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Taylor County Highway Committee, Regular Meeting December 20, 2022 Taylor County Highway Department Call Meeting to Order: Chairman Soper called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Members Present: Adams, Brooks, Gebauer, Soper and Zenner Members Absent: None Other Attendees: County Board Chairman Jim Metz, Derek Beckstrand from the Rib Lake Development Foundation, Highway Commissioner Ben Stanfley and Accountant Rachel Parks Motion by Adams/Gebauer and carried to approve the minutes of the October 18 , 2022 meeting. Motion by Brooks/Zenner and carried to approve the agenda with 10 items. Cash vouchers and journal vouchers were audited. Motion by Zenner/Gebauer and carried to approve cash vouchers totaling $1,310,119.69 and journal vouchers totaling $86,890.47. Commissioner Stanfley prese nted the 2023 State Routine Maintenance Agreement in the amount of $878,200.00. Motion by Gebauer/Brooks and carried to approve the 2023 State Routine Maintenance Agreement. Commissioner Stanfley informed the committee on the status of an insurance settle ment regarding an accident from August 2021. He presented the recommendation from Corp. Counsel. Motion by Zenner/Gebauer and carried to accept the 60% payout from the insurance company and use 2022 PBM earnings to fund the remainder due. The Rib Lake De velopment Foundation expressed interest in purchasing some of the unused land at the new Rib Lake Shop location. It was decided that once we are in the new shop and know what we will need for additional storage, the subject will be reconsidered. Commissioner Stanfley informed the committee of four county bridges that are in need of repair and/or replacement. With the completion of rehabilitation reports, the bridges can then be put into the bridge program for funding. Motion by Brooks/Adams and carried t o have Mead & Hunt complete the rehabilitation reports for the four bridges at the cost of $12,000. Commissioner Stanfley updated the committee on the following: • Winter County budget is a bit over what was budgeted for 2022. • Purchased a new Felling paver trailer and signed a purchase agreement, pending inspection and demo, for a hot roller. • The CTH O project (Gibson St to STH 13) was LET and awarded to J. Peterson and Sons. • The engineer selection has been completed for the CTH A, CTH F and Town of Browning bridges. • Four Town of Deer Creek bridge replacement projects and one Town of Medford bridge replacement project will be 100% State funded. • We are receiving pricing quotes for replacing the tin on the lean to. • Complete Control gave us a quote to re place both AC units for the Medford building at $24,000 • The completion of the Rib Lake shop is delayed due to plumbing installation. 25% of the concrete floors are completed. Estimated completion is middle of February 2023. Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County Highway Committee will be scheduled for January 17, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at the Taylor County Highway Department. Adjournment: Motion by Zenner/Gebauer and carried to adjourn at 9:57 a.m. Secretary: Rachel Parks Taylor County Highway Committee, Regular Meeting October 18, 2022 Taylor County Highway Department Call Meeting to Order: Committee Member Gebauer called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Members Present: Adams, Brooks, Gebauer and Zenner Members Absent: Soper Other Attendees: County Board Chairman Jim Metz, Dan Hoffman, Rib Lake Police Chief, Brian Wilson from the Star News, Highway Commissioner Ben Stanfley and Accountant Rachel Parks Motion by Adams/Brooks and carried to approve th e minutes of the September 20 , 2022 meeting. Motion by Adams/Brooks and carried to approve the agenda with 13 items. Cash vouchers and journal vouchers were audited. Motion by Brooks/Adams and carried to approve cash vouchers totaling $667,019.48 and journal vouchers totaling $52,341.19. Commissioner Stanfley presented a petition for bridge aid from the Town of Browning for a bridge replacement on Grahl Drive. The bridge replacement program through WisDOT will reimburse 80% with the county and town pa ying the remaining 20%. Mo tion by Zenner/Adams and carried to approve the replacement in the amount of $658,990 ($527,192/WisDOT, $65,899/county & $65,899/town). Commissioner Stanfley presented three petitions for bridge aid from the Town of Deer Creek for bridge replacements all on Elm Avenue. The bridge replacement program through WisDOT will reimburse 80% with the county and town paying the remaining 20%. 1. Total cost, for design costs only, is $140,315 ($112,252/WisDOT, $14,032/county & $14,032/town). 