 A.M.
| Bidder | Removal | Reinforcing Materials & Placement | Concrete Placement & Finishing | Total | |
| RLE Concrete | $29,448.00 | $5,269.00 | $19,212.00 | $53,929.00 | |
| Lyonnais, Inc. | $8,000.00 | $3,500.00 | $33,350.00 | $44,850.00 | |
Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to award the Concrete Shop Floors to Lyonnais, Inc. for a total of $44,850.00.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Bids for Exterior Painting of (3) Buildings were opened on July 30, 2025 at 11:00 A.M.
| Bidder | Preparation, Painting, & Clean-up Maintenance Shop/Parking Garage | Preparation, Painting, & Clean-Up Cold Storage/Sign Shop | Preparation, Painting, & Clean-up Building #3 | Total |
| Austin Painting, LLC | $49,700.00 | $27,000.00 | $7,000.00 | $83,700.00 |
| Dave Cold Decorators, Inc. | $32,661.00 | $29,849.00 | $7,370.00 | $69,880.00 |
| G.A.M. Decorating Company | $40,615.00 | $39,262.00 | $7,297.00 | $87,174.00 |
| Progressive Building Services | $43,132.00 | $36,825.00 | $14,305.00 | $94,262.00 |
| Vork Brothers Painting | $24,480.00 | $20,400.00 | $4,200.00 | $49,080.00 |
Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to authorize Management to award the bid in the best interest of the Barry County Road Commission.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Managing Director Jake Welch discussed with the Board cutting/trimming of trees on Natural Beauty Roads. At this time the BCRC has 10.73 miles of Natural Beauty Roads in four Townships.
Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to authorize Management to send a letter to the Townships that have Natural Beauty Roads in reference to doing a significant cutting on these roads.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
The CRASIF Board of Trustee Ballot was discussed.
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Managing Director Jake Welch discussed hiring one or two Road Workers to train to replace upcoming retirements. The Board was in agreement.
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Managing Director Jake Welch discussed with the Board the information he received from the County Road Association in regards to the Monarch Butterfly being a threatened species. As of December 2025 there will be a rule that requires road agencies to obtain federal approval every time we work in the Right of Way, including mowing and ditch work. The County Road Association has created the Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) which enrolls the county Right of Way for exemption of the outer 3 feet of Right of Way along the county rural roads. There is an estimated cost of $393.12 per year for this service.
Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to authorize Managing Director Jake Welch to sign a three-year commitment to the Michigan Monarch CCAA.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Equipment Superintendent Scott Schantz spoke to the Board about the upcoming need for more flagger trucks.
Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded authorizing the purchase of three (3) GMC Sierra Trucks from Todd Wenzel GMC through the MiDeal program.
2025 GMC Sierra 1500 Regular Cab 4×2 WT Pickup
with Loyalty Rebate $33,998.00
2026 GMC Sierra 1500 Regular Cab 4×2 WT Pickup $36,722.00
2026 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab 4×2 Pro Pickup $41,283.00
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Motion was made by Commissioner Solmes and seconded to cancel the Regular Board Meeting of September 2, 2025.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Meeting adjourned at 7:47 A.M.
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Secretary Chairman
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