Montgomery County Panel Backs $5,990 Animal Control Roof Repair

Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board’s Buildings & Grounds Committee voted unanimously on Aug. 4, 2026, to recommend awarding a $5,990 proposal to Sulco Buildings of Hillsboro to replace washers, screws and cupolas on the roof of the county’s Animal Control Facility, choosing the lowest of a range of options that had extended to full roof replacement.

Animal Control Roof Key Points:

The committee recommended awarding the low proposal of $5,990 to Sulco Buildings of Hillsboro.

The scope is limited to replacing washers, screws and cupolas — not replacing the roof.

The motion was made by Connie Beck and seconded by Roy Schieferdecker; all members present voted in favor.

The recommendation goes to the full County Board; no contract is awarded and no money is spent until the board acts.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — The Montgomery County Board’s Buildings & Grounds Committee on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, voted to recommend awarding a $5,990 proposal to Sulco Buildings of Hillsboro to repair the roof of the county’s Animal Control Facility.

The recommended work covers replacing washers, screws and cupolas on the roof, according to the meeting minutes. The motion was made by committee member Connie Beck and seconded by Roy Schieferdecker. All members present voted in favor and the motion carried.

The committee reviewed a range of proposals before settling on the least expensive, the minutes state, describing options that ran “from replacing screws and washers to completely replacing the roof.” The minutes do not say how many proposals were received, do not name any bidder other than Sulco Buildings, and do not record the amounts of the other options.

Animal Control Warden Tricia Papin was recorded present at the meeting. The minutes do not attribute any remarks to her on the roof item.

A Narrower Fix Than the Committee Sought in July

At the committee’s July 7 meeting, members reviewed proposals to reseal the facility’s metal roof at around $25,000 and a proposal to replace it at approximately $29,000, and asked Maintenance Director Phil Ernst to solicit bids to reroof rather than reseal. That direction was recorded without a motion. Tuesday’s $5,990 recommendation is for a substantially narrower scope than either of the earlier options.

The Aug. 4 minutes record no explanation for the change in approach, no discussion of the roof’s condition, and no estimate of how long the recommended repair is expected to last.

The minutes also do not identify a funding source for the $5,990. The county maintains a Coal Fund 375 whose stated departmental scope includes Buildings & Grounds and against which several recent facility requests have been made, but nothing in Tuesday’s record connects this recommendation to that fund or to any other.

As with all committee action in Montgomery County, Tuesday’s vote is a recommendation and not an award. The item advances to the full County Board, which must act before Sulco Buildings is engaged or any payment is made. The minutes record no date for that consideration.