2. Total cost, for design costs only, is $191,765 ($153,412/WisDOT, $19,177/county & $19,177/town). 3. Total for both design and construction costs is $587,652 ($470,122/WisDOT, $58,766/county & $58,766/town). Motion by Brooks/Zenner and carried to approve all three bridge replacements. Commissioner Stanfley presented a petition for bridge aid from the Town of Little Black for a culvert replacement on County Line Road that was installed by the Town of Mayville, Clark County, in 2020. Motion by Adams/Brooks and ca rried to approve the payment of $9,676 to the Town of Little Black. Commissioner Stanfley informed the committee that the lease agreement with Bug Tussel for the tower at the Gilman Shop has not yet been received. Motion by Zenner/Adams and carried to ap prove the agreement as long as Corp Counsel agrees with the terms of the lease agreement. Motion by Zenner/Brooks and carried to move into close session at 9:30 a.m. Roll call vote: Yes – Gebauer, Metz, Adams, Zenner, Brooks. No – none. Motion by Zenner/Adams and carried to move into open session at 9:55 a.m. Motion by Zenner/Gebauer and carried to move Commissioner Stanfley from a step 1 to a step 5 on the wage scale. The Resolution to Re -Elect Benjamin Stanfley as Taylor County Highway Commissioner Beginning January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026 was presented to the committee. Motion by Zenner/Adams and carried to approve the resolution and re -elect Commissioner Stanfley for a term of 4 years. Commissioner Stanfley updated the committee on the following: • Finished up the DMA for STH 64 east roadwork. • Some of the PBM profits were used on STH 13 north doing spray patching. • Finished the DMA for culvert replacements on STH 73 & STH 13. • The Routine Maintenance Agreement with WisDOT will increase by $58,000 in 2023. • Will be receiving a DMA from WisDOT for $107,000 to upgrade the brine system at the Gilman shop. • Five culverts on STH 102 were damaged due to the fiber installation process. The DOT has been contacted. • We finished the Education Center parki ng lot and the parking lot at Northwest Regional Planning. • We purchased a walk behind paint sprayer , completed the painting of our railroad crossings and have been doing railroad crossing painting for Clark, Price & Rusk counties. • Culvert replacements on Rustic Road are completed. • The intersection of CTH H/S has been redone and is ready for the paving project scheduled for 2023. Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County Highway Committee will be scheduled for November 14 , 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at the Taylor County Highway Department. Adjournment: Motion by Zenner/Adams and carried to adjourn at 10:23 a.m. Secretary: Rachel Parks Taylor County Highway Committee, Regular Meeting September 20, 2022 Taylor County Highway Department Call Meeting to Order: Chairman Soper called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Members Present: Adams, Brooks, Soper and Zenner Members Absent: Gebauer Other Attendees: Brian Wilson from the Star News, Highway Commissi oner Ben Stanfley and Accountant Rachel Parks Motion by Adams/Brooks and carried to approve the minutes of the August 16, 2022 meeting. Motion by Brooks/Zenner and carried to approve the agenda with 11 items. Cash vouchers and journal vouchers were a udited. Motion by Zenner/Brooks and carried to approve cash vouchers totaling $1,203,296.70 and journal vouchers totaling $46,424.24. Commissioner Stanfley informed the committee of the upcoming West Central District Fall Commissioners & Committee Member s meeting on October 4, 2022 in Durand, WI. Commissioner Stanfley and Committee Member Myron Brooks will represent. Commissioner Stan fley presented a petition for brid ge aid from the Town of Roosevelt for a culvert replacement on Roosevelt Avenue. Motion by Zenner/Brooks and carried to approve the replacement in the amount of $13,384 ($6,692/county & $6,692/town). Commissioner Stanfley presented a petition for bridge aid from the Town of Westboro for a culvert replacement on Fischer Creek Road. Motion by Adams/Zenner and carried to approve the replacement in the amount of $18,496 ($9,248/county & $9,248/town). Commissioner Stanfley pr esented a petition for bridge aid from the Town of Holway for an emergency culvert replacement on Apple Avenue. Disaster Damage Aids, through WisDOT, will reimburse 75% with the county and town paying the remaining 25%. Motion by Zenner/Brooks and carried to approve the replacement in the amount of $15,121 ($11,341/WisDOT, $1,890/county & $1,890/town). Commissioner Stanfl ey presented the proposed site location for a Bug Tussel Tower at the Gilman Shop location. Motion by Zenner/Adams and carried to