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 November 18, 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 Meetings – November 4, 2025 & November 10, 2025
- Payroll
- Bills
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
CHECK NAME AMOUNT
11/6/25 Barry County Road Commission Payroll $160,349.33
Bills:
11/6/25
| Check Number | Vendor Name | Check Amount |
| 48100 | Alec Belson | $376.67 |
| 48101 | Bauer Built Tire | $454.42 |
| 48102 | Ben Byle | $118.71 |
| 48103 | Bert Keeler | $380.00 |
| 48104 | Black Gold Holdings LLC | $233.91 |
| 48105 | Brandy Casey | $80.00 |
| 48106 | Brent Cisler | $190.79 |
| 48107 | Brian Donnini | $80.00 |
| 48110 | Capital One Bank | $56,255.53 |
| 48111 | Carleton Equipment Co | $686.51 |
| 48112 | Charles Benedict | $552.54 |
| 48113 | Chris BeBeau | $80.00 |
| 48114 | City Of Hastings | $781.84 |
| 48115 | Culligan Water Conditioning | $78.00 |
| 48116 | D & K Truck Company | $5,543.62 |
| 48117 | David Daniels | $208.69 |
| 48118 | David Liddell | $80.00 |
| 48119 | Dylan Kennedy | $291.97 |
| 48120 | Floyd’s Electric Service Inc | $299.00 |
| 48121 | Frontline Maintenance & Serv. | $7,366.50 |
| 48122 | Gary Vandecar | $552.54 |
| 48123 | Great Lakes Cleaning Systems | $292.48 |
| 48124 | H.S.V. Redi-Mix | $256.28 |
| 48125 | Hall’s Septic | $95.00 |
| 48126 | Hastings Ace Hardware | $268.04 |
| 48127 | J & H Oil Company | $1,370.27 |
| 48128 | Jake Welch | $311.36 |
| 48129 | Keizer-Morris International | $894.03 |
| 48130 | Kendall Pranshka | $276.28 |
| 48131 | Key Cleaning Services, Inc. | $981.00 |
| 48132 | Kimball Midwest | $462.30 |
| 48133 | Lakeland Asphalt Corp | $211.70 |
| 48134 | Larry Maupin | 552.54 |
| Check Number | Vendor Name | Check Amount |
| 48135 | Leaping Lizards | $600.00 |
| 48136 | Luke Selby | $435.83 |
| 48137 | Mark Weeks | $340.00 |
| 48138 | Parts and Service Financing | $4,700.91 |
| 48139 | Patricia Wolf | $276.28 |
| 48140 | Purity Cylinder Gases Inc | $92.38 |
| 48141 | Robert Nagel | $276.28 |
| 48142 | Rocket Enterprise, Inc. | $7,000.00 |
| 48143 | Scott Bond | $80.00 |
| 48144 | Scott Civil Engineering Co | $5,480.00 |
| 48145 | Scott Schantz Jr. | $80.00 |
| 48146 | Scott Swen | $375.30 |
| 48147 | SME Inc. | $3,000.00 |
| 48148 | Todd Wenzel Buick GMC | $33,998.00 |
| 48149 | Tom Chaffee | $276.28 |
| 48150 | Truck & Trailer Specialties | $38,233.87 |
| 48151 | UniFirst Corporation | $267.20 |
| 48152 | Van’t Hof Door & Gate Systems | $255.00 |
| 48153 | Verizon | $1,263.05 |
| 48154 | Wayne Roush | $276.28 |
| 48155 | Wyoming Asphalt Paving Co | $1,722.08 |
| 48156 | Yellow Rose Transport, Inc. | $90,785.48 |
| $270,476.74 |
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Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to schedule a Board Meeting for December 31, 2025 at 6:30 A.M.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to set the Public Hearing for the Proposed 2026 Budget for December 31, 2025, at 6:45 A.M.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded authorizing Chris BeBeau, Finance Director, to sign the engagement letter from Gabridge & Company for the 2025 Financial Audit not to exceed $16,500 pending approval from the County Board of Commissioners.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to approve and sign the employment contract with Managing Director, Jake Welch, effectively extending his current contract through the end of 2028.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
Managing Director Jake Welch briefed the Board on the MTF increase and the items that the BCRC identified as the most beneficial to pursue. Bonding was also discussed.
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A motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to authorize Management to set the bid dates for a used loader, a used excavator, and insulation for the garage.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to authorize Management to purchase a Tar Distributor through the Mi-Deal program for $444,343.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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The Board had discussion on the Public Hearing at the Irving Township Hall held on November 10, 2025. It was noted that the vast majority of the residents in attendance at the meeting were wanting the designation removed. The petition presented to the Township Board with our 50% of the residents signed in favor of removing the designation was also mentioned.
Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to remove the Natural Beauty designation on Engle Road.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to accept the offer from Lakeland Asphalt Corporation to extend the 2025 paving cost of $65.50/ton to 2026.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Meeting adjourned at 7:39 A.M.
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Secretary Chairman
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