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Barry County board elects David Jackson chair, names David Hatfield vice chair; adopts rules and 2026 meeting schedule
Summary
At its Jan. 2 organizational meeting in Hastings, the Barry County Board of Commissioners elected Commissioner David Jackson as chair and Commissioner David Hatfield as vice chair for 2026, adopted board rules and approved committee assignments and an amended meeting calendar.
The Barry County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 2 to elect Commissioner David Jackson as board chair for 2026 and Commissioner David Hatfield as vice chair, adopt the board's rules and approve committee assignments and an amended 2026 meeting schedule during its organizational meeting in the Historic Courthouse in Hastings.
The meeting opened at 9:00 a.m. with County Clerk Sarah VanDenburg calling roll. Present were Commissioners Marsha Bassett, Mike Callton, Bruce Campbell, Catherine Getty, David Hatfield and Bob Teunessen; Commissioners David Jackson and Jon Smelker were listed as absent. The board approved the meeting agenda on a voice vote with no oppositions and the meeting proceeded to leadership elections.
Clerk VanDe…
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