approve the site location. Commissioner Stanfley updated the committee on the following: • The crackfill PBM on STH 13 north is complete. • STH 64 (east) was rutwedged and will be spray patched soon. • Finished up spray patching on STH 64, in Gilman. • Peterson Concrete was here and crushed our recycle pile. • Started reconstructing the Education Center parking lot and should finish up next week. • Attended the Village of Rib Lake meeting regarding the load posted bridge on State Road. • One culvert for the US Forestry has been installed, waiting on the rema ining culverts to arrive. • A culvert will be replaced at the CTH H/S intersection and t he intersection will be redone for the upcoming paving project next year. Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County Highway Committee will be scheduled for October 11, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at the Taylor County Highway Department. Adjournment: Motion by Adams/Zenner and carried to adjourn at 9:44 a.m. Secretary: Rachel Parks Taylor County Highway Committee, Regular Meeting August 16, 2022 Taylor County Highway Department Call Meeting to Order: Chairman Soper called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Members Present: Adams, Brooks, Gebauer, Soper and Zenner Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Highway Commissioner Ben Stanfley and Accountant Rachel Parks Motion by Gebauer/Adams and carried to approve the minutes of the June 14, 2022 meeting. Motion by Brooks/Zenner and carried to approve the agenda with 10 items. Cash vouchers and journal vouchers wer e audited. Motion by Adams /Brooks and carried to approve cash vouchers totaling $1,869,468.58 and journal vouchers totaling $86,001.20. The 2022 Bridge Aid Resolution was presented to the committee. Motio n by Zenner/Adams and carried to approve the 2022 Bridge Aid Resolution in the amount of $107,464.00 and forward the resolution to the Finance Committee. Commissioner Stanfley presented the Proposed 2023 Equipment Resolution. Motion by Adams/Gebauer and c arried to approve the 2023 Equipment Resolution in the amount of $822,000 and forward the resolution to the Finance Committee. Commissioner Stanfley present the proposed 2023 Highway Budget. Motion by Zenner/Brooks and carried to approve the 2023 Highway Budget in the amount of $2,755,767 and forward to the Finance Committee. Commissioner Stanfley informed the committ ee that one of our patrolmen will be leaving and he requested permission to fill that patrolman position. Motion by Gebauer/Adams and carri ed to fill the position. Commissioner Stanfley updated the committee on the following: • CTH M/H is finished. Final costs were up about 8% versus 2021 costs. • Almost done with culvert installations for 2022. • Started crackfilling and will soon begin the State PBM project on STH 13 north. • The chipsealing was completed last week and will be finished this week after the sweeping and painting. • The foundation for the new Rib Lake shop is done. The salt and sand/salt shed will be erected soon. • Bug Tussel is looking into a tower at the Gilman shop and possibly one a t our new Rib Lake location. • Informed the committee of the DOT STH 73 Relocation Order for two parcels along an upcoming reconstruct project. Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County Highway Committee will be scheduled for September 20 , 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at the Taylor County Highway Department. Adjournment: Motion by Zenner/Gebauer and carried to adjourn at 10:00 a.m. Secretary: Rachel Parks Taylor County Highway Committee, Regular Meeting June 14, 2022 Taylor County Highway Department Call Meeting to Order: Chairman Soper called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Members Present: Adams, Brooks, Gebauer, Soper and Zenner Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Finance Director Larry Brand l, Brian Wilson from the Star News, Highway Commissioner Ben Stanfley and Accountant Rachel Parks Motion by Brooks/Adams and carried to approve the minutes of the May 3, 2022 meeting. Motion by Gebauer/Adams and carried to approve the agenda with 12 items. Cash vouchers and journal vouchers were audited. Motion by Gebauer/Adams and ca rried to approve cash vouchers totaling $1,278,896.98 and journal vouchers totaling $84,034.06. Commissioner Stanfley p resented a petition for bridge aid from the Town of Deer Creek for a culvert replacement on Pine Avenue. Motion by Zenner/Gebauer and c arried to approve the replacement in the amount of $12,516 ($6,258/county & $6,258/town). Commissioner Stanfley presented a petition for bridge aid from the Town of Westboro for bridge deck epoxy repair costs on Business Hwy 13. Motion