ANTRIM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS                  Friday, June 24, 2005

SPECIAL MEETING

Jack White, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

Present: Robert McLeod, Eugene Dawson, Jack White, Michael Crawford, Laura Stanek, Bernard Blackmore, Joseph Allen.

Absent: Larry Bargy, David Howelman.

The Pledge of Allegiance was given.

The Chairman requested Public Comment. There was none.

There was discussion on the 2005-2006 Parks Grant specifically concerning the contractor being unable to obtain a Performance Bond which is required for projects exceeding $50,000. It was suggested dividing the project into two contracts each less than $50,000.

It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Allen that Gary Bucklin, proposed contractor for the Barnes Park Log Cabin Structure, obtain a Performance Bond or satisfactory irrevocable Letter of Credit by July 14, 2005; if these requirements are not satisfied, the project be re-bid as two projects each less than $50,000. Motion carried by a yea and nay vote as follows: Yes — McLeod, Dawson, White, Crawford, Stanek, Blackmore, Allen; No — None; Absent — Bargy, Howelman.

The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m. to the Call of the Chair.