Barry County Committee of the Whole approves routine resolutions, appointments and contracts
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The Committee of the Whole approved multiple routine actions including adoption of three resolutions, board appointments and contracts for county services; all motions carried with unanimous support of those present (Campbell and Hatfield absent).
The Barry County Board of Commissioners’ Committee of the Whole on April 1 recommended adoption of several resolutions, approved contracts and made appointments, with all motions carried by the commissioners present.
The committee voted to recommend adoption of Resolution #25-12 to abolish the Barry County Jury Board (moved by Commissioner Mike Callton, supported by Commissioner Catherine Getty), and Resolution #25-13 to partially terminate a Farmland Development Rights Agreement in Assyria Township (moved by Getty, supported by Bob Teunessen). The committee also recommended adoption of Resolution #25-14 to accept the county’s 2025 equalization values and authorize certification of form L-4024 (moved by Marsha Bassett, supported by Teunessen). In each case the minutes record "all ayes; absent: Campbell and Hatfield."
The committee recommended approval of a contract with Pine Rest to provide an on-site therapist for court-involved individuals (moved by Getty, supported by Bassett), and approved a Professional Services Agreement with Fishbeck to prepare a Materials Management Plan for the Materials Management Planning Committee (moved by Getty, supported by Teunessen). The committee also recommended the reappointment of Stacey Graham to the Zoning Board of Appeals and the reappointment of Kristen Laubaugh to the Barry County Community Mental Health Board. Following interviews, the committee recommended appointing Courtney Ziny and Jeffrey Knaiz to the Community Mental Health Authority Board for three-year terms beginning April 1, 2025.
Routine administrative business included approval of the March 18, 2025 Committee of the Whole minutes (moved by Callton, supported by Teunessen). The minutes show the chair and commissioners unanimously supported the motions among those present; Commissioners Bruce Campbell and David Hatfield were recorded as absent for the meeting.
The committee asked staff to transmit the recommended actions to the full Board of Commissioners for formal consideration at the next board meeting. The meeting record shows the Committee recessed at 9:58 a.m. and reconvened at 10:10 a.m.