by Adams/Brooks and carried to approve the repair costs in the amount of $35,959 ($17,980/county & $17,980/town). Commissioner Stanfley presented a petition for bridge aid from the Town of Aurora for a culvert replacement on Elder Drive. Motion by Gebauer/Zenner and carried to approve the replacement in the amount of $11,902 ($5,951/county & $5,951/town). Commissioner Stanf ley presented a pe tition for bridge aid from the Town of Medford fo r a culvert replacement on Gengler Avenue. Motion by Brooks/Adams and carried to appro ve the replacement in the amount of $8,092 ($4,046/county & $4,046/town). Commissioner Stanfley requested approval to preorder two patrol trucks for completion/delivery in 2023. Motion by Zenner/Gebauer and carried to approve the preorder of two patrol trucks. Commissioner Stanfley requested the use of ARPA funds to purchase two radio repeaters to be put on the Bellinger and Perkinstown towers so the Highway Department has the same radio coverage as Fire/EMS, and which will also help the highway departme nt receive better signal. Motion by Zenner/Adams and carried to approve the purchase and forward the re quest to the Finance Committee. Commissioner Stanfley updated the committee on the following: • The milling and overlay on CTH O have been completed. • Work has begun on CTH M & CTH H. Paving will begin next week. • Many culverts have been replaced on the west end of the County. • Work has begun on the new Rib Lake Shop. • Ray & Ben attended the Town of Roosevelt meeting regarding the feed mill hauling on CTH F. The road will not be available for hauling during the seasonal weight postings. The landowner and the township are working together. • The results were received from the road borings. • Multiple projects were submitted for BIL funding. Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County Highway Committee will be scheduled for July 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at the Taylor County Highway Department. Adjournment: Motion by Gebauer/Zenner and carried to adjourn at 1:49 p.m. Secretary: Rachel Parks Taylor County Highway Committee, Regular Meeting May 3, 2022 Taylor County Highway Department Call Meeting to Order: Chairman Soper called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. Members Present: Adams, Brooks, Gebauer, and Soper Members Absent: Zenner Other Attendees: County Board Chairman Jim Metz, Brian Wilson from the Star News, Highway Commissioner Ben Stanfley and Accountant Rachel Parks Commissioner Soper welcomed new committee member Myron Brooks. Motion by Gebauer/Adams and carried to approve the minutes of the March 29, 2022 meeting. Motion by Brooks/Adams and carried to appro ve the agenda with 12 items. Motion rescinded by Brooks/Adams. Motion by Gebauer/Adams and carried to add an agenda item for Commissioner Reports and approve an agenda with 13 items. Cash vouchers and journal vouchers were audited. M otion by Adams/Gebauer and carried to approve cash vouchers totaling $704,818.98 and journal vouchers totaling $51,131.92. Commissioner Stanfley informed the committee of t he upcoming WCHA Summer Road School June 6 – 8, 2022 in Wisconsin Dells. Jim Metz and Commissioner Stanfley will represent. Commissioner Stanfley presented two petitions for bridge aid from the Town of Browning. The first is for a cu lvert replacement on Brink Avenue. The cost for replacement is $10,404 ($5,202/county & $5,202/town). The second is for a culvert replacement on Lekie Drive. The cost for replacement is $44,127 ($22,063/count y & $22,063/town). Motion by Gebauer/Adams and carried to approve both replacements for the Town of Browning. Commissioner Stanfley presented a petition for bridge aid from the Town of Aurora for a culvert replacement on Miller Avenue. Motion by Adams/Br ooks and carried to approve the replacement in the amount of $33,451 ($16,726/county & $16,726/town). Commissioner Stanfley presented a petition for bridge aid from the Town of Holway for a culvert replacement on Hamm Drive. Motion by Brooks/Gebauer and c arried to approve the replacement in the amount of $39,376 ($19,688/county & $19,688/town). Commissioner Stanfley presented the hot mix asphalt bids re ceived and recommends American Asphalt. Motion by Brooks/Adams and carried to approve the bids as recomm ended by the highway commissioner. Commissioner Stanfley requested permission to hire a limited term employee to help haul materials during constructi on season. Motion by Gebauer /Brooks and carried to approve the hiring of a limited term employee. This request will be sent to the Personnel Committee. Commissioner Stanfley presented a request, from a local ATV group to open STH 73 (CTH D to Oak Street) to ATV use. After