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Shelby County Board unanimously approves highway material bids, renews Sikich agreement and clears claims
Summary
At its January 2026 meeting, the Shelby County Board of Union approved low bids for highway materials, renewed an annual agreement with consulting firm Sikich, confirmed reappointments and approved payment of claims; each motion passed without recorded opposition.
The Shelby County Board of Union approved a package of procurement and administrative items at its January 2026 meeting, including aggregate highway-material bid awards, renewal of an annual consulting agreement with Sikich, several reappointments and payment of claims, each decided by unanimous voice or roll-call votes.
County staff presented the highway department's aggregate bid awards for materials used in seal coating, aggregate deliveries and culvert replacements and said they accepted the lowest responsible bids. "So these bids are for our materials for the February ... for my employees and everybody or for the townships as well to use," a county highway representative said, explaining the awards cover routine in-house construction and township needs. The board then called the roll and approved the awards unanimously.
The board also approved an annual agreement with Sikich, described by a board member as continuing pre-audit services and budget assistance the county used last year. The motion to renew the agreement passed on a unanimous vote.
Separately, the board confirmed several reappointments to local authorities and boards and approved payment of claims. Finance staff noted one claim from the treasurer's office remains under review and staff will follow up with the vendor. Each of those motions passed without recorded opposition.
Votes at a glance: - Aggregate highway-material bid awards — motion approved unanimously (agenda discussion and vote recorded in the highway engineers report). - Sikich annual agreement (consulting/annual services) — renewed unanimously. - Reappointments (housing authority, economic development association, regional education office, zoning board of appeals) — approved by voice vote. - Payment of claims — approved unanimously; one claim remains under review by finance.
What happens next: County staff will proceed with procurement under the awarded contracts and the highway department will schedule materials and work; finance will continue pursuing information on the outstanding claim. No further public debate or legal conditions were stated during the votes.
(Reporting based only on remarks and motions read into the record at the meeting.)
