To: Brian K. Flewelling, Public Works Committee Chairperson
From: Patrick Linihan, Parks and Recreation Director
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RE: Approval of a purchase order to various vendors for the fiscal year ending 2026, in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00, to provide for the purchase of vehicle repair parts at Genesee County's Parks & Recreation; the cost of this purchase order will be paid from the accounts listed
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Genesee County Parks and Recreation staff requests the approval of expenses to the following vendors for the purchase of vehicle repair parts, in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00, for FYE 2026:
Interstate Battery, Todd Ignance, Brown & Sons, RC Fluid, Mid States Bolt & Screw, Northwest Automotive, Midwest Motor Supply
BACKGROUND:
Parks Motor Pool maintains and repairs Parks vehicles and equipment. Purchases are mainly for smaller repair parts that are repaired in house.
DISCUSSION:
Preventative maintenance and repair is essential to keeping safe and reliable vehicles and equipment in operation.
Purchased will be made based on availability and cost.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Budgeted expenses to be paid from accounts:
6665-770.01-931.000 - $84,000
5080-770.03-931.000 - $6,000
NO USE OF GENERAL FUND.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Approvals ensures safe vehicles and equipment.
.lTO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Parks and Recreation Director to authorize expenditures and Purchase Orders to Interstate Battery, Todd Ignance, Brown & Sons, RC Fluid, Mid States Bolt & Screw, Northwest Automotive, and Midwest Motor Supply, in a total amount not to exceed $90,000.00, for the purchase of vehicle repair parts as needed over the course of FYE 2026, with $84,000.00 being paid from account 6665-770.01-931.000 and $6,000.00 being paid from account 5080-770.03-931.000, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request being on file with the official records of the October 22, 2025 meeting of the Public Works Committee of this Board).