discussion, the township will pursue a speed red uction for that stretch of highway and then revisit the ATV usage on STH 73. Commissioner Stanfley updated the committee on the following: • Work on CTH O (CTH Q to Gibson Street) has begun. The milling on ST H 13 will begin this week as well. • The state salt bids were received, with only a 2% increase. • A seed mill in the Town of Roosevelt wants access to CTH F year-round for truck traffic. • Many projects were recently approved: o STP Rural (CTH A in Stetsonville) o Local Bridge Program (Browning, CTH A & CTH F) o TRI-S (Town of Chelsea) o TRI-D (Town of Medford) • A preconstruction meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 4 for the Rib Lake Shop. • County winter numbers are higher than the past years. • Comparing 4 – 10’s vs. 5 – 8’s, there was a savings of approx. $17,260 • Looking at the overtime that was converted to comp time, in 2021, about 478 hours were converted, which is about 22% of all overtime. This saved the county $17,072 in overtime and $11,225 in incidental labor charges. Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County Highway Committee will be scheduled for June 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Taylor County Highway Department. Adjournment: Motion by Adams/Gebauer and carried to adjourn at 11:45 a.m. Secretary: Rachel Parks Taylor County Highway Committee, Regular Meeting March 29, 2022 Taylor County Highway Department Call Meeting to Order: Chairman Mildbrand called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Members Present: Adams, Gebauer, Hinkel, Mildbrand and Soper Members Absent: None Other Attendees: County Board Chairman Jim Metz, Bria n Wilson from the St ar News, Highway Commissioner Ben Stanfley and Accountant Rachel Parks Motion by Gebauer/Hinkel and carried to approve the minutes of the March 3, 2022 meeting. Motion by Hinkel/Adams and carried to approve the agenda with 11 items. Commissioner Stanfley informed the committee that a patrolman gave his letter of resignation and reque sted permission to hire one patrolman. Motion by Hinkel/Adams and carried to approve the hiring of one patrolman. Commissioner Stanfley presented a petition for bridge aid request from the Town of Roosevelt for a culvert replacement on 10 th Avenue. Motion by Soper/Gebauer and carried to approve the replacement in the amount of $16,548 ($8,274/county & $8,274/town). Commissioner Stanfley informed the com mittee that Chippewa County did not submit their asphalt bids before the deadline. He recommended the a sphalt bids for CT H H & CTH M be rejected and republished for rebi ds. He presented his recommendations for the rem aining bid quotations received on vari ous construction mat erials. Motion by Soper/Hinkel and carried to reject the asphalt bids for CTH H & CT H M and approve all other bids as recommended by the highway commissioner. Commissioner Stanfley requested permi ssion to hire a limited term employee to help haul materials during construction season. Motion by Hinkel/Gebauer and carried to table this it em until the next meeting. Commissioner Stanfley updated the committee on the following: • The March winter budget numbers are the highest they’ve been in 3 years. • There is 20” thaw with 42” of frost still in the ground. • All the contracting for the Rib Lake shop is completed. The committee moved into closed session to di scuss the performance evaluation for Highway Commissioner. Motion by Gebauer/Hinkel. R oll call vote – Yes: Soper, Hinkel, Gebauer, Adams, Mildbrand. No: none. The committee moved into closed session at 9:32 a.m. Motion by Soper/Adams and carried to move i nto open session at 9:50 a.m. Motion rescinded to remain in closed session. Motion by Soper/Adams and carried to move into open session at 10:00 a.m. Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County Highway Committee will be scheduled for May 3 at 9:00 a.m. at the Taylor County Highway Department. Adjournment: Motion by Gebauer/Hinkel and carried to adjourn at 10:03 a.m. Secretary: Rachel Parks Taylor County Highway Committee, Regular Meeting March 3, 2022 Taylor County Highway Department Call Meeting to Order: Chairman Mildbrand called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. Members Present: Adams, Gebauer, Hinkel, Mildbrand and Soper Members Absent: None Other Attendees: County Board Chairman Jim Metz, County Clerk Andria Farrand, Finance Director Larry Brandl, Forestry Director Jake Walcisak, Bob Sworski & Kim Grabinski from CBS Squared, Highway Commissioner Ben Stanfley and Accountant Rachel Parks Motion by Gebauer/Hinkel and carried to approve the minutes of the January 11, 2022 meeting. Motion by Adams/Soper and carried to approve the