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Montcalm commissioners approve painting bid, farmland PA 116, recycling contract and four warrant reports
Summary
At the Dec. 16 meeting the board awarded a jail painting contract, approved a PA 116 farmland enrollment, a five-year recycling contract with Republic Services, multiple municipal contracts (police protection) and accepted four warrant reports totaling $1,168,119.57.
Montcalm County's Board of Commissioners approved a number of routine contracts and financial items during its Dec. 16 regular meeting, including a low bid to repaint interior jail pods, land-enrollment paperwork, a multi-year recycling contract and the board's warrant reports.
Facility maintenance: Doug Gatson summarized a solicitation for jail-pod painting; the board accepted the low bid from Great Lakes Painting for $13,640.97 and directed the work to come from capital improvements. Commissioners noted the county had budgeted $50,000 for painting and discussed logistics (one pod at a time) and timing (work likely to begin after Jan. 1).
Land and municipal contracts: The board approved a PA 116 farmland agreement for Frank and Kimberly Hartman (39.05 acres, permanent parcel 59 00600300900) and renewed a police-protection contract with Reynolds Township providing 500 hours in 2025 at $23,750. It also authorized an update to Area Agency on Aging records to name Pamela Schoch as the new director.
Recycling services: The board approved a five-year recycling-services contract with Republic Services of Pierson, noting a 5% initial increase and a 4% cap on rate increases for years two through five.
Finance: Commissioners approved four warrant reports (11/27/24, 12/05/24, 12/12/24 and 12/16/24) totaling $1,168,119.57.
Other actions: A late request (14a) to allow the prosecuting attorney to contract with outside counsel at $50/hour through Dec. 31, 2024, to cover hearings was approved to address immediate staffing gaps.
Next steps: Contracts will be signed as authorized; the jail painting vendor will schedule pod-by-pod work and the controller will execute agreements where signatures were authorized.
