The Barry County Board of Commissioners reappointed Commissioner David Jackson as board chair and elected Commissioner David Hatfield as vice chair for 2026 during its organizational meeting, adopting formal resolutions to record both outcomes.

The actions came early in the Jan. 2026 organizational meeting. A motion to elect Jackson as chair was moved and the board adopted Resolution 26-01 by roll call, the clerk said. Later, with Jackson absent, the board nominated and adopted Resolution 26-02 naming David Hatfield vice chair for 2026.

The meeting also adopted a set of revised board rules, recorded as Resolution 26-03, that change the board’s meeting cadence and remove a standing personnel committee in favor of forming ad hoc committees as needed, staff said. The board confirmed committee assignments carried over from the prior year with the understanding members and staff would revisit conflicts and assignment appropriateness.

On the calendar, staff recommended two changes to the originally published 2026 meeting schedule: moving the April meeting to April 27 and shifting the December meeting from Dec. 22 to Dec. 15. The board approved the amended schedule by roll call.

Vice Chair David Hatfield, speaking on behalf of an absent Chair Jackson, thanked the board for its past leadership and expressed desire for Jackson’s speedy recovery. During limited public comment and later staff remarks, staff and a commenter urged development of a county strategic plan and attention to succession planning for department leadership.

The clerk conducted roll calls for the resolutions and schedule and the clerk declared each resolution adopted by majority vote. The transcript records individual commissioners answering “aye” during roll calls; explicit numeric tallies were not provided in the meeting record.

The meeting concluded after brief commissioner remarks and a motion to adjourn, which carried by voice vote.