agenda with 14 items. Cash vouchers and journal vouchers were audited. Motion by Hinkel/Gebauer and carried to approve cash vouchers totaling $531,106.81 and journal vouchers totaling $100,829.84. A resolution honoring retiree Gary Gretzinger was presented to the committee. Motion by Soper/Gebauer and carried to approve the resolution as presented. A resolution honoring retiree Doug Brost was presented to the committee. Motion by Adams/Hinkel and carried to approve the resolution as presented. Commissioner Stanfley spoke to the Town of Grover regarding the artesian well on CTH M. The Town of Grover is not interested in heading the project. The committee is not opposed to the project happening; however, they are not interested in taking lead on the project. Commissioner Stanfley requested permission to hire one patrolman due to a recent resignation. Motion by Hinkel/Gebauer and carried to approve the hiring of a patrolman. Bob Sworski and Kim Grabinski, from CBS Squared, opened the bids received for the Rib Lake Highway Shop. See attachment for bid tabulation. Motion by Soper/Hinkel and carried to move into closed session at 2:40 p.m. Roll call vote: Yes: Mildbrand, Soper, Adams, Gebauer and Hinkel. No: None Motion by Gebauer/Adams and carried to move into open session at 3:23 p.m. A resolution was presented, for the use of ARPA funding to finance a portion of the Rib Lake Highway Shop. Motion by Hinkel/Adams and carried to approve the resolution and forward to County Board. Commissioner Stanfley requested approval to hire an engineer to perform pavement design analysis on county highways for potential STP projects. Motion by Adams/Gebauer and carried to appro ve the completion of the pavement design analysis for potential STP projects. Commissioner Stanfley updated the committee on the following: • Safety audit was completed with no issues found. • Working with NTC for a lock out/tag out and hazardous waste trainings. • Attended a Towns Association meeting and discussed the BIL Infrastructure funds available for use. • Presented the DOT with a 3-year maintenance plan. • Working with the DOT for updated brine equipment at the Gilman shop. • Received our TMA for the STH 73/STH 13 signing project. Work has already begun. Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County Highway Committee will be scheduled for March 29 at 9:00 a.m. at the Taylor County Highway Department. Adjournment: Motion by Gebauer/Hinkel and carried to adjourn at 4:06 p.m. Secretary: Rachel Parks Taylor County Highway Committee, Regular Meeting January 11, 2022 Taylor County Highway Department Call Meeting to Order: Chairman Mildbrand called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Members Present: Adams, Gebauer, Hinkel, Mildbrand and Soper Members Absent: None Other Attendees: County Board Chairman Jim Met z, Brian Wilson from the Star News, Bob Sworski from CBS Squared, Highway Commissioner Ben Stanfley and Accountant Rachel Parks Motion by Hinkel/Adams and carried to approve the minutes of the December 21 , 2021 meeting. Motion by Gebauer/Soper and carried to approve the agenda with 8 items. Cash vouchers and journal vouchers were audited. Motion by Hinkel/Adams and carried to approve cash vouchers totaling $238,164.66 and journal vouchers totaling $260,949.61. Commissioner Stanfley presented a petiti on for bridge aid from the Town of Goodrich for a culvert replacement on Mink Drive. Motion by Gebauer /Adams and carried to approve the replacement in the amount of $2,542.00 (1,271/county & 1,271/town). Bob Sworski, from CBS Squared, presented the site design for the new Rib Lake shop. After lengthy discussion, it was decided to recreate a design for a smaller building, with a new proposed amount. Then the original proposal and the recreated proposal will be take n to the Finance Committee for discussion. Commissioner Stanfley updated the committee on the following: • Our county highway budget, for 2021, looks to come in under the amount budgeted. • Our budget with the State, for 2021, looks to also come in under the budgeted amount. • The two tri-axle trucks that were ordered for 2022, will cost an estimated $34,000 more per truck than the trucks ordered in 2021. • All the LRIP applications have been submitted to the DOT. • One new patrolman was hired, started 1/10/22. With another resigning, we will be hiring two patrolmen in the next couple months. • The Hetland Bridge project was LET today, 1/11/22. Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County Highway Committee will be tentatively scheduled for March 3 at 2:00 p.m. at the Taylor County Highway Department. Adjournment: Motion by Soper/Gebauer and carried to adjourn at 10:45 a.m. Secretary: Rachel Parks