Panel Recommends 11 Coal Fund Payments, Led by $15,405 to Heating Contractor

July 9, 2026/Newspaper Staff/

Montgomery County Board Finance & Budget Committee Meeting | June 4, 2026

Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board Finance & Budget Committee on June 4 recommended approval of 11 Coal Fund 375 expenses covering requests from Buildings & Grounds, the Sheriff’s Office and EMA/EPA/911, ranging from $69.98 to $15,405.

Coal Fund 375 Purchases Key Points:

The requests came from Buildings & Grounds, the Sheriff’s Office and EMA/EPA/911.
The largest single item is $15,405 to C&C Heating & Cooling; the smallest is $69.98 to Uline.
Other payments include $7,396.38 to Roger Jennings, $5,884.28 to the Montgomery County Treasurer, $3,591.67 to Central Roofing and $3,549 to Tom Day.
Motion by Chris Daniels, seconded by Evan Young; all in favor, motion carried. The recommendation moves to the full County Board.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — The Montgomery County Board Finance & Budget Committee on Thursday, June 4, 2026, recommended approval of 11 payments from Coal Fund 375, covering requests from three county departments and ranging from a $69.98 office-supply purchase to $15,405 for heating and cooling work.

The committee reviewed and discussed Coal Fund 375 requests for Buildings & Grounds, the Sheriff’s Office and EMA/EPA/911. Chris Daniels moved to recommend the expenses, seconded by Evan Young. All were in favor and the motion carried.

The recommended payments, as recorded in the minutes, are:

$15,405 to C&C Heating & Cooling
$7,396.38 to Roger Jennings
$5,884.28 to the Montgomery County Treasurer
$3,591.67 to Central Roofing
$3,549 to Tom Day
$2,527.50 to Directional Boring
$392.99 to Wayfair
$350 to Tanners Tints
$195 to Bridges Lock & Key
$158.41 to Ace Hardware
$69.98 to Uline

Vendors Named, Purposes Not

The minutes list each payee and amount but do not state what any of the payments are for, or which of the three requesting departments — Buildings & Grounds, the Sheriff’s Office or EMA/EPA/911 — each payment belongs to. They do not record discussion of any individual item.

Two of the payees are individuals or entities the minutes do not otherwise describe: Roger Jennings and Tom Day. A third, the Montgomery County Treasurer, is the county’s own office, and the minutes do not explain the nature of the $5,884.28 payment to it.

A Fund With Room

The Coal Fund has money in it. Earlier in the same meeting, the committee reviewed capital improvement and coal fund reports, noting a $200,085 coal royalty payment in April and a total Coal Fund 375 balance of just over $11 million.

The minutes do not describe the fund’s permitted uses, the source or terms of the royalty payments, or whether the fund carries restrictions on the kinds of purchases it may support. The range of departments drawing on it in this single motion — buildings, law enforcement and emergency management — suggests broad application, though the record does not say so.

As a committee action, the June 4 vote is a recommendation. The payments require approval by the full Montgomery County Board.