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Barry County committee recommends appointments, grants and contracts; meets in closed session
Summary
At its Nov. 5 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Barry County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved or recommended a series of administrative actions — including recommending Steven Wilson to the Community Mental Health Authority Board, accepting a $10,000 TNR grant, and approving a $17,000 airport taxiway share — and met in closed session to review privileged legal advice.
The Barry County Board of Commissioners’ Committee of the Whole met Nov. 5 in Hastings and approved or recommended a slate of administrative actions, including appointments, grant acceptances and contract renewals. All committee votes were recorded 'all ayes'; Commissioner Catherine Getty was absent.
The committee recommended that the full Board appoint Steven Wilson to a partial term on the Barry County Community Mental Health Authority Board (term noted in the minutes as beginning April 1, 2024 and expiring March 31, 2027). The committee also recommended the Board accept a $10,000 grant from Two Seven Oh Inc. to support the county’s Trap, Neuter and Release program.
Other actions approved or recommended by the committee included a slate of appointments to the Barry County Materials Management Planning Committee for terms beginning Dec. 1, 2024 and ending Nov. 30, 2029; approval of five FY2025 Adult Specialty Court grant/funding contracts for Adult Drug Court, Sobriety Court and the Swift and Sure Sanctions Probation Program (with the chair authorized to sign specified contracts); and approval of the Hastings City/Barry County Airport’s $17,000 share of the 2025 taxiway project under the Airport Commission Joint Operating Agreement.
The committee approved…
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