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 April 21, 2026 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 – April 7, 2026
- Payroll
- Bills
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
CHECK NAME AMOUNT
4/9/26 Barry County Road Commission Payroll $167,593.52
Bills:
4/9/26
| Check Number | Vendor Name | Check Amount |
| 48663 | AIS Construction Equipment Cor | $72,252.94 |
| 48664 | APEC | $1,750.00 |
| 48665 | Bauer Built Tire | $2,203.60 |
| 48666 | Ben Byle | $59.32 |
| 48667 | Brandy Casey | $366.88 |
| 48668 | Brian Heath | $200.85 |
| 48669 | Bronson HelpNet | $283.50 |
| 48672 | Capital One Bank | $20,169.11 |
| 48673 | City Of Hastings | $1,189.84 |
| 48674 | Consumers Energy | $21.75 |
| 48675 | Corewell Health Occupational | $414.00 |
| 48676 | Culligan Water Conditioning | $249.30 |
| 48677 | D & K Truck Company | $707.23 |
| 48678 | Floyd’s Electric Service Inc | $345.00 |
| 48679 | Frontline Maintenance & Serv. | $34,605.55 |
| 48680 | Gabridge & Company, PLC | $16,500.00 |
| 48681 | H.S.V. Redi-Mix | $391.51 |
| 48682 | Hall’s Septic | $760.00 |
| 48683 | Hastings Ace Hardware | $201.44 |
| 48684 | K M International, Inc. | $1,236.81 |
| 48685 | Key Cleaning Services, Inc. | $1,203.60 |
| 48686 | Kimball Midwest | $1,598.03 |
| 48687 | Klink Trucking | $53,038.09 |
| 48688 | Lakeland Asphalt Corp | $1,069.64 |
| 48689 | Parts and Service Financing | $1,953.11 |
| 48690 | Peter Meyers & Tony Muka | $1,125.00 |
| 48691 | Pierce Cedar Creek Institute | $47.20 |
| 48692 | Purity Cylinder Gases Inc | $736.12 |
| 48693 | Ridderman Oil | $34,189.23 |
| 48694 | Rush Parts | $6,909.25 |
| 48695 | Scott Civil Engineering Co | $945.00 |
| 48696 | Scott Swem | $257.01 |
| 48697 | Sherwin Industries Inc | $1,315.93 |
| Check Number | Vendor Name | Check Amount |
| 48698 | Tom Boulter | $82.66 |
| 48699 | Truck & Trailer Specialties | $5,420.76 |
| 48700 | UniFirst Corporation | $475.91 |
| 48701 | US Hydraulics LLC | $698.80 |
| 48702 | Verizon | $2,526.10 |
| 48703 | View Newspaper Group | $130.00 |
| 48704 | Wightman | $3,800.00 |
| 48705 | Alec Belson | $80.00 |
| 48706 | Bert Keeler | $380.00 |
| 48707 | Brandy Casey | $80.00 |
| 48708 | Brian Donnini | $80.00 |
| 48709 | Charles Benedict | $552.54 |
| 48710 | Chris BeBeau | $80.00 |
| 48711 | David Liddell | $80.00 |
| 48712 | Dylan Kennedy | $80.00 |
| 48713 | Gary Vandecar | $552.54 |
| 48714 | Jake Welch | $80.00 |
| 48715 | Kendall Pranshka | $276.28 |
| 48716 | Larry Maupin | $552.54 |
| 48717 | Mark Weeks | $340.00 |
| 48718 | MCRCSIP | $215,279.00 |
| 48719 | Patricia Wolf | $276.28 |
| 48720 | Robert Nagel | $276.28 |
| 48721 | Scott Bond | $80.00 |
| 48722 | Scott Schantz Jr. | $80.00 |
| 48723 | Tom Chaffee | $276.28 |
| 48724 | Wayne Roush | $276.28 |
| Total | $491,188.09 |
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Ian Rees from Gabridge & Company presented to the Board the 2025 Financial Statement at the last Board Meeting. The Fiduciary pages in the report still needed to be updated. Mr. Rees has sent the pages, and the Board has reviewed them. The Barry County Road Commission received an unmodified opinion or a “clean” opinion for the audit ending December 31, 2025. This is considered the best or highest level the Road Commission could receive.
Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to accept the 2025 Financial Statement
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Motion was made by Commissioner James and seconded to adopt the 2026 Budget Amendment #1.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes, James, & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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| Revenues | BUDGET | Amendment | Budget | ||
| M.V.H.F. | 10,664,878 | 447,042 | 11,111,920 | ||
| Other State Funds | 0 | 0 | |||
| Federal Funds | 4,521,700 | -2,027,200 | 2,494,500 | ||
| Critical Bridge | 0 | 2,787,000 | 2,787,000 | ||
| County Appropriations | 11,334 | 11,334 | |||
| Township Contributions | 2,640,374 | -18,574 | 2,621,800 | ||
| Other Governmental Contributions | 0 | 2,007,200 | 2,007,200 | ||
| Other Contributions | 0 | 0 | |||
| Salvage Sales | 20,000 | -10,000 | 10,000 | ||
| Miscellaneous Sales | 2,000 | -1,000 | 1,000 | ||
| Interest Earned | 150,000 | 150,000 | |||
| Property Rentals | 9,225 | 23,671 | 32,896 | ||
| Equipment Rentals | 3,913,255 | 115,000 | 4,028,255 | ||
| Handling Charges | 520 | 520 | |||
| Purchase Discounts | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
| Gain/Loss Disp. Of Equipment | 834,681 | 36,000 | 870,681 | ||
| Depreciation & Depletion | 1,455,000 | 1,455,000 | |||
| Equipment Retirements | 0 | 0 | |||
| Installment Leases | 0 | 0 | |||
| Trade-In Allowances | 0 | 0 | |||
| Permit Fees | 50,000 | 10,000 | 60,000 | ||
| Bond Proceeds | 0 | 6,870,548 | 6,870,548 | ||
| Refunds | 70,000 | 70,000 | |||
| Total Revenues | 24,343,967 | 10,239,687 | 34,583,654 | ||
| Expenditures | |||||
| Primary Construction | 0 | 3,058,975 | 3,058,975 | ||
| Local Construction | 0 | 928,975 | 928,975 | ||
| Primary Preservation | 1,885,000 | -368,531 | 1,516,469 | ||
| Local Preservation | 3,607,000 | 84,478 | 3,691,478 | ||
| Primary Routine Maintenance | 4,750,299 | 1,781,819 | 6,532,118 | ||
| Local Routine Maintenance | 5,745,279 | 2,139,497 | 7,884,776 | ||
| Equipment Expense Direct | 2,595,009 | 200,000 | 2,795,009 | ||
| Equipment Expense Indirect | 862,554 | 141,000 | 1,003,554 | ||
| Equipment Expense Operating | 475,360 | 475,360 | |||
| Distributive Expense | 1,057,636 | 1,057,636 | |||
| Administrative Expense | 770,149 | 15,517 | 785,666 | ||
| Capital Expense | 2,034,681 | 2,784,758 | 4,819,439 | ||
| Note Payments | 561,000 | 561,000 | |||
| Other Units of Government | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Expenditures | 24,343,967 | 10,766,488 | 35,110,455 | ||
| Budgeted Net Revenues (Exp) | 0 | -526,801 | -526,801 | ||
| Projected Fund Balance Prior Year | 2,488,542 | 909,585 | 3,398,127 | ||
| Projected Fund Balance | 2,488,542 | 382,784 | 2,871,326 |
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Managing Director Jake Welch reviewed the 2025 Strategic Planning Goals with the Board.
Goal #1 – Facilities and Mineral Pits:
Exploration has been completed in pits with less than 500,000 cubic yards of material remaining. At Peck’s Pit, an area containing usable material was identified and will be processed. At Woodstra Pit, no salvageable material remains. The remaining previously crushed material will be utilized, and there are plans to sell the property in the future.
Goal #2 – Bridges and Culverts:
An employee is currently conducting a comprehensive inventory of county road culverts, documenting their locations, sizes, and conditions. Based on this data, the BCRC has identified larger structures nearing the end of their service life and added them to a replacement inventory list.
The BCRC has completed design and permitting for four bridges, making them “shovel-ready” as funding opportunities become available. Additionally, the Board has approved an annual commitment of $400,000 for bridge projects that are unlikely to receive outside funding. Research has also been conducted regarding funding participation under the Michigan Drainage Code.
Both goals have been completed, and development of the 2026 goals will begin.
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There was a 2026 Strategic Planning discussion. A date in the future will be set for this meeting.
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Since April 3, 2026, Barry County has experienced heavy storms. The Board discussed the resulting road conditions and drainage issues caused by the storms.
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Meeting adjourned at 7:28 A.M.
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Secretary Chairman
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