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Sanitary board approves Baker Tilly engagement for landfill assurance, signs off on $342,319.80 in invoices
Summary
The Richmond Sanitary District Board approved a Baker Tilly engagement to document landfill financial assurance required by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and voted to pay $342,319.80 in April invoices, including a $161,997.77 payment to Merrill Brothers Inc.
The Richmond Sanitary District Board of Commissioners on May 12 approved a letter of engagement with accounting firm Baker Tilly to provide landfill financial-assurance services required by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and voted to pay $342,319.80 in invoices covering late-April and early-May check dates.
Director (unnamed) told the board that staff has begun the 2027 budget process and that the Baker Tilly engagement is an annual item required by the state: "This is a requirement, to the state, and for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to show that we have adequate funds for closing and post closing requirements that are associated with landfills," the Director said. He added that the engagement can be used in lieu of posting a bond to meet those obligations.
President Bakshi moved to approve the engagement with Baker Tilly for landfill financial-assurance services; President Miller seconded the motion, which passed by voice vote.
The board also approved invoices totaling $342,319.80. President Bakshi summarized notable payments included in the total: Converto Manufacturing ($28,405.30); two payments to S and K Equipment Company ($23,956 and $10,449); and Merrill Brothers Inc. ($161,997.77). President Miller seconded the invoice motion; it passed by voice vote.
On operations, the Director said staff collected 2.2 tons of debris during a recent Paris bike cleanup and is updating this year’s director's report with year-end figures. He reminded residents that special pickup runs five days a week and noted extended landfill scale-house hours on Monday, June 8, and Saturday, June 13. A coupon allowing four tires per household to be brought to the landfill for free is valid through July 3.
The board received a single bid for repaving the billing-office parking lot from Hoskins Paving and Excavating of Liberty, Indiana. The quote listed two sections ($8,900 and $7,400), an alternate to cut down a wall ($500–$1,000), and a quote-total of $17,300; the vendor indicated a two-day project length, a start within 30 days after a purchase order, and a quote-valid-until date of June 15, 2026. The board referred that quote to management for a recommendation.
The meeting concluded with no further business and an adjournment of the Sanitary Board.
